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What’s LA’s Craziest Black Friday Place?

Reader Daniel plans on shooting some Black Friday coverage and he wants to know where LA’s the action will be most intense.

Cover Black Friday With Us

Unless we’re too drunk on tryptophan, 5am this Friday, November 24th finds us freezing our butts off in a North Carolina parking lot, documenting Black Friday madness.

Consumerist Intern Wanted

The Consumerist continues to grow in reach and scope, and it’s time we got an intern to help.

Check Out Our Chest Bling

Check Out Our Chest Bling

What would it take to put you in

Meet Your New Associate Editor: Meghann Marco

Meet Your New Associate Editor: Meghann Marco

We quested long and far but finally we found our new associate editor. Meet, Meghann Marco. She’s done such an excellent job filling in we decided to officially anoint her!

Pocket Guide To The Consumerist

Pocket Guide To The Consumerist

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.

Consumerist T-Shirts On Sale!

Consumerist T-Shirts On Sale!

You voted, a reader designed, and now, The Consumerist T-shirt are available! $20 at Gawker Shop.

Pocket Guide To Using The Consumerist

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.

Gawker’s Customer Service Under Fire

Gawker’s Customer Service Under Fire

For a brief period in August, every Gawker commenter was naked, their email address flapping in the wind.

Consumerist T-Shirt Nears Production

Consumerist T-Shirt Nears Production

Here’s a sneak preview of what the new Consumerist t-shirts will look like. The gear will be available for purchase at the Gawker Shop within a few weeks or so. Twenty bucks.

Pocket Guide To Using The Consumerist

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.

John Brownlee, RIP

Sometime between the hours of 11am and 3pm yesterday, Associate Editor John Brownlee was hit by a train. A train called opportunity. Mr. Brownlee is moving on from The Consumerist to run a new site for Wired.

On Delayed Comments & Double Comments

Been noticing a lot of double comments and complaints about delayed comments. Rest assured, our commenting system is as borked as ever.

Monday Morning Readers Round-Up

It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to spin the Consumerist faucet for a fresh influx of tips again.

Reminder: Anyone Can Be A Commenter

Just a friendly reminder: every reader can and should become a Consumerist commenter. The bar to entry is just insanely low: have a somewhat sane point, don’t type in all capital letters, and follow the process below…

The Consumerist Podcast

The Consumerist Podcast

Hey, now there’s an easy way to keep track of all our audio fun.

Consumerist Job Opening

The Consumerist is looking for a writer obsessed with saving people money to join the site’s team. We’re looking for more posts like these:

HOWTO: Use This Blog

HOWTO: Use This Blog

To welcome all our new readers, here’s a brief guide to using The Consumerist.