Apple’s not through with their blitz against jailbreaking, with this newly updated support doc that says, among other things, that the recent Visual Voicemail outages from AT&T were caused by—and happened to—hacked iPhones.
Retail Services
Save Money by Shopping on Tax Holidays
By 7.30.09
How would you like to save 4% to 7% on many of your back-to-school purchases? Or maybe you aren’t a student but have some fall clothing shopping to do and would like those savings yourself. Or you’re been putting off that computer purchase for a few months. Well, with the tax holidays many states are offering, now may be your time to pounce and buy, buy, buy.
Watch Out For Best Buy's Extended Warranties
By 7.30.09
HD Guru took a deeper look at the extended warranties and service plans Best Buy pushes on customers who buy expensive electronics like hi-def TVs. You probably won’t be surprised to find out that the fine print negates a lot of what the person or pamphlet on the sales floor will try to promise you—but you might be surprised at just how useless these plans can be when you get right down to it.
Morning Deals
By 7.30.09
- Geeks.com: [Automotive] Built-In 7″ LCD Headrest 2-Pack for $130 + free shipping
- Newegg: [Memory] A-Data 8GB microSDHC Card with SDHC Adapter $15 Shipped
- Lands’ End: [Clothing & Accessories] Lands’ End The Best of Summer Sale: Up to 55% off select items + free shipping
For Some Reason, People Don't Like Being Fingerprinted At The Bank
By 7.29.09
If you’re not a Bank of America customer, but visit one of their branches to cash a check, you’ll need to be fingerprinted. No, check cashing is not a crime, and the bank is trying to protect itself against fraud, but some people still don’t like the idea of giving up their prints for cash.
By 7.29.09
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If you’ve got $2600 and a desire to really be remembered after you die, consider buying a personalized, three-dimensional urn modeled after a photograph of your own head. (Or buy the smaller version for $600 and keep candy in it.) [OhGizmo!]
Is It Worth Taking A Lower Rate In Exchange For Closing Your Credit Card?
By 7.29.09
Amy and her husband are drowning in high-interest credit card debt. When she asked Chase to lower her nasty 28-percent APR, they offered her an indecent proposal. She doesn’t know what to do.
Morning Deals
By 7.29.09
- GuitarHeroStore.com: [Video Game] Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit $79.99 for PS2, $89.99 for Xbox 360
- Schwan’s: [Food] $10 in free food to the first 500,000 new customers who register on August 1st. (Thanks to John!)
- Home Depot: [Decor] 20 Square-Feet of Shaw Berber Do-It-Yourself Carpet Tiles for $28 + free shipping
Best Buy Doesn't Seem To Understand This Rewards Program Thing
By 7.28.09
I noticed something interesting recently when signing up for a RewardZone account at Best Buy. Either it was a glitch or this is an ongoing issue, but I couldn’t tie together my RewardZone number and my account to purchase things on the site.
Chase Barrages Customer With Overdraft Fees
By 7.28.09
Just about everyone’s been smacked with an overdraft fee before, but Michael writes us about his partner who is drowning in a flood of such exploitative charges.
Look Out For These Ways Money Slips Down The Drain
By 7.28.09
Like water swirling a drain, it’s in your money’s inert nature to flow away from you. Blogger Fabulously Broke identifies several ways in which people waste funds without realizing what they’re doing.
Morning Deals
By 7.28.09
- Big Fish Games : [Game] Free Prism Game Download
- Lacoste : [Perfume] Lacoste Perfume Samples (Choice of 3 Perfumes)
- DailySteals.com: [Gadgets] 007 James Bond Lock Picking Credit Card Kit for $10 + $5 s&h
Get A Palm Pre For Only $99 At Best Buy…No, Wait, Never Mind
By 7.28.09
For a brief, shining moment, in-store ads at Best Buy stores advertised a Palm Pre for $99 with a new two-year Sprint contract. Potential Pre customers were stoked. Recent Pre purchasers were incensed. And today, Best Buy was scrambling to fix the situation, since the price drop was really due to an error in the system. Oops.
Morning Deals
By 7.27.09
- Graveyard Mall: [Garden] Set of Four Solar Powered Color Changing Shoji LED Lanterns for $14 + $6 s&h
Amazonfraudcheck.com Is Amazon Fraud
By 7.27.09
No, Amazon is not contacting its members and performing regular fraud checks. Jason received this e-mail, which is associated with a rather convincing Amazon phishing site.
Buy Safely Online With Virtual Credit Cards
By 7.27.09
Before buying from potentially unscrupulous merchants, call up your credit card company and ask for a virtual credit card number. The disposable numbers expire after a single use, preventing merchants from signing you up for added or recurring charges. Virtual numbers are available to Citi, Discover, PayPal, and Bank of America customers.
Grocery Shopping Tips From The 1950s
By 7.25.09
Society may have come a long way since the 50s, but the grocery shopping tips remain the same. Inside, the wisdom that helped a generation of college-aged mothers conquer the scary supermarket.
