CompUSA had a 53 week year last year, allowing upper management to reap large bonus checks, according to a company insider.
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Sprint CEO’s Phone Number, And 25 Other Sprint Execs’
By 2.27.07 — Updated: 12.9.16
UPDATE 5/29/07: Call 703-433-4401, a special number just for Consumerist readers that goes straight to the office of the CEO:
EXCLUSIVE: CompUSA Closing 100 Stores
By 2.23.07
CompUSA will close 100 stores this year, according to an industry insider speaking to us under conditions of anonymity.
14 Verizon Executives’ Phone Numbers
By 2.23.07 — Updated: 10.24.16
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Consumerist's Second Job Interview With IDT Energy's Scammy Marketing Firm
By 2.16.07
The office was decidedly busier on our callback. [Editor’s note: this material was written prior to today.] One person was being interviewed while another waited next to us on the sofa. More at ease, we enjoyed our second look at the office. The waiting room walls were covered with pictures of the Empire State and Chrysler buildings. “Bigger. Better.” or something like that. The receptionist had a giant stack of papers on her desk and was busy on the phone as pop music blared in the background….
Consumerist's Job Interview With IDT Energy's Scammy Marketing Firm
By 2.15.07
115 West 30th Street is the unassuming address for an unmemorable building that serves as the headquarters of Midtown Promotions, a “marketing solutions” company that solves markets for IDT. We interviewed with them as part of Consumerist’s continuing efforts to expose IDT’s deceptive practices.
ConEd Customer's Personal Info Highly Vulnerable To Online Theft
By 1.30.07
ConEd customer’s personal information is in grave danger. ConEd’s online account system is easily crackable, only requiring entering an account number.
Cingular Arbitration Escape Script Addendum
By 1.12.07
After attempting to use the, “Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause,” some readers reported failure, but we’ve got a possible solution.
Script For Escaping Cingular Contracts Without Fee, Based On New Arbitration Clause
By 1.11.07
UPDATE: We added case law to throw back at Cingular if they try to argue the change in arbitration agreement is not a material change.
IDT Calling Cards Are A Scam
By 1.8.07
We’ve written about how IDT Energy tries to con ConEd customers into switching their electrical contracts, but they also sell calling cards…
Best Buy Calls 911 On Customer Asking For Refund
By 12.30.06
Best Buy calls 911 after Consumerist reader RJH asks for a refund on a nonworking Tony Bennet CD.
Junk Food Nail Artist Revealed
By 12.28.06
Exactly on year ago today, former Consumerist writer John Brownlee mocked these painted nails with words like:
Ask The Fray: What’s The Legal Definition of ‘Subscribe?’
By 12.21.06
In the correction Cingular offered on our, “Break Your Cingular Contract Without Fee, Thanks 2 Txt Msg $ Raise” post, Cingular contends that text-messaging is not a service that users “subscribe” to.
We Interview Cingular About Cancelling Over Text Message Plans
By 12.20.06
JackLeaker: yes, I’m sure they are…
What Cingular Tells Customers Canceling Over Text Message Rates
By 12.20.06
This is what Cingular will probably tell you if you call up trying to get out of your cellphone contract and service without paying an early termination fee based on their recent text message rate raise.
ShopNBC Demands Money For Broken TV
By 12.16.06
The McKenzies ordered two TVs from ShopNBC three months ago. The boxes arrived damaged and the family sent them back for a warranty replacement, which has yet to materialize. As such, the McKenzies haven’t paid for the tv sets.
Greg Meyerkord Interviewed-ish
By 12.14.06
Reader Nolen decided to harass/contact Greg Meyerkord , the guy whose name appears on the PSP flog domain registration….
