When a system update caused service failures and bugs in T-Mobile customers’ unlocked iPhones, the users emailed T-Mobile to alert them to the issue. Even though T-Mobile doesn’t offer the iPhone, they fixed the bugs and gave the users a service credit for the inconvenience.
Retail Services
Settlement In Shopper Stampede Case; Wal-Mart Avoids Criminal Charges
By 5.6.09
Wal-Mart will not face criminal charges in the death of temporary holiday worker Jdimytai Damour at its Valley Stream, NY store. Damour was posted at the front of the store when the out-of-control early morning crowd broke the door down, and he was trampled to death.
Does Anyone Have $34 Billion For Bank Of America?
By 5.6.09
Kenneth Lewis is probably having a pretty crappy day. The government just told him that he needs to find $33.9 billion in order to “withstand any worsening of the economic downturn.” Anybody got any spare change?
By 5.6.09
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Here’s a list of cheap Mother’s Day gift ideas, like decorating flip-flops with rhinestones (it’s a deliberately cheap let-the-kids-help project), newsprint roses made by some girls club, and some sort of photo book through Facebook that’s free for the first 10,000 orders. [ABC News]
Recession Scenes At Wal-Mart: Beef, Peanut Butter, Toilet Seats
By 5.6.09
Wal-Mart’s management is watching their customers during the recession. What have they learned? More shoppers now make lists, instead of buying on impulse. Sales of frozen vegetables are up; sales of Angus beef are down. And mysteriously, $5 white toilet seats are a hot item near Denver.
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR Comcast VS Bank Of America
By 5.5.09
A big cable company vs a big bank. A repeat of our final match-up of 2008. Last year Countrywide (now part of Bank of America) prevailed. Which one will you choose?
Woman Dies In Walmart Parking Lot, Discovered Two Days Later
By 5.5.09
Imagine dying in your vehicle in the parking lot of a 24-hour Walmart. How would anyone know? The couple who discovered Patricia Glasscock’s body yesterday thought she was sleeping, which is probably what anyone who passed by thought.
Robert Duvall Is Not Cool With Building A Walmart Near A Civil War Battlefield
By 5.5.09
Robert Duvall, a descendant of Robert E. Lee, is really just not cool with Walmart’s plans to build a Supercenter near the site of an important Civil War battle.
Chase Charges You Fees For The Privilege Of Being Charged Fees
By 5.5.09
Corbin had a very confusing experience with his Chase credit card. Because of a unexplained returned payment by his bank, his $30 automatic minimum payment led to $156 in late fees, overlimit fees, returned payment fees, and a fee charged, as far as I can tell, for being charged fees.
Morning Deals
By 5.5.09
- Mother’s Day Ideas Edition
- Walmart: [Cleanliness] Cottonelle Toilet Paper Sample
- 1-800-Flowers: [Flowers] Special Mother’s Day Flowers for $30
- Victoria’s Secret: [Awkward] Victoria’s Secret: $15 off $100, $30 off $150 or $75 off $250 purchase
- ProFlowers.com: [Flowers] Mom’s Reward Bouquet with chocolates, vase for $40 + $10 s&h
- Shnoop.com: [Watch] Invicta Women’s Wild Flower 46 Diamonds Watch for $78 + $7 s&h
- Sears: [Clothing] Women’s Polo Shirt Roundup: Classic Elements Sleeveless Pique for $8 + $6 s&h, more
- Godiva: [Chocolates] Godiva Chocolate Covered Sale: Up to 50% off select chocolates
8Coupons.com Lets You Send Local Coupons To Your Phone
By 5.5.09
Online coupons still haven’t caught on, really, but 8coupons.com may be worth checking out if you want to give it a try in your own city. Instead of implementing some high-concept location aware thing, they let you browse the site for coupons that interest you. When you find one, you send it to your phone via text message. Obviously, if you hold your phone number dear to your heart, don’t bother; if you’re the brave type who doesn’t mind risking the personal data exposure, you might want to give it a shot.
Reach Executive Customer Service For Sprint, Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T
By 5.4.09
Say you got a problem with your cellphone company and you want it solved, pronto. You’ve already called regular customer service and they’re either unable or unwilling to help you, or you’re just sick of waiting on hold. You’ve got things to do! That’s where executive customer service comes in handy. Just about every big company has a pack of these people who can basically walk on water within the company and get any problem solved. The key is reaching them. Naturally, you won’t find them in an overseas call center at the end of the 1-800 number. Rather, they’re attached to the corporate headquarters executive offices. Don’t worry, we did the hard part for you. Here’s up-to-date phone numbers for the executive customer service departments for Sprint, Verizon, T-mobile, and AT&T:
Online IQ Test Is Really A Stupid Mobile Phone Download Scam
By 5.4.09
An innocent-looking IQ test on Facebook is really a test of your privacy savvy. And ability to read tiny, tiny print.
What Happens When You Actually Try To Buy The Stuff In Target's Ads?
By 5.4.09
We’ll give away the answer right away. You need to talk to at least 3 people, and 2 of them will try to sell you a Target credit card. Finally, the last one will locate a product that may or may not be the one from the ad. It may, however, be cheaper than the advertised deal.
LG Refrigerator Causes Flash Floods, Mini-Glaciers
By 5.4.09
Jason’s refrigerator wouldn’t work correctly, no matter how many times it was repaired. Eventually, Best Buy had to intervene. Yes, that Best Buy.
Worst Company In America: FINAL FOUR
By 5.4.09
Here we go people: It’s the Final Countdown. Let’s hear it for the last four companies standing.
Returning These Games To Best Buy Could Get A Little Awkward
By 5.4.09
Reader Charlton went to Best Buy to buy some games. He successfully accomplished his task, only to find that opening his purchase was going to be a little difficult.
