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Send Us Your Customer Service Calls And We'll Mock Their Flaws
By 4.26.07
Call centers of the world, we’re gunning for your asses.
Announcing The Consumerist Message Boards
By 4.20.07
Consumerist just got a message board system. Check out Consumeristforums.com.
Consumerist May Be Funky For A Time Tomorrow
By 4.14.07
Tomorrow, we’re doing some fun stuff with the rube goldberg devices that keep this site running. Starting at 3am, links and comments probably won’t work. Things should be back to normal by noon, but functionality might be impaired in some ways until the evening. Or everything will go kookookabanza and there will be dancing gerbils on the site for a week. Either way, consider yourself warned. — BEN POPKEN
Introducing The Consumerist Mutual Fund
By 4.1.07
The Consumerist once promised to help fix capitalism. Today, we will realize that dream. We regularly stress the importance of saving for retirement. 401ks, Roth IRAs, they are good, but uncertain. They caution, “past performance does not guarantee future gains.”
Gone Fishing
By 3.20.07
Ben is on vacation today through Monday, March 26th. Please welcome Samuel Glover and Mark Ashley (who starts tomorrow) in in his absence. Sam is a consumer lawyer and writes the Caveat Emptor blog. Mark writes the Upgrade Travel Better blog. Both guys have filled in before and do a stellar job. Ciao, we’re off to Florida with our girlfriend!
Free Consumerist Comment Invites
By 12.13.06
UPDATE: Chatrooms closed. Thanks to everyone who jumped in. Sorry for the confusion in the beginning. Feel free to email tips@consumerist.com if you missed out on an invite.
Welcome NY Times & NY Daily News Readers
By 12.9.06
To readers coming from the New York Times or the NY Daily News, thanks for visiting The Consumerist!
RSS RSS Double Double Wonkiness Wonkiness
By 12.5.06
If you read Consumerist via RSS feeds, you may have noticed double posts and general wackitude lately.
Consumerist Turns 1 and 1/12
By 12.4.06
We weren’t paying attention and then we realized, happy one and one-twelfth birthday to us! One year, one month and 8 days, ago, The Consumerist made its first post.
Consumerist Tshirts Canceled
By 11.30.06
We had a problem with the tshirt printer meaning no one would get their shirts on time, so we canceled the Consumerist tshirt order. This worked out well because only 5 shirts were sold, and we bought two of them. We refunded everyone’s money and issued them a coupon for a free Gawker Shop tshirt.
HOWTO: Use This Blog
By 11.28.06
You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.
Bloglines Feed Fixed, May Need To Resubscribe
By 11.26.06
If you read us through Bloglines, you may have noticed our feed didn’t update after November, 16th. Readers report it working now.
Happy Thanksgiving!
By 11.23.06
Only a couple posts today, then we eat deep fried turkey. Friday’s a half-day, too. Hope your holiday finds you warm, well, among family, friends, and slathered in all the gravy and rolls and stuffing you deserve. — BEN POPKEN
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