complaints
We Reprimand a WalMart Manager
Somehow we got on the fast track as the go-to guys for Southern Walmart complaints. The latest comes courtesy of Tiffany-Anne Everett who thinks we somehow have the power to fire a Walmart manager.
Joey’s Med Grill Lets Reader Off The Rack
We’re not implacable, inconsolable. We, as consumerists, can be appeased. Most of the time, all we want is a sincere “We know we fucked up.” That we scream so very loud here is testament to just how endangered the species of sincere corporate apologies really is.
Finally! This Site Covers A REAL Consumerist Issue
My 11 year old, cute-as-a-button cousin Lilly writes in:
Monday Morning Reader Round-Up
It’s likely to be a slower paced week here at the Consumerist. We’ll still be posting, but it won’t be quite to the volume you’ve come to expect. Ben is taking the next couple days off to lounge about inflating his beer belly in the Hamptons, and working half-days the rest of the week. I, on the other hand, will be spending much of the week in the Netherlands, exchanging kusjes with fly honey-haired Dutch girls.
UPDATE: Boiled Walmart Baby
Yesterday we spoke at length with Ritta over the phone. According to her statement these are the
The Nth Best Thing We Have Ever Posted: An Open Letter to US Airways
Meet David Kerry of the Catalogue of Ships podcast.
TWC Blacksout
Richard called Time Warner Cable to ask when his service would be restored. The rep wouldn’t tell him specifically, or stray from her script, including the part where she upsells him…
Backyard Burger Wayyyy Too Friendly
Vincent S. is convinced Backyard Burger is a front for some kind of cult. He feels they’re “trained to be creepy.”
UPDATE: Boiled Walmart Baby, With Pix
Dramatic photos of Ritta’s car in the Walmart parking lot after they broke the window to get her trapped baby. Note, these were taken a few hours after the incident occurred.
Best Buy Hates Firefox
Loyal Consumerist Danilo slowly accrued Best Buy points, only to be foiled by retarded web design.
Blogobitchin!
• This guy was way ahead on the milk is especially fantastic bandwagon. [Bunnyspatial]
FCC Good For Something
If you’re pissed about TimeWarner buying Adelphia and cutting your NFL Net coverage, have heart.
TimeWarner’s Adelphia Buyout Continues to Suck For You
You don’t mess with a man’s football.
AOL Still Retaining Like A MoFugger
AOL may be free, but that didn’t stop them from calling up Matt W. in Chicago, begging him to come back. The rep offered Matt a “new” version of AOL called, “Security Edition.” After an initial “trial period,” Matt could continue using AOL for $9.95/month.
