JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are seeking permission to repay government bailout funds, says Reuters.
Retail Services
Walmart Goes All Redbox On GameStop's Racket
By 5.19.09
If you’re a gamer you know how shameful it feels to plunk down a game you played $60 at a used game store counter in exchange for $15 or $20 three weeks later.
Sears Pays $10 In Coupons For Your Email Address
By 5.19.09
Max wants to know why he hasn’t received the $10 gift certificate that the cashier at Sears promised him for turning over an email address to receive marketing messages. We contacted Sears and found out what’s actually going on.
Do Not Fall Into Target's Evil Sunscreen Trap!
By 5.18.09
Eagle-eyed reader Kt noticed that Target is charging $9.99 for both the 3 oz and the 6 oz size of Coppertone’s NutraShield sunscreen.
In A Tight Spot, A Prepaid Phone Can Replace A Broken One
By 5.18.09
Reader Brandi’s expensive T-Mobile Dash broke after only 7 months, leaving her phoneless and sad. The T-Mobile store was unhelpful — as she’d already used her phone discount to buy the now-broken Dash. What to do?
By 5.18.09
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If you own a G1 phone from T-Mobile, Google has added a special barcode scanning feature to its Product Search page just for you. Yeah, you’ve already got other barcode scanning apps, but this one integrates with Google’s search functionality so you can scan and see product search results in Google immediately. [Phandroid]
Morning Deals
By 5.18.09
- Champion USA: [Sportswear] Shorts on Sale from $9 per Pair
- Eye Buy Direct: [Eye Glasses] Techbargains Exclusive 30% off Coupon Code (Eye Glasses Starting At $5.60)
US Cellular Offering Free Battery Replacements To Customers
By 5.15.09
If you bought your cellphone from US Cellular in the past 18 months, as of this week you can get your phone’s battery replaced for free. We’ve contacted US Cellular to ask them to answer a couple of questions, namely whether the replacement battery is brand new and whether a customer can swap more than once. If they get back to us, we’ll post an update. In the meantime, if you’re a customer of theirs and your phone’s battery is dying, just stop by any US Cellular store to make the exchange.
In Which A TV Reporter Pretends To Be A Total Cellphone Jackass
By 5.15.09
While it is certainly not breaking news that people act like total jackasses when they’re on their cellphones, we nevertheless felt compelled to bring to you the following clip of WGN’s Pat Tomasulo acting like said jackasses on the streets of Chicago.
Morning Deals
By 5.14.09
- Dannon: [Grocery] Up To $12 Refund On Activa Yogurt (Activa Challenge)
- Newegg: [Cell Phones] Unlocked LG Shine KP220 Bluetooth Camera Phone for $70 + free shipping
- Graveyard Mall: [Office Supplies] Six Lbs. of Pens (about 318 pens) for $14 + $6 s&h
RadioShack Electronics Trade-In Program Not The Fastest Way To Get Cash
By 5.14.09
A Dallas Morning News blogger decided to test out RadioShack’s new trade-in program, where you mail them your unwanted cellphone, for example, and they mail you a gift card, which you can then turn around and use to buy 7,000 house brand AAA batteries. As you might expect, RadioShack didn’t offer him as much money for his Blackberry Storm as he saw them going for on eBay, but the real problem came from the missed deadlines and delays in getting his gift card: what they said would take one week ended up taking 5 1/2 weeks, and might have taken longer had he not emailed them.
Home Depot Credit Card Charges Perpetual Interest
By 5.14.09
Bryan was proud to pay off his $8500 Home Depot store credit card balance. Then received a bill the next month with $130 in finance charges. Finance charges on a $0 balance? Wait, what? How does that happen?
If You Visit Venezuela, Please Bring Us Back A Penisphone
By 5.13.09
That rascal Hugo Chavez! First he uses a photo op with President Obama to hawk his new a 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.
Morning Deals
By 5.13.09
- Sam’s Club: [Grocery] One Day Guest Pass
- Project Child Safe: [Guns] Free Cable Gun Lock
- OfficeDepot: [Office Supplies] Office Depot Clearance: Electronics & office supplies from $1 + $10 s&h
Chase Invites Customers To Skip A Payment, Accrue Finance Charges Instead
By 5.13.09
Chase is being awfully nice to their customers in tough economic times. Many of their customers received statements this month with a minimum payment of $0, even though they have balances. How nice! Customers take a month off, Chase will just let finance charges accrue for them.
