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Credit Blemished Over Imaginary Credit Card
The NES collection agency is coming after Nancy for a debt on an account number she’s never owned. She’s trying to beseech BoA billing for a resolution and to fix her credit history. That may be completely the wrong way to go about it. Here’s her story:
Leaks: Details On Sprint's New Decreasing ETF
More details have emerged about Sprint’s new decreasing-monthly ETF, thanks to a page from the Sprint customer service manual that fell into NeoWin’s hands. Basically the ETF on a 2-year contract is $200 after the first 30 days and until month 20, then it starts decreasing by $10 at month 19, until it gets to month 5 where it holds at $50. However, they say it’s their policy to waive it if there’s less than 30 days left. Once again, the decreasing-ETF will only apply to new contracts signed after November 2, 2008. Full scan of the internal document, inside…
Morning Deals
- ArtsCow: Custom Dog Tags for $0.99 Shipped
- Amazon: 70% off men’s & women’s running shoes
- FYE/Sam Goody: New 20GB Xbox 360 Premium Consoles for $150 After $100 mail-in-rebate for signing up for VISA check card. In-store only
Morning Deals
- Carabella: 40%off Jackets, 30% off clearance items & Total order
- Walmart: Tmobile G1 for $148.88, savings of $31.11
- Go Gamer: Far Cry 2 for PC for $32.90 Shipped
Highlights From Buxr
- American Eagle Outfitters: 20% Off Printable Coupon
- Borders: 25% Off the List Price of One Item at Borders w/ coupon code: SLE5413W
- Shoebuy: Crocs Sale $10 off + Free shipping both ways w/ coupon code: EMLMENSHOESALE
Highlights From Dealnews
- AT&T Internet: AT&T Triple Pack: Internet, voice, and TV or wireless for $99/mo. + $150 cash back
- Amazon.com: Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller for $30 + free shipping
- American Eagle Outfitters: American Eagle Men’s AE Graphic Oxford Shirt for $20 + $6 s&h
Highlights From Dealhack
- Gap: Buy One Pair of Pants and Get Second for 50% off
- Compact Appliance: Save Extra 15% off Compact Refrigerators with Coupon
- Newegg: Patriot 64GB 2.5-inch SATA Solid State Drive $155 & Free Shipping
Countrywide To Fixed Rate Customer: Your Mortgage Is About To Adjust!
Countrywide either doesn’t know, or doesn’t care that reader Graham has a fixed rate mortgage, because they keep sending him “notices” that his mortgage is about to “adjust.”
"Black Friday" Starting At Halloween This Year
“Black Friday” is traditionally known as the day after Thanksgiving where retailers drastically cut their prices and offered crazy door prizes to pack the Christmas shoppers in, but this year, it’s going to be earlier than ever before. Dealnews reports that now it’s no longer just a day, it’s a season, and it’s starting at Halloween. Dealnews expects Walmart, Best Buy, and Amazon to start offering Black Friday-esque sales early on gadgets like LCD TVs, Blu-ray players, and GPS devices. This is officially the creepiest of all Christmas Creeps.
Morning Deals
Highlights From Dealnews
- Apple Store: Five refurbished Apple Aluminum iMac Core 2 Duo Desktops from $999 + free shipping
- Newegg: Corion Digital Lifestyles 42″ 720p Widescreen LCD HDTV for $600 + free shipping
- Surplus Computers: Refurbished 2.5″ 20GB IDE Hard Drives for $20 + $7 s&h
Highlights From Dealhack
- Amazon: Save 20% or More off Auto-Setting Atomic Watches
- REI Outlet: Brunton Lite-Tech Binoculars & Gerber Knife Combo $35
- Geeks: Up to 50% or More off Barebones Rack Mount Servers with Coupon
Highlights From Buxr
- Deep Discount: ANY 3 SNL BEST OF VIDEOS for $15 after coupon code: B3CHLIONS0810 w/ Free shipping
- Shop4Tech: Samsung WEP301 Bluetooth Headset for $8.18 after 17% off coupon code: LB17 and $20 rebate w/ Free shipping
- Deep Discount: ANY 3 SNL BEST OF VIDEOS for $15 after coupon code: B3CHLIONS0810 w/ Free shipping
Best Buy Testing New Logo At Mall Of America, Do You Care?
Best Buy is tired of their logo, so they’re testing a new one on those local guinea pigs at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN. (Best Buy is headquartered in Minnesota, land of lutefisk, Garrison Keillor and Target.)
