A 290lb stockbroker is suing White Castle because he says he can’t fit it any of their booths. He says the chain promised to make the booths bigger and even showed him schematics of the new designs, but never made the changes. [More]
Get $3.99 In Oprah Free KFC Coupon Debacle Lawsuit
By September 12, 2011
Two years ago, Oprah promoted on her show a KFC coupon for a free grilled chicken meal. Now the class action lawsuit the resulted after that ended in tears has settled. [More]
100 Animals Die At Petco In Flood, Company Blames City
By September 12, 2011
Nearly 100 animals died last week at a Johnson City, NY, Petco after flooding filled the store with several feet of water. Outrage over the incident was fanned when the company posted an apology notice on its blog that at first blamed the city for incident for not adequately warning the store about the flood risk. [More]
Man Arrested While Siphoning 250 Gallons From Gas Station
By September 9, 2011
Sometimes gas siphoning thieves are found when they accidentally get gas in their mouths when trying to initiate the transfer from a gas tank to their canisters. This one was caught after the gas station owner got suspicious about the minivan sitting on his lot. When police arrived, they opened the doors to find a generator-powered vacuum slurping up 250 gallons of diesel from the station’s tanks into the plastic drums inside the retrofitted van. [More]
1 Dead, 9 Sick From Fumes Inside A McDonald's
By September 8, 2011
An 80-year old woman is dead and nine are sick after succumbing to fumes emanating from a Georgia McDonald’s bathroom. [More]
Here's What A Secret Shopper Scam Looks Like
By September 8, 2011
Reader Brian got a surprise $1,530 check in the mail and an invitation to become a secret shopper. The letter told him that he had been selected to become a “mystery shopper” and report on how local stores were doing. He would buy selected items from them and report on the process, and get to keep what he bought. Sounds great, who couldn’t use some extra cash, right? It all sounds so enticing because, as Brian was able to detect, it was the bait to lure him into an advance fee fraud scam. [More]
Costco Lets Man Return 5-Year-Old Suitcase With Broken Wheel
By September 7, 2011
DrRonster was inspired by a recent Consumerist post about a guy who couldn’t take advantage of Costco’s famed warranty because he wasn’t a member. The “Ronster” went to take his own suitcase in for a refund. The suitcase has a broken wheel and is five years old, yet his venture was met with success, as he is a Costco member. [More]
Credit Card Thief Changes Your Phone Number To His So Fraudulent Charges Get Okayed
By September 7, 2011
Dan has a story of how his credit cards were stolen from his wallet and the scammer was able to get the account information changed so when the Capital One fraud department called to verify the suspicious charges, it was the crook who got the call. That way the fraudster could say, yes, I’m Dan, and I made those purchases in New York, even though I don’t live there. [More]
Cox Giving Service Credits For Irene, Comcast Not Really
By September 7, 2011
Cox Communications is giving out credits for users who lost cable service during Hurricane Irene. Here’s how to get it: [More]
Sorry A Guy Died Next To You, Here's A Coupon
By September 7, 2011
An Australian airline is giving money off coupons to passengers who sat near a man as he died while eating the in-flight meal. [More]
Federal Prosecutor Is Latest Credit Card Skimming Victim
By September 6, 2011
ATM credit card skimming has gotten so pervasive that thieves managed to snag the digits of U.S. Attorney Jenny Durkan, a federal prosecutor, and lift $1,000 from her bank account. [More]
The All-In-One Virus Removal, Website Design, VHS To DVD, Tanning Salon
By September 2, 2011
In these uncertain days and times, it’s important for businesses to diversify and build new streams of revenue. [More]
How About Some Customer Service, Cricket? Response: Chirp… Chirp…
By September 2, 2011
Cricket is perfectly capable of selling reader skokieguy a smartphone for several hundred dollars, but when it comes time to replace his defective battery for free under warranty, all of a sudden they become powerless. [More]
$250 Laptop Turns Out To Be Made Of Paper
By September 2, 2011
Two women bought what they thought was a laptop for $250. Upon opening, it it turned out to be a packet of paper wrapped in black tape. [More]
BP Thinks People Should Go 90 MPH On Main Street?
By September 2, 2011
This is odd. Reader Kevin spotted a sign on top of a BP gas pump that has an image of a GPS device on it. In the GPS screen, it shows whoever is driving as going 90 MPH while going down “Main Street.” An attempt to subliminally encourage people to use more gas, perhaps? [More]
When Asked If They Care About The Customer, AT&T Rep Allegedly Curses Customer Off
By September 1, 2011
After trying several times to get through to customer service to get her bill adjusted, reader C was finally connected to the right department. Problem was that no one was talking to her, but she could hear their personal conversations in the background. She then asked loudly through the receiver “Does anyone at AT&T care about the customer?” Allegedly, she heard back “**** you,” a laugh, and someone saying, “she can call all she wants, she’ll never get through.” [More]
Orlando Shell Station Charges $5.59/Gallon, Shocking Drivers
By August 31, 2011
Gas prices are high, but $5.59 a gallon? That’s what drivers pulling up to a Shell station at in Orlando, FL are paying. They say they don’t find out what the price is until they get their receipt. Talk about Shell-shock. [More]
Irene Knocked My Neighbor's Tree On My Deck, But He's Run Away From His Foreclosure
By August 31, 2011
Irene blew a listing tree onto Brian’s property from his neighbor’s yard, smashing both his deck and fence. A seeming wrinkle is that his neighbor has long ago skipped town, leaving behind his foreclosed house with its drowsy trees untended. Brian wants to know how he can track the guy down, private eye style, and get reimbursed for the tree removal. [More]
