THE QUOTE: “Obviously, food safety is very important to us. It’s a matter we take very seriously,” said Walmart spokesperson Daphne Davis Moore . “We’ll take a very close look at it.”
Retail Services
Target "Lied To Me, Yelled At Me," And "Treated Me Like Crap"
By 8.6.08
More wedding/baby registry pain from Target, a reader calling herself Consumer in MD, has started a blog called “Target is the Devil,” with the aim of convincing other consumers not to register their weddings and baby showers with Target after they ripped her off to the tune of $75.01. She tried to return a gift from the registry (with a gift receipt), and Target told her that according to their records the current clearance price is what the person actually paid for the gift. It turned out that this wasn’t the case, and when she brought the actual customer receipt back to Target they refused to refund her the additional money.
I Can't Get A Loan, Sears Says I'm Dead
By 8.6.08
Claudia’s father couldn’t get a loan because Sears reported to the credit bureaus that he was dead. In fact, it was her mother who had died. After complaints, Sears credit cards, run by Citibank said they fixed the problem. Then Claudia’s dad tried to get a loan but couldn’t. His credit score was zero.
Morning Deals
By 8.6.08
- Starbucks: $2 Grande iced drinks after 2pm with morning purchase
- Tanga: Wireless Infrared Presenter with Laser Pointer for $9.99
- Amazon: Men’s Dress Shirts from $9 + free shipping – Izod, Geoffrey Beene, Arrow, Van Heusen, Calvin Klein (selling out fast)
Highlights From Dealhack
- Target.com: 15% off & Free Shipping on Lawn & Garden and Outdoor Furniture
- Best Buy: Westinghouse 19-inch WS Dual Input LCD $140
- eToys: Summer Clearance: Save up to 50% off Hundreds of Toys & Games
Highlights From Bargainist
By 8.5.08
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For all six of you Americans out there who use a Symbian phone, SymbianGear is offering one free app per day for 10 days. You’ve already missed days 1 & 2, but they’ve got 7 more to go if you’re interested. (Today is Texas Holdem). [SymbianGear via Symbian-Guru.com]
Best Buy Calls You An "Asshole" For Not Showing Your Receipt
By 8.5.08
After driving all over Chicagoland with his 7 month old son looking for a DirecTV receiver, reader Bobby was called an asshole for not stopping and showing his receipt to a Best Buy employee. He’s a little ticked off, and he CC’d us on his letter to Best Buy. Let’s listen in:
Morning Deals
By 8.5.08
- Iams: Free Iams Premium Protection Dog or Cat Food if you give them your address
- Iomega: 3.5″ External USB 2.0 Hard Drive shipped for $55.66(250 GB) Or $64.16 (320 GB)
- Newegg: Sennheiser CX300B 3.5mm Connector Canal Headphone (Black) $10 after rebates
Highlights From Dealhack
- Sierra Trading Post: Extra 10% off Clothing, Footwear, & Gear
- Amazon: Summer Sale: 25% or More off Kitchen Small Appliances
- Dell Home: Save 20% to 30% off Inspiron Notebook PCs
Highlights From Bargainist
- Torrid: $10 off select Birkenstock
- Toys “R” Us: BOGO $20 off all Wii games
- PayPal: Back to school savings @ Foot Locker, Guess, Tiger Direct, more
Do Not Be Fooled By Safeway's 2 for $7 Milk Trick
By 8.5.08
While shopping at Safeway today I noticed something odd about the “O” Organics Milk. After I listened to a mom tell her daughter she buys “whatever is on sale” I went to purchase my own milk and realized that’s not such a good plan. A half gallon was on sale for 2 for $7. Or if your a savvy shopper you could buy a gallon for $6.59. The Safeway website confirms it.
