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unacceptable food

This Partially Filled Half-Gallon Of Milk Is Reasonably Priced

Pretend you're a manager at Ralph's and you notice two-inches of milk missing from one of your half-gallon milk containers. What do you do? More »

6:35 PM on Sun Jul 6 2008
By Carey
5,464 views, 29 comments

Latest by n/a: Also, why is this article tagged as "unacceptable food?" Is there any evidence to support that claim? more »

The Chicago Public School system has given a car to a 12-year-old in recognition of her perfect attendance over a three month period. "By attending school every day within any one of three time periods, a total of 189,115 students were eligible for the Dodge Caliber, which was donated to CPS by Clear Channel and South Chicago Dodge." We suppose giving cars to 12-year-olds is one way to advertise your car dealership. [Chicago Tribune]

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odd

Why Is The Cheesecake Factory Kitchen Being Run By A Drill Sergeant?

Reader T is wondering why the Cheesecake Factory's kitchen is being run by a drill sergeant. He says his meal was ruined by the "unrelenting, verbal assaults" that were wafting from the open kitchen into the dining room where he and the restaurant's other customers were trying to eat. More »

1:59 PM on Tue Jun 10 2008
By Meg Marco
12,258 views, 94 comments

odd

My Night Stand Came Packed In Spray Foam Insulation

Here's something to break the monotony of your day. Reader Jim sends these pictures of the night stand he ordered from Amazon.com. It came packed not in peanuts, but covered in spray foam insulation. He says it took him half an hour to hack through the sticky stuff to get to the furniture. Weird, yes, but the item did arrive intact... so maybe they're on to something. More »

1:09 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Meg Marco
18,165 views, 83 comments

The man who invented the Pringles canister died recently, and, as per his request, a portion of his ashes were interred in a container of Pringles. [AP]

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odd

Verizon: Sorry, Our DSL Is Full.

Laurel writes in to ask what Verizon means when they say their DSL is "full." She's trying to transfer her existing account to a house in the same zip code, but Verizon is saying "No." More »

9:45 AM on Thu May 22 2008
By Meg Marco
10,264 views, 58 comments

shopping

Send Them $10 And They'll Send You... Something

If you enjoy receiving mysterious packages with unknown contents, (control freaks with anxiety disorders, this store may not be for you,) meet the "Something Store." The concept is simple. You give them $10. They give you something. Shipping is included, and the quality of the "somethings" varies wildly. (For example, one customer got a duct tape wallet, another one got a leather wallet from Fossil.) You can get an idea of what sort of something you may be in for by checking out the "something tracker." More »

1:37 PM on Tue May 13 2008
By Meg Marco
20,497 views, 96 comments

Latest by ChChChacos: I just got my something. It's a blue laptop case (fits my laptop, but its pretty snug) and it has some brown leather accents on it. Cheap-looking, but hey, it'll work if I ever need a backup bag for my more »

rude

Macy's Confiscates Your Item Because "Another Customer Wants It"

Reader Dyan isn't sure if she's right on this one and wants to know if we think Macy's owes her an apology. She was shopping at Macy's last Saturday when she noticed a cast-iron pot on sale for $19.99. The display item was the last one in stock, so she asked if she could have it. An employee said she could, but before she could pay for the item the store's manager stopped her and took the pot away because "another customer want[ed] it." More »

11:59 AM on Tue Apr 22 2008
By Meg Marco
39,153 views, 130 comments

Latest by Eyebrows McGee: @savvy9999: If you get it really, really hot in the oven (like you're seasoning it) and immediately put it outside on a subzero day, sometimes it'll crack in half. Sometimes. (And if you think it's too much work to clean, use more »

odd

Tampa Woman Tries To Collect Loan Made By Her Great-Grandfather During Civil War

Some debt collectors are mighty persistent. More »
From a Digg comment on our post about a WaMu branch telling a man saying they didn't have enough money on hand to let him withdraw $4200: "funny because i had the same experience at a Wamu. My wife had trouble cashing a $5000 check and we had to drive around to three branches until finally, after insisting continuously, that they finally cashed it!"

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run on the bank

WaMu: Sorry We Don't Have Your $4200 In Cash, Want A Check?

Maybe we're crazy but $4200 doesn't seem like too much money to withdraw in cash at a branch bank, especially if you give them 24 hours notice. Apparently, that large of a withdrawal leaves WaMu all tapped out. Is WaMu really that short on capital reserves? More »

12:29 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Meg Marco
60,270 views, 174 comments

Kanye West has apparently started a travel website. Yeah, seriously. We just can't wait until we get our first Kanye West-related complaint. [AdAge via BuzzFeed]

9 comments

crime

Man Accused Of Rappelling Into Kmart Punches His Lawyer In The Face

Here's an odd bit of retail-related crime. More »
As more states ban smoking indoors, the "smoking shelter" business is booming. [Chicago Tribune via Fark]

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"Hi, you're not going to believe this," the caller said "but I am calling from Fort Worth, Texas, and I accidentally picked up your husband's luggage. When I opened the luggage, a cat jumped out." [NY Daily News]

22 comments

pricing

Best Buy: $50 SIRIUS Gift Card For $55. What?

Best Buy is selling a $50 SIRIUS gift card for $55. Rather, that is the "national internet price" at BestBuy.com—Best Buy stores may sell the $50 gift cards for $50. Any idea what is going on here? We chatted with a surly Best Buy representative who offered one explanation. More »

5:30 PM on Sat Dec 29 2007
By Carey
14,787 views, 70 comments

errors

Time Warner Cable Sends You A Random Bill, Can't Explain Why

Howdy Consumeristas.
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scalding

Starbucks Settles Lawsuit After Employee Spills Hot Coffee On A Baby

Starbucks has settled a lawsuit in which a barista accidentally spilled hot coffee on a 7-month-old baby.

Ethan Thorn was an infant when his parents brought him into a Starbucks in Somerville's Davis Square in April, 2006. According to the lawsuit, a store employee serving a cup of coffee to Ethan's father accidentally spilled coffee on the baby's legs and groin, causing second-degree burns. The baby was in his father's arms at the time.
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5:12 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
By Meg Marco
6,280 views, 56 comments

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