In response to being sued and humiliated on the internet over their “secret website,” reader MK says Best Buy has added a disclaimer that warns customers that the in-store kiosk doesn’t display the same prices as the public website.
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Too Sexy For Southwest Airlines Woman Appears On The Today Show
By 9.7.07
The woman who was too sexy for Southwest Airlines appeared on the Today Show this morning in the outfit she was wearing on the flight.
Walmart Flip Flop Woman Writes In To Defend Herself
By 7.20.07
Kerry, the woman whose feet suffered some sort of burn from wearing flip flops, has written in to defend herself against the comments on Consumerist.
Anonymous Businessman Settles Elderly Couple's Tax Nightmare
By 7.18.07
Remember the Atwoods? They were facing the possibility of losing their home after it was sold to pay $1.63 in property tax.
Home Depot Revises Policy After It Sent A Sex Offender To Work In A Single Woman's Home
By 7.18.07
Back in May Boston’s ABC 5 tracked down a convicted sex offender who was working as an unlicensed contractor for Home Depot. Not only was the guy a registered sex offender…he didn’t even refinish cabinets well.
UPDATE: Applebee's Is Sorry About Huge Insect Leg In Salad
By 3.19.07
Remember that huge grasshopper-ish insect leg that Reader Stacie pulled out of her mouth while eating an Applebee’s Apple Walnut Chicken Salad? After her story was posted to the Consumerist, Stacie was contacted by Applebee’s and finally got the apology that she wanted.
All Laptops Break. Period.
By 10.27.06
This Consumer Reports chart ranks how quickly different laptops need repair.
Tape On Your Wet Cellphone Won’t Help You At All
By 10.18.06
In response to our post on Saving A Wet Cellphone, and specifically the advice we for some reason gave about trying to trick companies to pay for dropping the blasted phone in the sink by taping over the water damage sticker, an anonymous tipster wrote:
WalMart *Does* Sell Purple Ribbon
By 3.30.06
We’ve been covering this Wal-Mart in Missouri accused of refusing to sell “immoral” purple Mardi Gras ribbon. Eagle-eyed reader Beth took a close look at some of the pictures the NoCoast blog posted to support their claim.
Photos: WalMart Won’t Sell Sinful Mardi Gras Ribbon
By 3.30.06
We earlier reported that a Missouri Wal-Mart might be refusing to stock ribbons useable for Mardi Gras decorations. Jon asserts that when he tried to buy purple ribbon, he was told Mardi Gras was immoral, un-Christian, caused rape, and he was escorted from the store by Wal-Mart employees.
UPDATE: Chase/Bank One Merger Super Fun For Customers
By 3.30.06
Earlier, Sharon complained how the BankOne/Chase merger messed up her online banking. Despite several calls to the customer service, she was unable to fix her problem.
UPDATE: Wal-Mart’s ‘Sinful’ Purple Ribbon, a Hoax?
By 3.29.06
As we reported earlier, a Missouri Wal-Mart was accused of refusing to sell purple ribbon, stating it could be used for immoral Mardis Gras celebrations.
ATM Fraud Update
By 3.9.06
Ok, so hackers snagged possibly up to six figures of people’s debit card info from an unspecified retailer’s security breach. But who? WHO is the retailer stupid enough to let this happen?
HOWNOTTO: Buy a Laptop
By 3.6.06
UPDATE: Patricia wrote in how she purchased a defective laptop from the Uniwill corporation who didn’t respond to her requests for them to live up to their warranty for on-site service. Even after finally getting through to the repair center and sending her laptop in, it was sent back in exactly the same condition: it powered down whenever a CD was inserted.
