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    • Bank Error Not In Your Favor

      Honey, Was That PotBelly's Sandwich $4.23 Or $858,432?

      Sorry PotBelly Sandwich Works customers, you can't order the Chicken Salad Sandwich unless you qualify for a mortgage. Ashley's husband thought his usual lunchtime meal cost $4.23, but, as his wife discovered when trying to pay their credit card bill, the sandwich actually costs $858,432.06. More »

      2:30 PM on Sun Sep 28 2008
      By Carey
      99,587 views, 76 comments

      Most discussed deadandy: As a follow-up question, why are people OK with paying interest on sandwiches from PotBelly? more »

    • Mental Illness

      Good News: Compulsive Buying Is A Treatable Illness

      Can't stop shopping? You're not alone. According to the L.A. Times, one in twenty Americans buy compulsively, a destructive yet treatable economy-propping impulse control disorder. More »

      3:40 PM on Sat Jul 19 2008
      By Carey
      4,913 views, 27 comments

    • jetblue

      Updated: Whoa, That Airplane Is Really Close To Ours

      Jon was freaked out when flying on Jetblue and his flight came in close proximity to another aircraft. He wonders if he should, and how he might, report such an incident. His story, and advice we got from an Air Force pilot, inside...

      UPDATE: A former Air Force flight safety officer chimes in with some points to clarify about what our Air Force pilot had to say... More »

      12:18 PM on Mon Jul 14 2008
      By Ben Popken
      28,058 views, 65 comments

      Latest by Nitzer280: @ophmarketing: Indeed it was wake turbulence. more »

    • Bye Bye Banana

      Bananas Represent Everything That Is Wrong With Our Food System

      Ever wonder why bananas are the cheapest fruit in the supermarket? It makes no sense. They're grown thousands of miles away by steely imperialist multinational corporations, and spoil within two weeks. A Times Op-Ed argues that bananas are on their way out, and may disappear entirely from store shelves in the next twenty years. More »

      12:25 PM on Sat Jun 21 2008
      By Carey
      25,390 views, 104 comments

      Latest by georgeted: The bad problem with the cavendish is that it is sterile, so if the disease hits , it will soon more »

    • customer service

      Companies Don't Hate You... They Just Love Phone Trees More

      Companies are slowly learning that those infuriating automated phone trees aren't the answer to their customer service problems. Some experts even claim that automated systems anger customers. The New York Times decided to trace the history of the hated trees, while wondering if things will ever change. More »

      12:50 PM on Sun May 25 2008
      By Carey
      7,027 views, 72 comments

      Latest by Mr. Gunn: I think companies just don't know how to cost it out, so they just try to minimize spending on it. more »

    • taxes

      Your Economic Stimulus Payment Questions Answered By The IRS

      The IRS has a new and improved stimulus payment FAQ up and running on their website, so if you have additional questions you should check it out. Of note, the IRS has now definitively said that those who owe back taxes, or have delinquent child support payments or student loans will have their payments offset. More »

      10:11 PM on Wed May 7 2008
      By Meg Marco
      10,413 views, 36 comments

      Latest by navymedic: Well now... lets see. i was supposed to get my refund on the 9th, it never came, then i tried more »

    • trust

      eHarmony Doesn't Believe You're Really Divorced

      eHarmony won't let Morgan's mom join until she proves that she's really divorced. She tried to join last year, but was rejected because she was only separated for seven years, and not divorced. Now that her divorce is final, she wants to register without spending another hour filling out eHarmony's "scientifically proven" matching questionnaire. More »

      9:26 AM on Sat May 3 2008
      By Carey
      8,024 views, 114 comments

      Latest by ForDisplayOnly: Some people talk about meeting people online as if it was a character defect, which seems a little unfair. more »

    • travel

      3 Questions To Ask Before Checking Into Your Hotel Room

      Travel guru Peter Greenberg shares three useful and unexpected questions that can make a huge difference when booking a hotel room. Inside, learn how to avoid digs next to the inevitable construction and instead score the room with a shower strong enough to clean a stinky elephant. More »

      10:43 AM on Sun Mar 9 2008
      By Carey
      18,829 views, 70 comments

      Latest by oldnumberseven: If you are staying for two or three day, or longer, make sure you ask a desk clerk who did more »

    • What's Apple's replacement policy for hardware failure? Our intern is having ongoing problems with his MacBook, and thought that after three large hardware failures in a row, Apple replaced the laptop—but "some dude at the genius bar just told me that was absolutely not true." Does anyone know the official Apple party line on this issue?

      56 comments

    • money

      Why Do You Hate The Dollar Coin?

      Our beloved U.S. Mint has apparently redesigned the dollar coin to feature a rotating slate of Presidents. Each President gets a three-month stint on the coin. On Thursday, James Madison, our 4th Chief Executive, took his rightful place on the golden slab - but nobody seemed to care. Why? More »

      9:36 AM on Sun Nov 18 2007
      By Carey
      10,539 views, 152 comments

      Latest by EatTheWitch: Phase out the dollar bills (slowly) and pennies (like yesterday). Use the penny slot in cash registers for the more »

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