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UPS: Please, Please Stop Forging My Signature
A mysterious sounding reader known only as "sonic boom" emailed the tipline today, asking for advice on how to get UPS to stop forging his (?) signature when leaving packages with the local florist. We say Mr. Boom should consider himself lucky... we can't even get UPS to ring our doorbell. Ever. More »
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When you fly an ultra low budget airliner, you expect ultra low service, but even under that business model, it seems reasonable to assume that calling customer service won't take you to a phone sex line. Reader Barbara would agree. She writes:
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Spirit Airlines' Customer Service Number Leads To Phone Sex Line
When you fly an ultra low budget airliner, you expect ultra low service, but even under that business model, it seems reasonable to assume that calling customer service won't take you to a phone sex line. Reader Barbara would agree. She writes:
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$30 TV Dinner Features Porcelain Tray, Free Range Chicken
The New York Times City Room blog says that the Loews Regency Hotel is now serving a $30 TV dinner— complete with porcelain trays and pricey free range chicken. More »
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Expedia's "New York From $58 A Night" Offer Is Bunk (Beds)
Expedia says they can get you room and board in NYC for $58 a night. Amy at NewYorkology looked into what such a low, low price actually gets you, and it's not pretty: think hostels, co-ed group rooms, mice, bunk beds, and generally dirty environments. If you're undaunted by college-lifestyle travel, Amy points out that there's one cheap hostel listed that has some good reviews, but since we're talking about ultra-budget hostels here, a good review actually includes the phrase, "best of all NO ROACHES!!!" More »
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New York City: 86% Of Milk Sellers Are Price-Gouging Customers
Sorry New Yorkers, but according to the City Council, you're overpaying for both rent and milk. Anyone charging more than $3.93 for a gallon—86% of the city's milk sellers, from bodegas to Whole Foods—is violating the state's milk price-gouging law. More »
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Amazon, Newegg Begin Collecting Sales Tax From Residents Of New York
Despite filing a lawsuit to challenge a new law requiring websites that use affiliates based in NY (like Amazon) to collect sales tax from their NY customers, Amazon has registered with the state and is now collecting sales tax. Electronics retailer Newegg also began collecting tax from NY customers. More »
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Shady Energy Resellers Stalk Hallways Of Brooklyn
A reader writes: "Another day, another energy scammer in Brooklyn. This was the most misleading one yet—a man was walking around and banging on every door up and down the hallways of my building—identifying himself as having been "sent by building management about our ConEd bill." So I ran and got my video camera, which also serves as a digital voice recorder. Here is the conversation...The gentleman vacillated between telling the truth, misleading me and completely lying." More »
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NYC 'Bodies' Exhibit Must Refund Tickets For Using Undocumented Corpses
If you've seen the "Bodies" exhibit at the South Street Seaport in New York City, you're entitled to a refund (click here for info) according to a new agreement between New York's Attorney General's office and Premier Exhibitions, Inc. When "Bodies" first opened here over two years ago, some opponents questioned whether the Chinese cadavers were legally obtained—or whether they were Chinese political prisoners who hadn't consented to being plastinated, flayed, and displayed by a private for-profit company. At the time, Premier Exhibitions' president said all the bodies were documented: "Although he said he was not allowed to keep copies of documents, officials at Dalian University in northern China showed him papers attesting to the origin of the remains," wrote the New York Times in 2005. Then ABC's news show "20/20" aired an investigative report this past February that showed otherwise. More »
585-756-1119 is the number to reach Time Warner Cable Level 3 tech support for people living in the vicinity of Rochester, NY.
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IDT Energy Still Scamming New York Residents
It looks like IDT Energy sales reps are back to their old tricks of getting customers to switch from ConEd by posing as ConEd workers and using misleading sales tactics. S.J. in Brooklyn has the report... More »
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A state judge in Albany, NY has found that Dell "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct,including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates."
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Judge: "Dell Has Engaged In Repeated Misleading, Deceptive And Unlawful Business Conduct"
A state judge in Albany, NY has found that Dell "has engaged in repeated misleading, deceptive and unlawful business conduct,including false and deceptive advertising of financing promotions and the terms of warranties, fraudulent, misleading and deceptive practices in credit financing and failure to provide warranty service and rebates."
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USAirways: Despite What Our Schedule Says, We Haven't Actually Had That Flight In 5 Years
Reader Jon made the mistake of trusting the USAirways website to have an accurate schedule of their Boston to NY shuttle service. Whoops. More »
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CVS Accidentally Gives You Leukemia Drugs, Sends You To Intensive Care For A Week
You should always check to make sure the medicines you get are the medicines you're prescribed. Dorothy Enriquez learned this lesson the hard way when she began taking the leukemia drugs that CVS gave her instead of her actual prescription. Not only did the pharmacy give her the wrong drug, but at several times the recommended dose for someone who actually has leukemia. More »
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McDonald's CEO Calls Customers Who Want Calories On Menu Boards "CAVE People"
If you'd like fast food and chain restaurants to post calorie information on menus and menu boards, Jim Skinner, the CEO of McDonald's thinks you're a "naysayer" and a "CAVE person," — meaning Citizens Against Virtually Everything, says theChicago Tribune. More »
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Man Tries To Buy From "The Camera Professionals," Fails
"The Camera Professionals" are not actually that professional, nor do they have cameras to sell you. That's what ZDNet reporter Josh Taylor discovered when he decided to take their Google AdWord bait and buy a camcorder they were offering for nearly $300 less than other stores. He didn't expect much success, and he was richly rewarded:
More »While stories like mine are sadly not that uncommon, I’m still absolutely stumped at what kind of scheme The Camera Professionals is trying to pull off. They never tried to upsell me, they never charged my credit card, they simply appeared to have taken an order for an item they seemingly have no intention of trying to fill.
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Coffee lovers, rejoice! Dunkin' Donuts is giving away free 16 oz. cups of iced coffee today—unless you look under 18 and don't have identification. Tipster Carolyn watched with disbelief as workers at the Dunkin' Donuts at 1433 2nd Avenue on New York's Upper East Side refused to serve two high school seniors who didn't have identification.
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Dunkin' Donuts Won't Give You A Cup Of Iced Coffee Because You Look Under 18
Coffee lovers, rejoice! Dunkin' Donuts is giving away free 16 oz. cups of iced coffee today—unless you look under 18 and don't have identification. Tipster Carolyn watched with disbelief as workers at the Dunkin' Donuts at 1433 2nd Avenue on New York's Upper East Side refused to serve two high school seniors who didn't have identification.
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