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sears
Sears Won't Deliver Air Conditioner Until Customer Pays Fee Sears Forgot To Charge
Eric wrote to us this week with a tale of such epic dysfunction while trying to purchase air conditioners from Sears that there's not much we can add to it. Inside: Imaginary deliveries, super-secret New York City surcharges, and the hazards of daring to order anything over the phone. More » -
subway
Subway Launches Text Message Ordering In NYC
Subway has launched a pilot program called SubwayNow where New York City residents (Manhattan only at the moment, it looks like) can register to place pick-up orders via text message. According to IntoMobile, after registering with your address and providing payment info, which they keep on file, you set up a list of sandwich orders that are saved as a personal menu. When you're ready to use the service, you text "menu" to the Subway shortcode, and Subway sends back your pre-set menu. Then you text back the menu item you want, and Subway responds with a pick-up time. More » -
atms
99-Cent ATMs At NYC McDonald's
Tip for the savvy traveler visiting New York: all the McDonald's in New York have ATMs with only 99-cent fees. However you will probably have to put up with a freelance "doorman" bumming for change on your way out.
(Photo: freakapotimus)
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modell's
Modell's Beats Any Price, As Long As It's Not On Sale
Modell's own peculiar definition of "low price guarantee, we will beat any ad" surprised reader Randy when he tried to get them to honor it on a baseball glove he bought, as it would even the most casual student of Logic or Semantics. He writes: More » -
iphone
VIDEO: Activist Bum Rushes iPhone Line With Flag Pony
The first person in line at the 5th Ave Apple store in Manhattan wassome kind of activistDaniel Bowman Simon, part of a group who camped out in front of The Cube for over a week, hoping to use it as an opportunity to bring exposure to issues of, "sustainability, affordable housing, energy security, and locally-grown food," who tried to bumrush the applauding Apple receiving line of Apple employees and penetrate The Cube with what appears to be a metal/aluminum-foil horse carrying an American flag. The worldmay never knownow knows exactly what sort of brilliant political statement he was trying to make as he was quickly intercepted by burly security guards who jettisoned him away to make room for more obedient cult members. Video, inside... More » -
Parking in New York is such a hassle that NYPD cops have no choice but to park in front of hydrants when they patronize Victoria's Secret and get sandwiches from the bodega. [The Red Tape Chronicles]
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complaints
Victoria's Secret Refunds: Immigrants Need Not Apply
July 2, 2007
More »VIA CERTIFIED MAIL
Leslie H. Wexner
CEO, Limited Brands Inc
THREE LIMITED PKWY
P.O. Box 16000
Columbus, OH 43216Sharon J. Turney
President and Chief Executive Officer, Victoria's Secret
CEO, Limited Brands Inc
THREE LIMITED PKWY
P.O. Box 16000
Columbus, OH 43216Dear Mr. Wexner & Ms. Turney,
I write to inform you of an incident that occurred this Saturday at your Victoria's Secret store located in SoHo, Manhattan at 565 Broadway (Store #774). Despite producing an original sales receipt, the credit card used to make the purchase AND a United States Permanent Resident Card (commonly known as a "green card"), I was denied the right to return a $24.99 bra that I purchased just one week and one day earlier. Your manager, Jackie, cited a "new return policy" that deems my U.S. government issued identification worthless in the eyes of your undergarment retail giant.
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videos
Advertising Equals Graffiti
New York City has these special video billboards at the top of subway stops playing silent movies for Lexus, Chanel, and NBC. It's kinda beautiful, and kinda annoying. The Graffiti Research Lab and the Anti-Advertising Agency did an interesting project back in January where they cut out phrases into stencils and taped them over these ads. The moving light behind the letters illuminated phrases like "Graffiti," "Advertising = Graffiti," piggybacking on the very message-dispensing machine it attacks. Click the picture above to see the movie.A cool art project and way to reclaim the urban space, if only temporarily. Just don't do it in Boston. — BEN POPKENLight Criticism [The Anti-Advertising Agency] -
crunch gym
Go From Couch Potato To Marketing Guinea Pig In One Easy Aerobics Class
We can understand salsarobics, tai-bo, and after enough whippets, even jazzercise, but these marketing themed classes are really something special. Here's Crunch Gym's announcement for the Legally Blonde steps class. Angie never got one of these for her ill-fated Spiderman 3/A Clockwork Orange/spinning class. More » -
deals
Buy Brand Name Cereal For Only $1.79 At
For some inexplicable reason, you can get any box of cereal right now for $1.79 at the Rite Aid in Grand Central in Manhattan. These normally runGrand CentralNortheast RiteAids$6-plus.$4-plus. More » -
idt energy
IDT Energy Continues To Con New Yorkers
Door to door marketers working for IDT Energy are still preying upon New Yorkers, pretending to work for ConEd in an effort to get residents to switch over electrical service to the energy reseller. More » -
readers
Joining Crunch Gym Is Like Joining The Mafia
As Michael Corleone once said, "Just when I thought that I was out they pull me back in." More » -
blogs
Blogger Finds Own Apartment Listed On Craigslist
A stranger called Beth. He knew where she lived in Manhattan, in the upper West side. He knew Beth had a fireplace in her bedroom. Beth's apartment was not for rent, but the caller saw an ad on Craigslist saying it was. Beth did not place this ad. More » -
banks
ThisIsDumb: Commerce Bank's Monitors Face Window
Can you spot the problem in this picture? Reader Conformco snagged it and writes: More » -
complaints
BofA Identity Theft Victim Gets Massive Runaround
Carmela's Bank of America bank account was stolen. Someone was posting fraudulent transactions on her account. When she reported it to BofA, she entered into a colossal fun trap of transfers and incompetent support staff, even after visiting the branch on 107th and Broadway in Manhattan. However, rather than fighting The Man, she should have: More » -
food
The $55 Mac And Cheese Guy Speaks
The $55 mac and cheese (and truffle) guy has some choice words for you (the friend was platonic, he had a good time, is not a douche, etc), inside... More »
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