Munchkin Inc. and the Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled 34,000 of the pictured toy “Bathtub Subs” because they have been a little harsh on the most personal parts of some young lads. [More]
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State Farm Bank Took $20K Out Of My Account
By 5.18.10
Chris says he meant to pay $1,700 from a State Farm Bank account but instead was stuck with a $20,000 charge. The scary thing is he is just one of thousands to make an accidental $20K donation to a black hole of despair, according to WFTV in Orlando: [More]
4 Years Later, Family Still Fighting Verizon On $18k Bill
By 4.30.10
Four years ago Bob and Mary’s and their son used their Verizon Family Share plan to send 33 text messages, talk for 184 free minutes, and to download 1.13 gigabytes of data. The bill? $17,984.02. [More]
Man Gets Lockjaw Attempting To Eat Giant Sandwich
By 4.9.10
We expected this to be a lawsuit story, but its more like a marketing story. The Dallas, TX based sandwich chain “Which Wich” is naming a sandwich after Mr. Chad Ettmueller, a customer who experienced lockjaw after trying to take a bite of a really big sandwich called a “Wicked.” [More]
Here's A Credit Card With A 79% Interest Rate
By 10.15.09
NBC San Diego found a local wine distributor who was issued a credit card with a 79.9 percent APR.
He's Not The One Making Your Thighs Tingle, It's Your Skinny Jeans Cutting Off A Nerve
By 5.26.09
Women who feel the odd tingle running up and down their thigh when they’re at a party might be disappointed to discover it’s just their super-tight skinny jeans cutting off their lateral femoral cutaneous nerve.
American Airlines Is Losing $3.3 Million A Day
By 4.30.08
Every day, American Airlines gets up in the morning, looks in the mirror, thinks about the $3.3 million dollars it lost yesterday, brushes its teeth and gets ready to lose another $3.3 million. Fortune says the hemorrhaging began in January, and while red ink is no stranger to the airline industry, they’re running out of things to cut.
Comcast To Baseball Fans: Sorry You Woke Up At 6AM To Watch Nothing, Here's $2
By 3.25.08
On a normal day, losing some cable channels for a couple of hours would be an inconvenience. On a day like today, some might use words unfit for publishing. You see, today was the first game of the Red Sox and A’s seasons, played in Japan. The game started at 6AM EST, and plenty of die hard baseball fans rose early to watch… nothing. Comcast gave me a $2 credit for my troubles. There’s nothing like a $2 credit to make me feel valued as a customer.
United Airlines Raises Prices As Much As $50
By 3.14.08
Get ready to pay more for air travel, United Airlines is raising prices. A lot. As much as $50 for some fares. Continental has already matched the increase.
Pokemon Valentine's Day Lollipops Should Not Contain Razor Blades
By 2.17.08
A 10-year-old elementary school student found a razor blade in the Pokemon lollipop he was about to hand to his sister. Dollar General, which sold the lollipop for $1, immediately recalled the remaining Pokemon Valentine Cards and Pops from its 8,300 stores, but they are concerned that “most of this candy has already been purchased.”
GM Has Record $38.7 Billion Loss For 2007
By 2.12.08
During a conference call with analysts and media, Chief Financial Officer Fritz Henderson said 2008 will be difficult, but the company sees the potential for significant earnings increases by 2010 or 2011 once it reduces its work force and labor costs and transfers its retiree health-care costs to a new UAW-run trust.
10 People Injured By Turbulence On United Airlines Flight
By 1.21.08
Eight passengers and two flight attendants were injured when flight 1028 from Los Angeles to Chicago O’Hare encountered turbulence and was diverted to Denver.
Subprime Meltdown Continues: Citigroup To Take $15 Billion Hit?
By 11.19.07
Goldman Sachs has downgraded Citigroup, the nation’s largest bank, estimating that it will have to take a $15 billion hit due to its exposure to the subprime meltdown. Two weeks ago, Citigroup estimated that its mortgage related write-downs would total from $8-$11 billion as its CEO, Charles Prince “resigned.”
Gas Prices Could Rise By 20 Cents In The Coming Weeks
By 11.13.07
USAToday is reporting that gas prices could jump by $0.20 in the coming weeks as retail prices catch up to the recent surge in oil costs.
Subprime Meltdown Kicks WaMu's @#$, Profits Down 75%
By 10.5.07
It must not be fun around WaMu headquarters today. Profits are down a whopping 75%.
By 8.3.07
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Kerry, whose feet broke out into some sort of awful rash/burn after wearing Walmart flipflops, has been wearing latex gloves to determine if she’s allergic to latex (so far she’s not.) She’s also collecting photos from more people who have had reactions to the same flip flops. If not latex, then what? Suggestions welcome! [Kerry’s Site]
Sara Lee Bread Recalled, Full Of Small Pieces Of Metal
By 7.27.07
Several loaves of bread manufactured by Sara Lee are being recalled because they are potentially full of small pieces of metal.
