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recession watch

New Houses Are Now "Buy One Get One Free" In San Diego


Michael Crews Development has a proposition for you. If you buy one of his $1.6 million-and-up, 2-acre estate homes in the San Pasqual Valley, he'll toss in a four-bedroom row home for free! More »

1:59 PM on Tue Jun 3 2008
By Meg Marco
9,742 views, 29 comments

complaints

San Diego Padres' "Loaded Tickets" Are Actually Just A Load

Jonathan purchased the heavily promoted Padres' "loaded tickets" for his family, each costing $40 which includes a $20 credit toward concessions at the park. The family arrived at Petco Park where confused employees told them to wait in several different lines because nobody knew how to process their tickets...strike 1. During the game, Jonathan thought he would go and redeem the concession money on his tickets by getting some food for his family. However, the food-stand employee balked at Jonathan's loaded ticket, so Jonathan spent $40 out-of-pocket for food...strike 2. After a month of phone tag and a half-dozen calls, park officials refused to compensate him for the money he spent on food at the park...strike 3, yer out. His letter, inside... More »

9:28 AM on Mon May 12 2008
By Jay Slatkin
17,265 views, 54 comments

Latest by SloppyChris: When did this occur? Must have been at least a month ago since Jonathan mentioned he's been playing phone tag that long. Since the promotion started this year, that puts the day in question on May 12th at more »

health

Big Insurance Companies Settle In Broker Kickback Case

MetLife, Prudential and Unum Insurance have settled with the San Diego DA's office over their alleged payments in the hundreds of thousands to an insurance broker to send business their way. Universal Life Resources (ULR) was contracted to get the best insurance value for life, disability, and health insurance by large businesses for their employees. Instead, the suit claims, ULR got payments to funnel business to the insurers. The settlement calls for the insurers to pay a total of $1.1 million, which will fund more public enforcement of fair competition cases. More »

3:34 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Ben Popken
1,442 views, 13 comments

Latest by ChuckECheese: @GearheadGeek: You're right about the title of the post. Yet, it's somehow all the same. more »

deception

San Diego Union Tribune Tries To Trick Customers Into Renewing By Demanding Payment For "Unpaid Bill"

Dean writes:
I received a call yesterday from my newspaper (the San Diego Union Tribune). The nice young man on the phone told me that I had an unpaid bill, and if I liked, he could take care of that over the phone with me right then. I take a certain amount of pride in paying all my bills promptly, so my first impulse was to go ahead and get it taken care of asap. But after the first few seconds of surprise and confusion, I got suspicious.
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9:12 AM on Sat Mar 8 2008
By Carey
12,050 views, 59 comments

Latest by trujunglist: @lakecountrydave: Well, I have to say that it probably is easier for them to mail customers a pack-in flyer with their magazine every time the mag goes out instead of sending individual notices. Seems to me like you're saying they send more »

competitive markets

Dreyer Loses Truck Deathmatch To Häagen-Dazs

Jay writes: "I caught these two photos on my way in to work today in San Diego. At first I just thought is was amusing that the Dreyers truck was on its side, it really is the little things in life that make it worth living. Then I saw the Haagen-Dazs ice cream truck nearby, standing in victory. Apparently Haagen-Dazs is no longer satisfied with being the superior ice cream, they must now ram their competition off the road."

You never knew the ice cream bizness was so mad gangsta, did you? This is worse than the time Vanilla Bean took out Heath Bar Crunch. Bigger picture inside...

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10:44 AM on Thu Jan 3 2008
By Ben Popken
6,545 views, 38 comments

Latest by Angiol: [bash.org] more »

dealerships

Brecht BMW Tells Customer "Go Back To Volkswagon, You Don't Deserve To Own A BMW"

Poor Raquel. She only wanted to return her leased BMW. Following instructions to bring her car to any authorized dealership, she arrived at Brecht BMW in San Diego. Brecht's manager refused to accept the car, a decision he conveyed by screaming in front of her kids, threatening to call the police, and telling her to "go back to Volkswagon" because she didn't "deserve to own a BMW." Raquel writes: More »

10:15 AM on Sat Oct 6 2007
By Carey
30,278 views, 165 comments

leaks

Contact Information For Directors Of Time Warner Cable, San Diego Division

Here are the company contacts, phone numbers, and email addresses for the division directors of Time Warner Cable, San Diego division. If you're a TWC subscriber in that area with a problem and not getting any traction through regular customer service, one of these people should be able to help you.

From Judy Walsh, division President, and Tad Yo, General Manager, to Marjean Boettcher in Finance, we've got your number, baby.

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9:46 AM on Tue Sep 25 2007
By Ben Popken
2,249 views, 4 comments

debacles

My Wonderful Trip To South Africa That Didn't Happen Thanks To The TSA And Delta Airlines

Here's a ridiculous story about the TSA, the San Diego Airport and Delta Airlines. It even involves allegations of "death threats."
At this point the husband of the family, my hero - got love New Yorkers (living in Florida). Screams at the top of his lungs "He's with us, you let him up here right now!" directly into the face of the TSA bouncer that made the announcement earlier.
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4:57 PM on Wed Sep 19 2007
By Meg Marco
7,056 views, 37 comments

returns and exchanges

Man Attempts To Return Walmart Ammunition At 1300 Feet Per Second

It's Walmart's policy, clearly visible on their website and in their stores, that all sales of guns and ammunition are final. One San Diego man didn't like that policy so he tried to return the ammunition in another way. By firing it in the Walmart parking lot. More »

10:29 AM on Mon Sep 10 2007
By Meg Marco
62,295 views, 55 comments

pricing

How Much Would You Pay For This?

What happens when a couple of Meghann's friends from college enter a gift shop in San Diego on a mission to expose them for their overpriced trinkets? They get asked to leave. But not before inventing a new game, "How much would you pay for this?" It's like The Price Is Right, except it feels so, so wrong. More »

11:54 AM on Thu May 17 2007
By Meg Marco
2,864 views, 30 comments

crime

12 Year Old Boy: TSA Stole My Birthday Money

A 12 year old buy from Sacramento, California flew home from a family trip, only to discover that his $265 in birthday money had been stolen by a TSA agent. Sadly for the kid, it seems that the San Diego airport doesn't have cameras, and, naturally, the inspector that stole the cash didn't leave his number.
"Can't we just check the video, can't we just check the camera I mean I can describe the suitcase it had a yellow ribbon on it, she says we don't have camera's back there," says Kim.
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10:49 AM on Tue May 8 2007
By Meg Marco
2,186 views, 42 comments

Latest by Gtown: I work for TSA. I can't speak about what happened at San Diego, but at Dulles, we have cameras. Last month one of our employees was fired for taking four quarters that were inadvertently left behind by a passenger. To more »

irs

The One H&R Block That Doesn't Suck

Yes, Virginia, there is one good H&R Block store out there. More »