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marketing
If You Visit Venezuela, Please Bring Us Back A Penisphone
That rascal Hugo Chavez! First he uses a photo op with President Obama to hawkhis newa book, and now he's on Venezuelan TV urging his citizens to buy a new Vergatario cellphone. For those not up on Spanish slang, that's equivalent to buying a Dickarama here in the states. More » -
comcast
Why Is Comcast Charging Spanish-Speaking Customers The Same Price For Slower Service?
UPDATE: We're bad at Spanish. See below. We came across a Twitter user who, while browsing Comcast's internet prices, discovered that the Spanish-language version of the site offers reduced speeds at the same prices as the higher speeds seen on the English version of the site. What the hell?
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Avanza
Supermarket Chain Adds 10% At Register, But Only In Some Stores
Nash Finch, a Minneapolis-based supermarket chain, adds a 10% fee to the bill at its stores catering to Hispanic shoppers in Colorado, reports 9News in Denver:
More »The Nash Finch stores Avanza, Food Bonanza and Wholesale Food Outlets add the 10 percent charge to food at the register and specialize in serving Hispanics, according to store workers.
However, the Nash Finch stores Sun Mart Foods, Econo Foods, Family Fresh Market, Pick N Save and Prairie Market stores do not charge extra at the register and do not cater to Hispanics, according to the store workers.
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discrimination
Store Owner Demands Spanish-Speaking Customers Show Social Security Cards
David C. Richardson, the owner of Rhode Island Refrigeration in Providence, Rhode Island, overheard two customers speaking Spanish to each other, so he asked them to produce proof of citizenship. According to them, he then threatened to call Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and make a citizen's arrest, although Richardson denies he picked up the phone, but not that he made the threats. In fact, he says he's done this "fifteen or twenty times" in the past and refuses to do business with those who won't show their Social Security cards. More » -
calls from a stranger
UPDATE: Calls From a Stranger
Reader Ben reports that 1) he received another strange Spanish phone spam scam call, this time from 401-200-9876 and 2) he still doesn't speak Spanish. More » -
calls from a stranger
UPDATE: A Big Break in 'Calls From a Stranger' Story
More answers and more questions about our mysterious phone spammer. More » -
calls from a stranger
954-678-8026 Voice Spam Translated
Hundreds of people across America have received a strange message in Spanish on their cellphone from one number. We hunted down who the number belonged to, got a copy of the message uploaded and now have a translation. More » -
calls from a stranger
954-678-8026 Voice Spam Uploaded
For your listening pleasure, we have the message that an auto-dialer has been leaving on hundreds of people's cellphones the past month. All the calls came from 954-678-8026 More » -
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calls from a stranger
We Know His Name. Calls From a Stranger: UPDATE
We have a name. George Martinez. Found by shelling out the twenty bux at Intellus.us. We are lazy P.I's. Unfortunately, no address... yet. We caution, however, the information may not be current and there are a ton of George Martinez's in Ft. Lauderdale, including the Office Director of the U.S. Commercial Service in Florida. More » -
calls from a stranger
UPDATE: Calls From a Stranger, 954-678-8026
So this number is auto-dialing people across the nation and leaving marketing messages in Spanish and we've decided to try and track them down. More » -
calls from a stranger
UPDATE: Calls From a Stranger, 954-678-8026
We've been having a devil of a time tracking down this phone-spammer. None of the reverse phone-lookup services gave us more information than that the number used to be with "Global Crossing Local" and is now with the MetroPCS cellphone company. The number is listed as being in Fort Lauderale, FL, sleazy marketing capital of the world. More » -
calls from a stranger
UPDATE: Calls From a Stranger, 954-678-8026
We just received an email from Ben who says that he just received an unsolicited call from 954-678-8026 around 10:39 EST today. More » -
scams
UPDATE: Calls From a Stranger, 954-678-8026
The Consumerist wanted to open its doors as a P.I, get all private investigation styles, baby. More » -
scams
Calls From a Stranger
Clampants has been getting strange Spanish phonecalls on his cellphone. Once, when getting off a plane in Austin, he and his wife, neither of whom speak Spanish, had muffled Spanish voicemails from the same number. More »
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