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fees

Ticketmaster Levies Entirely Believable $327 Per Ticket Convenience Charge

Ticketmaster charged reader Keith $655 in convenience charges to for two tickets to tonight's Rangers/Devils playoff game. Of course, the tickets in section 118 cost nothing, but we still won't give them the benefit of the doubt. Ticketmaster boasts that special brand of evil that wouldn't object to levying several hundred dollars in convenience charges to a free Raffi concert. More »

11:30 AM on Fri Apr 11 2008
By Carey
12,135 views, 52 comments

Latest by boston515: Wow, Raffi is still around. I saw him in concert with my parents when I was five-years-old...in 1990. more »

unacceptable food

Learn The Secrets Of Food Photography

The blogosphere is circulating a link to an awesome German food photography site today, which compares package photos of food with what's inside for around 100 products. Sure, it's all in German, but the Industrial Food Revolution is the same pretty much everywhere. We looked around for a good "secrets of food photography" and found this article at Photocritic which lists some of the staples any good food photographer has at every shoot, including motor oil, cotton balls, and brown shoe polish. Mmm! More »

3:21 PM on Tue Mar 25 2008
By Chris Walters
10,555 views, 45 comments

Latest by arachnophilia: all photos are lies. or at least damned near all of them. more »

extortion

Budget Demands $2,080.93 To Repair Preexisting Damage

Kevin noted on his Budget rental forms that his truck was covered with graffiti and other nicks and scratches before driving off the lot. As soon as he returned the truck, the lot agent pointed out a slew of damage and invited him inside. He said that Kevin had two options: pay $670 in cash immediately, or pay several thousand dollars to corporate later. Kevin paid the extortion fee, but now Budget's corporate office wants $2,080 to repair, among other things, graffiti damage. More »

9:17 AM on Sun Mar 9 2008
By Carey
12,326 views, 51 comments

Latest by teamcoaster: just another reason to get a cameraphone, use it to document any and all damage before driving off the lot. more »

unacceptable food

This Bag Of Chopped Spinach Needs More Bird Feathers

Zach's wife found a bird feather in a bag of 365 Chopped Spinach. When she called Whole Foods to complain, a bird-brained employee quipped "You'd be surprised at how much stuff people find in their food!" More »

12:25 PM on Thu Dec 27 2007
By Carey
4,746 views, 64 comments

Latest by Triterion: I bet the bird flew into the factory and right into the machine as it was bagging it! more »

polls

Is This Playstation 3 Too Dusty To Be Repaired Under Warranty?

We now have pictures of the Playstation 3 that Sony refused to repair under warranty because the unit was too dusty. Sony originally claimed that the pictures would not be released without a subpoena, and that the dust presented a threat to their technician's health that could only be alleviated if our tipster paid $150. After our posts, Sony abruptly reversed course and released the pictures to our tipster. Sony's letter, the pictures, and our poll, after the jump. More »

6:20 PM on Wed Nov 14 2007
By Carey
231,434 views, 605 comments

Latest by Piisuke: Seriously, who would say no? Do people even realize what dust and electricity can do? Well, a nice shortcut and electrical shock can occur easily enough, let alone that this amount of dust could cover an entire Mexican village and suffocate anyone more »

Home Depot: The Women's Restroom Is A Good Place For This Sign You know what? We're just going to buy our own. Thanks. (Photo:moacirpdsp)

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unacceptable food

Applebee's Bruschetta Burger Menu Picture Vs Reality


Reader Megan is troubled by the strange, slimy cylinder of fries she received from Applebee's:
I went to dinner at the Applebee's in Woodland, CA a couple nights ago and ordered their bruschetta burger. As soon as I saw my order, I immediately took a picture and thought Consumerist needed to see it because it fits so well in the ad v. reality posts. The burger itself was a bit sloppy, but still looked similar to the menu picture. The fries, however, were a different story. In the menu photo, "garlic parmesan fries" are served in a ramekin and look quite tasty. Instead, I was served a cylinder of slimy, greasy fries with a couple pieces of parmesan cheese on top.
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11:57 AM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Meg Marco
127,338 views, 84 comments

