- Clothing
- Timberland: [Men’s Apparel] Timberland Men’s Long Sleeve Oxford Shirt for $13 + free shipping
- Amazon: [Jeans] Men’s Sale: Levi’s Jeans & Pants from $30 & Free Shipping
- Lands’ End: [Men’s Apparel] Lands’ End Men’s Overstocks: Deals from $4 + free shipping
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Morning Deals
By 10.26.09
Price Match Fraud Lawsuit Filed Against Best Buy
By 10.25.09
A class action lawsuit has been filed in Illinois against Best Buy. The suit’s claims? That the company has an official policy against price-matching their own web site. You don’t say. That claim of a special Intranet site to prevent price-matching against the chain’s Web site sounds familiar. So do most of the suit’s allegations, for loyal readers of Consumerist.
Chase Thinks Reader Has Amazing Bilocating Credit Card
By 10.25.09
Chase’s fraud department apparently thinks that Jake is lying. A few weeks ago, they called him about some suspicious activity on his credit card. Jake and his wife verified that the transactions were neither his nor his wife’s, the Chase representative instructed them to destroy their cards, and that was that. Until a week and a half later, when a fraud specialist called them back to deny their fraud claim, claiming repeatedly that his story “doesn’t jive.”
Target's New Return Policy Might Be Better: We're Not Sure
By 10.24.09
Target recently changed their return policy. It’s more consumer-friendly. We think. What we can tell you for sure is that it’s more confusing.
By 10.23.09
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Kindle coming to a PC near you next month. Amazon’s Kindle software will be available as a free download for PC users starting next month. Versions for Macs and BlackBerrys will be available next year. All will have DRM, though users will be spared the pain of having to download their locked-down lit via AT&T’s 3G network, which has replaced Sprint’s more reliable data network in recent hardware Kindles.
Chase Sets Early Payment Trap, Customer Falls Into It
By 10.23.09
Daniel’s Providian/WaMu credit card was recently absorbed into Chase’s swollen belly, and they welcomed him to their family by catching him in a technicality that cost him $39. Here’s a good example of why you need to pay attention to statement cycles, even if your bank won’t tell you to.
Here's What The New FCC Net Neutrality Rules Mean
By 10.23.09
Yesterday the FCC announced new, expanded rules enforcing net neutrality, and they’ve set aside the next 60 days for public debate. Get ready to hear all sorts of creative end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it arguments from opponents like AT&T. We’ve checked out the official document (pdf) and below we summarize the changes that are open to public discussion for the next two months.
Morning Deals
By 10.23.09
- Clothing
- REI Outlet: [Travel & Hike] Top-rated Gregory Reactor Pack $45
- Jones New York : [Apparel] 30% Off Entire Purchase w/ Coupon FRIEND6Z
- Aeropostale : [Apparel] Extra 30% Off All Clearance w/ Coupon FALL30
- REI: [Clothing & Accessories] Up to 50% off on The North Face: Deals from $10 + free shipping
- SteveMadden: [Shoes] Steve Madden Fall Favorites Sale: Up to 40% off + free shipping
B&N Ebook Reader Lets You Loan A Book Just Once
By 10.23.09
One of the big selling points about the Nook, the new ebook reader introduced this week by Barnes & Noble, is that unlike Amazon they’ll let you virtually “loan” your ebook to a friend for up to 14 days (if the publisher allows it). What they don’t tell you–some smart readers over at MobileRead sussed it out–is that you can only do this one time per book. You’d better lend wisely–and your friend had better finish that book within 14 days.
Customer Gets Payless To Compensate Him For Text Message Spam
By 10.23.09
Peter was pretty frustrated when Payless Shoesource ignored his two opt-out texts and continued to pester him with SMS spam. His complained via email and got taken off their list, but then he decided to see if he could get back the money those texts cost him.
Government Orders Pay Cuts For Bailed-Out Firms
By 10.22.09
The huge salaries and bonuses paid to executives of banks and other firms that received government bailout funds have been the subject of a lot of taxpayer rage. The Obama administration listened, and will order pay cuts.
Amazon Makes Up For UPS's Flattened Package Mishap With $10 Credit
By 10.22.09
Even though it most likely wasn’t Amazon’s fault that Lucas’s iPod arrived in a hippo-flattened package, a company rep stepped in and gave him a $10 credit to say sorry.
Morning Deals
By 10.22.09
- Clothing
- Eastbay: [Sporting Goods] 20% off orders $99+ and 30% off orders $199+ w/ coupons, ends 10/22
- Nike: [Clothing & Accessories] NikeStore clearance sale: Up to 65% off
- Bluefly: [Clothing & Accessories] Bluefly Clearance Sale: Up to 75% off select items
- Levi’s : [Apparel] 30% Off Entire Purchase w/ Coupon (Starts October 22nd)
- Deezteez.com : [T-Shirt] Ask Me About My Zombie Costume T-Shirt for $12.74 w/ Coupon SHOVEL + $4.50 Shipping
- Calvin Klein: [Clothing] 30% Off Everything from 10/22 to 10/25 with coupon code FF1009, free shipping for orders over $150
Walmart Fires Security Guard For Chasing After Shoplifter Like He's In A Cop Movie
By 10.21.09
A Florida Walmart has fired one of their security officers for giving chase to a knife-wielding shoplifter who took off running across the store’s parking lot. Josh Rutner told the Star-Banner, “I couldn’t let him get away. That’s wrong.” That second sentence may be true, but security guard != officer of the law.
Citibank Invents "Pretend Rate" For Credit Card
By 10.21.09
Citibank has changed the terms of Victor’s credit card agreement, and in the process they’ve created a bizarre rolling refund arrangement that will make his interest rate jump to 29.99 percent, except that actually it won’t, eventually. Maybe. Update: Another reader sent us a copy of the letter, and the arrangement is even less favorable than we first thought (see below).
Deadline To Ditch Your AT&T Smartphone Data Plan Extended To Oct 31
By 10.21.09
Do you want to get rid of the data plan for your AT&T smartphone, but missed the September 6th deadline? You now have a second chance. The deadline to drop your plan has been extended until October 31st.
Home Depot Drives Away Another Customer Forever
By 10.21.09
Two months ago, Mike and his wife decided to re-do their floors. They’re expecting a child in November, so they made sure that they ordered the materials in plenty of time to get everything taken care of before the end of August. Mike even scheduled time off work and had family members come in from out of town to help out.