Morning Deals
By 8.4.08
- Amazon: 3 months of Amazon Prime free with $100 worth of textbooks in cart (No actual purchase necessary)
- Froobi: Refurbished SanDisk Sansa e270 6GB MP3 Media Player w/ FM/Voice Recorder for $55.95
- Amazon: “Narrow Stairs” by Death Cab For Cutie, $5 DRM-free MP3 album
Highlights From Dealhack
- REI: Summer Sale: Up to 40% or More off Apparel, Footwear, & Gear
- Staples: Envision 22-inch Widescreen Dual Input LCD $200 Shipped
- Design Within Reach: Save 15% off Upholstered Furniture & Free Shipping
Highlights From Bargainist
- Headsets.com: Free Bluetooth headset if you get cited driving while on phone (a promotion that incentivizes breaking the law, um ok)
- Yves Rocher: 50% off select beauty products
- Busted Tees: After Christmas in July Sale: Select shirts $10
Save On School Supplies With Sales Tax Holidays
By 8.3.08
School supplies in eight states are tax-free this weekend thanks to sales tax holidays. Hurry though, because the savings expire at the end of the day, unless you live in Washington D.C., where the savings last through August 10. The full list, inside…
Those Damn Europeans Are Taking Over New York
By 8.3.08
Have you seen them? The Europeans? They’re everywhere! In our fancy bistros, on line at the Apple store, spending their fancy-pantzy valuable Euros while we suffer through this intolerable non-recession. The patriots at the New York Times finally sounded the warning call over this European “invasion” that’s transforming New York into the “Walmart of hip.”
15 Victims Of The Grocery Shrink Ray
By 8.1.08
The Grocery Shrink Ray continues its miniature spree across the supermarket aisles of America. Here’s 14 more victims that have surfaced in the past week, as spotted by our watchful bands of deputized Consumerist reader-investigators…
Video Tutorial For Escaping Cellphone Without ETF
By 8.1.08
Who needs a bunch of words to tell you how to get out of your cellphone contract without early termination fee when a nice boy will tell you how do to it? You just sit back, grab some popcorn, and watch Ely Rosentock’s video tutorial. 9 minutes later, you’ll know how to break your cellphone contract without ETF, or moving to California. Video inside… [More]
Get 75% Off Your ATT ETF By Switching To Pay-As-You-Go
By 8.1.08
If arguing for completely getting out of your AT&T early-termination-fee isn’t your thing, you can try doing what Felix did and get 75% off it.
7 Ways To Save On Groceries Without Using Coupons
By 8.1.08
Are you a coupon clipper? No? Lots of people like saving money, but don’t really buy the sort of products that have coupons, or don’t have time to waste searching and clipping. These tips are for you.
Morning Deals
By 8.1.08
- Fandango: Free movie ticket just by entering an AmEx customer service phone number (signs you up for email newsletter, so use a throwaway email address, it will say the promotion has ended but they’re sending you a free movie ticket via email)
- DELL: Xbox 360 Elite bundle with Forza Motorsport 2, Marvel Ultimate Alliance Gold Edition, and faceplate for $399
- Staples: 400GB HDD for $45 after rebate
Highlights From Dealhack
- Vann’s: Canon Digital Rebel XT SLR & 28-90mm $430 Shipped
- Buy.com: Sharp Aquos 37-inch 1080p LCD HDTV $800 Shipped
- TiVo.com: TiVo DVRs: Series2 Dual Tuner $50 Shipped & TiVo HD $180 Shipped
Highlights From Bargainist
- WizKidsGames.com: Free Star Wars Pocketmodel
- Swell: Summer Sale: Up to 75% off + extra 20% off coupon
- Frederick’s of Hollywood: Last Chance Sale: Up to 70% off
Sprint Makes Customer Wait 6 Hours For Chat
By 7.31.08
Adam had a question on his bill—either about the $9.68 adjustment in his favor, or the $102,861.30 they say he still owes, we’re not sure—so he decided to take advantage of their online chat. He writes, “Conveniently, they have a link that says ‘Questions about your bill?’ When you click it, it brings you to a live agent. This is a picture of our session.”
Geek Squad Cuts The Cables Inside Your Computer Instead Of Backing Up Your Data?
By 7.31.08
Reader Kevin forwarded us this story from Dave, a I.T. consultant friend of his who helps people with their computer problems in exchange for hardware donations to the school he works at. Dave’s “propane guy” said he recently took a desktop computer to Geek Squad after it failed, and “great Geek Squad guys were AWESOME and had been able to retrieve all of his family pictures for him,” before selling him a new laptop. Dave offered to take a look at the desktop and try to retrieve the rest of the important files– the “7 years of QuickBooks 2005 data” that Best Buy wasn’t able to save, but when Dave opened up the computer he says he was surprised to see that someone had cut some important cables.
