CSR: Oh, that’s really not the way to look at it. I know that if it were my mother, I’d pay it. That’s why we’re in the banking crisis we’re in: banks having to write off defaulted loans.
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Bank Of America Blames You And Your Dead Mother For Financial Crisis
By 2.6.09
8 Banks Took $153.4 Billion In Tax Payer Money, Spent $845 Million On Naming Rights
By 2.6.09
Should bailout out banks be buying naming rights? Dennis Kucinich doesn’t think so, and last week he urged the Treasury department to cancel one such deal between Citibank and the New York Mets. Now Bloomberg says that seven more bailed out banks are spending money on stadium rights.
Morning Deals
By 2.6.09
Highlights From Dealnews
- Meritline: [Clock] Four-Sided Rotatable Magic Alarm Clock for $4 + free shipping
- TigerDirect: [Computer Parts] Biostar / AMD Dual Core 2.2GHz Barebones Kit for $140 + free s&h w/$150
- Graveyard Mall: [Yard] Kichler Olde Brick Bird Feeder and Garden Light for $70 + $16 s&h
Morning Deals are purely an informational service for the readers, Consumerist receives nothing in exchange for their posting.
Is Bank of America About To Become THE Bank of America?
By 2.5.09
Bank of America‘s stock slid to a 20 year low today as investors became increasingly convinced that the bank would be nationalized. Share tumbled 18% early today, before climbing back up in the afternoon, says CNNMoney.
Chase Wants You To Pay Your Taxes By Credit Card. Don't.
By 2.5.09
Chase has emailed its customers a friendly reminder that if you can’t pay your taxes this year, you can charge them on your Chase credit card! Even the IRS site suggests you consider using a credit card if you can’t pay your debt. However, before you do something as debt crazy as charge up a high credit card balance, consider the following points and make sure you’re doing the most financially responsible thing.
My iPhone Got Jacked At Gunpoint – Help!
By 2.5.09
Reader Dan says he was walking home last night and got robbed at gunpoint, losing his iPhone, which he only got five days ago, in the process. He asks, “Any tips from you or readers? Can it be tracked using the onboard gps? This STINKS!”
Morning Deals
By 2.5.09
- Chuck E. Cheese: [Tokens] Get extra 40 tokens with the purchase of 60 tokens
- Nike: [Sportswear] Clearance sale + 20% off coupon code:CLEAR2009 and free shipping w/ code:TRYAGAIN9
- NewEgg: [Razor] Panasonic ES4815S Pro-Curve Compact Men’s Shaver with Double Blades for $19.99 w/ Free shipping
Highlights From Dealhack
- Target.com: [Furniture] Free Shipping + 15% off Select Furniture Orders
- Target.com: [Furniture] Free Shipping + 15% off Select Furniture Orders
- Buy.com: [Camcorder] Pure Digital Flip Ultra F260W Camcorder $90 Shipped
Highlights From Dealnews
- Meritline: [Health] Dental Mirror for $5 + free shipping
- Dell Home: [Desktop] Dell Inspiron 530n Intel Dual Core 2.5GHz Desktop w/ 17″ LCD for $428 + $35 s&h
- Meritline: [Novelty Flashlight] Interchangeable Transformative Robot LED Flashlight for $8 + free shipping
Morning Deals are purely an informational service for the readers, Consumerist receives nothing in exchange for their posting.
Cellphone Recycler Says 99% Of Phones Still Contain Personal Data
By 2.5.09
Regenersis studied a random sample of 2000 handsets processed during the first week in December and found that 99% of handsets received contained some sort of personal data, including: contacts, SMS messages, pictures, music, videos, calendar entries, emails, notes, mailing lists and to do lists. In some cases, extremely sensitive information was contained, including bank details, addresses, and confidential emails.
