Matt says he sprung $40 for 1-day shipping for his TV but didn’t get it until a week later. When he complained he got nonsense about processing time. [More]
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Save Earth, Nothing Else By Buying Avatar At Walmart
By 4.27.10
Anthony spotted this less-than-amazing sale at Walmart for the eco-conscious epic Avatar. Those who held out when the movie was priced $19.96 now get to pay only $19.96. [More]
Fan Who Was Tossed Out Of Angels Game Plays Race Card
By 4.27.10
A Hispanic Yankees fan who was thrown out of a game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim says a security guard got racial when he threw him out but let his non-Hispanic friend stay in the ballpark, NBC News reports: [More]
Over 1 Million Potential Plaintiffs In Walmart Gender Bias Lawsuit
By 4.26.10
It was a bad day for Walmart in the courtroom, as a California appeals court granted class-action status to a gender bias lawsuit against the retail giant. That means that over 1 million current and former female employees are now able to join their names to the largest case of its kind in U.S. history. [More]
GameStop Made Me Buy Cables So They Could Test My Xbox Trade In
By 4.26.10
Jason went into GameStop to trade in his Xbox 360, and experienced something odd. He says they refused to take his trade-in unless he bought new non-HD cables so they could test the system with the non-HD TVs they had in the store. [More]
Bank Of America Alerts Me To ATM Fraud, Then Decides I Did It Myself
By 4.26.10
Consumerist reader Frank recently wrote to Bank of America — copying us — on behalf of his girlfriend. Seems that BofA was conscientious enough to not only notify her of suspicious activity on her debit card, but also to credit her account for the fraudulent ATM withdrawals… Only to take it all back a week later. [More]
The Cardboard Box That Fits Everything
By 4.26.10
Hey Amazon, et. al., I think we just figured out how you can solve your Stupid Shipping Gang problem: switch over to this kind of box that fits every item, no matter what size, perfectly. It’s called the “Universal Packaging System” and it’s amazing. [More]
Walmart Trying Again To Break Into New York City
By 4.26.10
While Walmart has managed to install outlets in just about every major city in the country, the retail behemoth has never been able to crack the shell of New York City’s five boroughs, though it has tried on two recent occasions. A new report claims that Walmart is hoping the third time is the charm, as they look into a spot for a new store in Brooklyn. [More]
I Wrote This Letter To Stop Walmart From Killing Cats
By 4.26.10
Glennda forwarded us a letter she sent to a Florida Walmart that she says is going to kill a gang of feral cats who have been camping out in the store’s garden section. [More]
Best Buy Salesguy Won't Let You Buy An iPad Without $129 Warranty
By 4.25.10
Reader Ed says he tried to buy an iPad from Best Buy, only to be told that someone was on the phone buying all of them, and that he could only get one if he bought the “black tie protection
plan” for $129. Ed told them to get lost and instead reported them to Consumerist and Best Buy. [More]
Woman Takes Clothes Into Walmart Changing Room To Pee On Them
By 4.23.10
If there’s any lesson to be learned from this story it’s this: When you decide to take a bunch of clothes into a store’s changing room with the intention of voiding your bladder all over them, do not leave your wallet behind. [More]
DRM-Ravaged Avatar DVDs May Not Work On Blu-ray Players
By 4.23.10
Amazon customers are complaining that Fox has gummed up the Avatar DVDs with DRM, rendering them unplayable on many Blu-ray players in an effort to prevent piracy. That is, if you consider making a copy of a DVD you own as piracy. [More]
Worst Company In America Overtime Rules
By 4.22.10
Bank of America and Ticketmaster have been within 10 votes of one another for like, 24 hours now, which is just unprecedented in the history of this contest. As of this post, they are exactly tied. So here’s what we’re going to do. At midnight in the central time zone, we are going to close the poll. [More]
"Dirty Dozen" Cheat Sheet Reminds You Which Foods To Always Buy Organic
By 4.22.10
To help you remember the “Dirty Dozen” foods to always buy organic, Heidi Kenney has designed this fun free cheat sheet to keep in your moneypurse (organic farming doesn’t use synthetic pesticides). Flip it over and you’ve got the “Clean 15,” which had the lowest pesticide count.. One time I was eating lots of fruits and vegetables and I ate a not-organic pear and my lip swelled up like a monkey’s for a few days… maybe I should start using this list! [More]
New Twitter Friend At Sears Helps Reader Get New Dishwasher
By 4.22.10
Remember Bob? He had an extended warranty on his Kenmore dishwasher, and Sears decided that it would much rather send repairman after repairman to fix his defective dishwasher–and reimburse him to pay someone to wash his dishes. Between following Doug Moore, SVP and President of Appliances on Twitter and writing to Consumerist, Bob is getting a new dishwasher. A functioning dishwasher. [More]
Citibank Celebrates Record Profits By Treating Customers Like Deadbeats
By 4.22.10
Citicorp posted a $4.4 billion profit this past quarter. Pretty fantastic, right? How are they rewarding their loyal customers? By jacking their interest rates and closing their credit card accounts, of course. [More]
Kindles To Be Sold At Some Target Stores Starting April 25
By 4.21.10
Now that the iPad is upon them, Amazon has finally made a deal to unleash their popular Kindle e-reader to the bricks-and-mortar retail market. Amazon has made a deal with Target that will have Kindles in some of their stores as early as this Sunday. [More]
Chase Charges $5 To Use Non-Chase ATMs Outside The U.S.?
By 4.21.10
Chase says this about using non-Chase ATMs: “$2 each for any non-Chase ATM withdrawal, balance inquiry or transfer. $3 per ATM withdrawal outside the U.S.” You might think that means it costs $2 in the U.S., and $3 outside. You’d be wrong. [More]
