Bakery Thrift Stores offer past-dated baked goods at a fraction of the cost. You can get day-old bread for 50 cents. We learned this after asking our fellow passengers, “What the heck is a bakery thrift store,” visions of donated, somehow ironic loaves passing through our head.
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North Carolina Kmart Fined $1,230 For Inaccurate Price Scans
By 3.2.07
Sure $1230 isn’t a lot of money to a store like Kmart, but it’s something.
Walmart Nazi Tshirt Watch: Day 48
By 12.28.06
Forty-eight days after t-shirts bearing Nazi insignia were discovered in Walmart, the retailer has yet to remove them from all their stores, despite promises to do so within days. HJ Choi spotted this one today in Durham, NC.
Consumerist Rides Another Plane
By 11.29.06
Inside, our airplane travels today departing Charlotte. Highlights include: Popemobile, dangerous grandmas, and entertaining oneself in the lavatory….
TSA’s Multimillion Dollar Ion Sniffer Is “Out Of Order”
By 11.29.06
A sign on this multi-million dollar terrorism sniffing device reads, “Out of Order.” Spotted this morning in Charlotte’s airport. From the Smith’s website:
EXCLUSIVE: Black Friday Best Buy, Vomitorium Of Sexy Shopping
By 11.27.06
With hidden camera, we prowled the aisles of Best Buy and absorbed the horror and glory of Black Friday.
Best Buyers Reward For Working Today: Free Burger King
By 11.24.06
PINEVILLE, NC – When we reached the Best Buy checkout, we asked the clerk what time they made her get there that morning. “4:30” she said.
Can You Skip Black Friday Lines By Going To The Customer Service Desk?
By 11.24.06
PINEVILLE, NC – A goodly number of people said that a great way to skip lines at Best Buy on Black Friday is go to the customer service desk.
What Can A Black Man Get On Black Friday?
By 11.24.06
Can anyone identify this morning show? We’d like to try and find the rest of the Black Santa clip.
10 Person Line Outside Office Depot
By 11.24.06
PINEVILLE, NC – 1500 feet from a throng gathered outside BestBuy, 10 people waited for Office Depot top open.
500 Person Line Outside Best Buy
By 11.24.06
Thanks to the magic of video technology, we’re able to speed it up. Plus everyone sounds like a munchkin. — BEN POPKEN
Best Buy, Pineville, NC
By 11.24.06
PINEVILLE, NC – More than 500 shoppers lined up at the doors of Best Buy this morning for their chance at Black Friday savings. Some had been there since 8pm last night.
Does The TSA Consider Pie A Dangerous Liquid?
By 11.21.06
UPDATE: Cleavland confiscates traveler’s pies.