3 iPhone Class Action Lawsuits Filed In The Past Week
By 2.4.09
The number of people gunning for some Apple/AT&T cash keeps increasing, with three new class action lawsuits filed over the past 8 days alone. In all three suits, the primary complaint is the same: that AT&T Mobility’s 3G network isn’t robust enough to deliver the type of experience promised by iPhone marketing.
Morning Deals
By 2.4.09
Highlights From Dealnews
- Newegg: [Subwoofer] Polk Audio 10″ 50W Powered Subwoofer for $100 + free shipping
- Newegg: [Speakers] Logitech LS11 Multimedia Speaker System for $11 after rebate + $8 s&h
- T-mobile: [Cellphone] Nokia 2760 Bluetooth Camera Phone for T-Mobile with $25 prepaid card for $90 + free shipping
Morning Deals are purely an informational service for the readers, Consumerist receives nothing in exchange for their posting.
Your Brain Thinks 300 Cents Is Bigger Than $3
By 2.4.09
Perhaps you can use this new study to trick yourself into curbing your spending. Researchers found your brain interprets the difference between increasing from 3 cents 300 cents as being bigger than going from 3 cents to $3. So if you’re trying to talk yourself out of buying something that’s $200, visualize it it for a second as costing 20,000 pennies.
Walmart Greeter Attacked By Cop During Receipt Check Suing For $21 Million
By 2.3.09
Remember the Walmart greeter that got attacked by a cop during a receipt check? Well, he’s suing for $21 million, says Chattanooga’s News Channel 9.
Should Citibank Pay $400 Million To Name A Stadium While Taking Taxpayer Money?
By 2.3.09
The New York Mets are getting a new stadium. It’ll be called Citi Field and that honor cost Citibank (and by extension, one could argue, taxpayers) $400 million.
Use Potato Chips To Report Bad Best Buy Employees
By 2.3.09
An insider tells us the best way to get back at a bad Best Buy employee is a bag of potato chips:
As The Recession Deepens, The Mall Of America Says It's Doing Fine
By 2.3.09
The New York Times says there are about 1,500 malls in the US and many of them are in trouble. They’re being converted to office buildings or closing their doors for good. And yet, Minnesota’s Mall of America is allegedly doing fine.
Sprint Rebate Line Expedites Rebates
By 2.3.09
Having trouble redeeming rebates for your Sprint phone? Keep getting denied for seemingly no good reason? Try calling the Sprint rebate line at 800-477-4127. Reader Emily wrote, “I have tried on several different occasions to get rebates on my phone. Seems as though you have to call the Sprint Rebate line and have them resubmit the rebate for you. I have had to do 4 separate rebates this way.” (Photo: hyku)
Morning Deals
By 2.3.09
- Denny’s: [Food] Free Grand Slam Breakfast (Today Only 2/3/09)
- Sixth Avenue: [DVD Player] Philips DVP3982 DVD Player With 1080p HDMI Upconversion for $46.50 after coupon:AFL5 w/ Free shipping
- Boscov’s: [Dinnerware] Lighthouse 16 Piece Dinnerware Set for $9.99 + $19 Shipping
Highlights From Dealhack
- Amazon: [Car Seats] Save up to 20% or more off Top-Rated Britax Car Seats
- Nike: [Sunglasses] Save 20% off All Sport & Casual Sunglasses Orders
- Creative Labs: [MP3 Player] Zen Mozaic 16GB MP3 Player $100 Shipped
Highlights From Dealnews
- JR: [HDTV] Sony BRAVIA 32″ 720p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $550 + free shipping
- T-mobile: [Cellphone] Nokia 1680 Camera Phone for T-Mobile with $25 prepaid card for $50 + free shipping
- HP Home & Home Office Store: [Desktop] HP Pavilion Elite m9500t Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz Desktop PC for $610 + free shipping
Morning Deals are purely an informational service for the readers, Consumerist receives nothing in exchange for their posting.
Amazon Releases February '09 Coupon Codes
By 2.3.09
Amazon.com has released the latest batch of special coupon codes and Probargainhunter has the roundup.
