• errors

    Shopper Takes Walmart To Court Over $2 And Wins $100

    The Pennsylvania woman who makes a hobby out of taking retailers to court over pricing errors has struck again. This time Walmart was ordered to pay Mary Bach $100 for repeatedly failing to correct a $2 error. More »

    1:39 PM on Mon Nov 10 2008
    By Meg Marco
    25,120 views, 107 comments

  • prices

    "Everything Here Is $1.00... Except This.. And This... And This..."

    Reader Summer B. says that dollar stores are raising their prices. She visited a dollar store in PA where everything was a dollar... except this... and this... oh, and this... More »

    12:33 PM on Mon Nov 3 2008
    By Meg Marco
    11,721 views, 40 comments

  • best buy

    Best Buy Apologizes For Charging You Too Much Tax On Your DTV Converter Box

    The way coupons are taxed is different in every state— and believe us — it gets really complicated. The general rule, in most (but not all) states is that consumers are taxed on the full amount of the transaction — including any reimbursement that the store gets. More »

    12:41 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
    By Meg Marco
    5,421 views, 22 comments

    Latest by FLConsumer: I've yet to find a situation where DTV reception is as good or better than analog. And I've yet to more »

  • sad

    Lawsuit: The Bank Told Me To Spend That Mysterious $280,276.76 They Put In My Account

    A retiree in Altoona, PA says that his bank told him he could spend the $280,276.76 that was mysteriously deposited in his account. He knew it wasn't his, but the bank assured him that everything was in order and he was free to start spending. More »

    12:39 PM on Mon May 19 2008
    By Meg Marco
    25,952 views, 132 comments

    Latest by gregero: One month CD rates for today are 1.72%. If he had just taken the amount out put it in a more »

  • backlashes

    Arbol Cafe Responds To Tipping Controversy

    Two weeks ago, we made note of a word war going on in the comments section of the restaurant review section of Philadelphia's City Paper after a former employee complained that the Arbol Cafe was confiscating their tips. In response, Beth from Arbol Cafe wrote us:
    Arbol Cafe does give tips to the employees, and was giving tips at that time 'John Smith' was in training. John Smith was in training and she received $25 for each of her three, 3 hour shifts. We opened in January and she worked a few days in February. If people think that we do not tip employees, they are only feeding off of one of our first employees in training as well as repeat bloggers/posters who now seems out to slander us at every chance they have. While we can't continue forever defending ourselves without further criticizim from people who like to post negative comments, we do feel that it's important for our customers and future customers to know that our employees are, and have been, and will continue to be treated with respect and the tips have been, are currently, certainly will continue to be forwarded to them as they pass the training period and can competantly work the front desk.
    But what she really should have done is pointed us to what she told the City Paper's Critical Mass blog, which is a bit more informative and a litte more reasonable-sounding.

    PREVIOUSLY: Philadelphia Cafe Keeping Server's Tips For Themselves?

    10:20 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
    By Ben Popken
    2,315 views, 32 comments

    Latest by RandomHookup: @Meiran: I'm very surprised at the people who seem to think that the money you give should go to the more »

  • rude

    Walmart Won't Let You And Your Friend Each Buy A Wii Because You're "Together"

    Reader Dave said he was shopping with his friend (male) at Walmart, searching for the coveted Nintendo Wii. He was happy to find that Walmart had 7 or 8 of the consoles in stock — enough for both he and his friend to purchase one. Walmart, however, had other ideas. Dave says that Walmart wouldn't let he and his friend each purchase a Wii because they were "together." First they're rationing rice and now men are forced to share their video games? What's going on in America, folks? More »

    12:29 PM on Tue Apr 29 2008
    By Meg Marco
    12,816 views, 94 comments

    Latest by mexifelio: He forgot to mention that they were holding hands as they walked around the store... more »

  • crime

    Don't Believe That Guy Who Works At Lowe's Who Can "Get Everything 1/2 Off"

    Here's the story of a guy who had to learn the hard way that "your friend who works at Lowe's and says he can get you everything 1/2 off" is a liar and a criminal. More »

    5:24 PM on Wed Apr 2 2008
    By Meg Marco
    18,540 views, 46 comments

  • scary

    Gorton's Recalls Fish After Consumer Finds Pills Inside

    Gorton's has issued a recall of some frozen fish fillets after they confirmed that a consumer found pills inside the product.
    From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
    Gorton's said it ordered the recall as a precaution while a laboratory conducts tests to determine the nature of the pills. Those tests should be complete early next week.
    More »

    8:39 AM on Mon Mar 3 2008
    By Meg Marco
    3,562 views, 24 comments

    Latest by Spooty: Followup: One of the kids did it! See: [www.snopes.com] more »

  • gift cards

    Highmark "Healthcare Gift Card" Usable To Buy Cigs, Junk Food

    A health insurance company is touting what some might think sounds like a great idea, a gift card that can "cover out-of-pocket expenses related to personal health and wellness." Perfect for sick friends and ailing relatives, right? Well a Pittsburgh paper got one of the Highmark-branded cards and was able to buy from Rite Aid: cigarettes, chewing tobacco, Doritos, fudge brownies, Butterfingers, Hot Pockets, Mountain Dew, and a plastic World Wrestling Entertainment World Championship belt. More »

    2:49 PM on Thu Jan 10 2008
    By Ben Popken
    2,517 views, 35 comments

    Latest by darkinfero: I work for one those retail pharmacy that people have been commenting on. First off some are receipts and the more »