Amazon Lists Barack Obama Mask Under "Terrorist Costume"
The LA Times says that Amazon.com had a mask depicting democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama listed under the search term “terrorist costume.” The listing has since been pulled but the LA Times has a screengrab.
How To Get Free Shipping And 15% Off At J. Crew
An ebullient J. Crew call center worker emailed me to gush about how great his employer was. My eyes glazed over how special it was that the cashmere sweaters being from the Lorno Piana mill and such, but there were two nuggets that will save you money if you like J.Crew clothes: 1) At the online store, coupon code “JUSTASK” always gets you free shipping (update: apparently the new code for this is “”ROCKCENTER” 2) Teachers and students always get 15% off. Call and use you your .edu address, or show your school ID in-store.
Sears Replaces Man's Shovel With No Hassle
Man walks into Sears store with broken Craftsman shovel. Moments later, walks out with brand-new, better, Craftsman shovel they let him pick out, for free. True story. [OneProjectCloser]
Reach Sears Executive Customer Service
To escalate a complaint at Sears past the completely useless 1-800 number, call 847-286-2500 and ask for Mr. Lampert’s office (Ed Lampert is the chairman of the board). When the executive assistance picks up, tell them you want to file an “Executive Complaint.” Said the reader who submitted this tip, “A single call to this group is actually well on my way to resolving a problem that 4 calls & 3 transfers at the 1-800-4-my-home line could not handle.” Don’t forget to be calm, professional, and succinct when you speak with them.
Target Pays $3.1 Million For Falsely Accusing Customer, Via Bulk Email, Of Passing Funny Money
A jury awarded Rita Cantrell $100,000 in actual damage and hit Target with $3 million in punitive damages after a Target employee sent a group email falsely accusing her of passing counterfeit bills. Rita was trying to buy stuff with a 1974 $100 bill which the store employees didn’t recognize and thought was a fake. A loss-prevention employee then sent around a group email containing her picture and the false allegation to 31 different local, state and federal law enforcement offices, malls, department stores, home-improvement stores and grocery stores. The email result in the Secret Service interrogating Rita at her work place, but they were able to check out the bill and determine it was genuine. “Every aspect of Rita’s life was harmed by Target,” said Cantrell’s attorney.
Sprint To Start Discounting ETFs Monthly
Sprint is expected to soon start making the early termination fee (ETF) decline every month, possibly as early as November 2nd. Previously, whether you canceled service 1 day into or one day before the end of your service contract, you would get a $200 fee. That fee is supposed to reimburse the company for the cost of providing you a cellphone at reduced cost. The change is expected to be only good for new subscribers and is not retroactive, so, sorry Charlie if you were hoping to go get an iPhone.
Morning Deals
- Lacoste: 25% off with coupon code FF102008 (expires tomorrow)
- Kohl’s: Vera Wang’s Hi Cut Briefs for $3.60
- Buy: Logitech Z Cinema Advanced Sound System for $129.99 Shipped
Highlights From Dealhack
- REI Outlet: Timex Ironman Heart Rate Monitor Watch $55
- eToys: Save 20% off Crayola Crayons, Markers, and More
- Amazon: Save up to 70% or More off Power & Hand Tools
Highlights From Buxr
- Lifestyles Condoms: Free Sample Condom
- AMC Theaters: Free Small Popcorn With Any Size Fountain Drink (printable)
- Office Depot: Compaq Presario CQ50 210US 15.4″ Widescreen Notebook Computer for $399.99 after $30 and $100 rebate (in-store only)
Highlights From Dealnews
- Amazon.com: Sigma 55-200mm f/4-5.6 DC Telephoto Zoom Lens for $60 + $8 s&h
- 6ave.com: Panasonic VIERA 42″ 1080p Widescreen Plasma HDTV for $855 + free shipping
- GoldenGadgets: CJ 1W Pocket LED Flashlight for $4 + $2 s&h
Free Disposable Zero Registration Email Boxes At Makemetheking
Looking for a free, easy-to-use, anonymous and disposable email address? Check out makemetheking. Just enter the prefix on the front screen and email sent to that shows up about 2 minutes after it was sent. You can also delete and respond to messages. No password or registration are required, so obviously don’t use it for love letters or CIA secrets, but it’s perfect for anything that needs your email and you don’t want to give them your real one.
Please, Citibank, Stop Sending Us Random Amounts Of Money!
Readers M & C are honest people, so when Citibank started randomly depositing money that clearly wasn’t theirs into their account, they called to tell them about it. And Citibank took the money back. And deposited it again. And then sent them a check. M & C say that they’ve begged, they’ve pleaded Citibank to stop sending them random checks — but nothing has worked.