Latest by anita_job: The reason the fries came out cylindrical like that is because they took regular fries, put them into a cylinder with garlic butter on the bottom, turned the cylinder upside down to coat the fries with the g-butter, and then more »

disappointment awaits

Don't Visit Blockbuster To Redeem This Coupon

This Blockbuster coupon cannot be redeemed for free rentals, soda, or popcorn. It is a waste of toner and time. From Snopes: More »

1:50 PM on Sat Aug 11 2007
By Carey
17,695 views, 32 comments

Latest by WillACarpenter: Blockbuster gives these (and other) coupons with specific barcodes, they're one time use. So if the code has been used, Sorry Charlie. I get a "Free Movie Or Game Rental" coupon every month from my Total Access account. Works more »

spellcheck in aisle four, too

This Walmart Sign Also Shows Excellent Attention To Detail

[Columbus, Ohio. July 2007]

The first is a mistake. The second is a flickr competition. If you stumble upon a misspelled Walmart sign, take a picture and submit it to our Flickr pool. Tag it "Walmart is smrt."

10:19 AM on Sat Aug 11 2007
By Carey
5,726 views, 29 comments

Latest by fall_farewell: This sounds like fun.. time to take a trip to try spotting signs lol... The first post about this made me laugh, but the second post made me laugh harder. I was sure that it wouldn't be so common. more »

spellcheck in aisle three

This Walmart Sign Shows Excellent Attention To Detail

[Texarkana, Texas. August 9]

Of the misspelling, one Texarkana associate said, "I'm not surprised, it's not the first time." Perhaps the corporate overseers in Bentonville should consult the Franklin Children's Talking Dictionary & Spell Corrector.

9:58 AM on Fri Aug 10 2007
By Carey
6,087 views, 42 comments

Latest by ALADDYN: Who makes these aisle signs? I would assume it's not just some random employee. What would make it worse than say a misspelling on an Internet site such as this is that presumably these signs are made for thousands of more »

accidents

When Liberating Your Sony Headphones From Their Plastic Shell, Be Careful Not To Stab Yourself With An X-Acto Knife

My colleague came to work waving around a new pair of Sony headphone's he'd bought on the way over, still new in the blister plastic packaging. He was excited because he got such a good deal on them, and tried cutting through the package with a pair of heavy duty scissors. The plastic was unusually strong and was resisting even our most well made scissors (we work in a printing facility, and have lots of types of scissors, all high quality). He switched to the x-acto knife after the scissors were unable to pierce the thick bonded plastic.
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11:55 AM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By Carey
10,901 views, 100 comments

Latest by bits & bytes: Non-Apple iPod Acessories Are Hot on Gothamist: Welcome to the first edition of bits & bytes. This weekend series will provide you with brief summary of the weeks tech products and happenings. We will gladly consider any products or suggestions to review via tech at gothamist dot more »

callousness

This Verizon Van Could Have Parked Closer To The Handicapped Only Sign


A 14-year-old tipster caught this Verizon van parked next to the handicapped only sign outside his grandmother's house. The Verizon tech spent 20 minutes visiting a neighbor, and when asked to move, "was very arrogant and drove off." More pictures, after the jump. More »

10:35 AM on Wed Aug 1 2007
By Carey
6,189 views, 27 comments

Latest by The Meathead: @rdm7234: Of course, according to the post, the guy was not on a service call, merely visiting a friend. more »

walmart

Watch Out For Falling Rising Prices

Walmart's little yellow smiley face must have taken revenge on the corporate overseers who make him slash through the aisles like a jaundiced deflationary Casper. More pictures and our tipster's email, inside... More »

9:21 AM on Sat Jun 30 2007
By Carey
12,127 views, 23 comments

Latest by erica.blog: Well, I found it ironic and amusing... lighten up, folks :P more »