Joe says Wells Fargo stuck him with a $30 fee because his accounts fell below a minimum threshold. A one-sentence email whipped the bank into shape and got it to rescind the charge. [More]
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Cox Gives a Discount, Then Extends your Subscription
Mr. Nguyen knows that you can get a cheaper cable bill just by asking, and he did just that. What he did not ask for was to be signed up for a contract plan because of this discount, and he especially would have preferred to be told this before he received a big nasty warning. His letter, inside.