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Don't Buy Blog-Hyped Gadgets

Former Consumerist Editor Joel Johnson takes to task so-called "bleeding edge" consumer electronic mavens, and the bloggers that feed them tripe. In a recent screed, he advises waiting for the early adopters to make the pricey mistakes for you, "before taking a modest plunge."
Stop buying this crap. Just stop it. You don't need it. Wait a year until the reviews come out and the other suckers too addicted to having the very latest and greatest buy it, put up a review, and have moved on to something else. Stop buying broken products and then shrugging your shoulders when it doesn't do what it is supposed to. Stop buying products that serve any other master than you. Use older stuff that works. Make it yourself. Only buy new stuff from companies that have proven themselves good servants of their customers in the past. Complaining online about this stuff helps, but really, just stop buying it.
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6:15 PM on Tue Feb 13 2007
By Ben Popken
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Latest by n/a: @Tonguetied: We call those beta testers where I'm from. All those people in line waiting for a product release-- they're testing it out for me. more »

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Alton Brown Saves Us Money With Proper Knife Care

A good knife is like a good friend. When your friend gets dull, do you throw him in the trash and buy a new one? Nay sir, nay. More »

3:30 PM on Tue Oct 3 2006
By Ben Popken
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Joel Johnson, Left. Morgan Spurlock, Right. Incredible photographic evidence that the original Consumerist, Joel Johnson, is none other than Morgan Spurlock's evil doppelganger! Where evil means "less stupid, less racist, less retard-bashing." But with equally butch facial hair.

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The Consumerist's Poor Customer Service

So as much as it pains me—Joel—to say this, I've got to tell you what I did, because it's painfully ironic. More »

1:33 PM on Fri Feb 17 2006
By consumerist.com
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