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Welcome NY Times & NY Daily News Readers

Welcome NY Times & NY Daily News Readers

To readers coming from the New York Times or the NY Daily News, thanks for visiting The Consumerist!

RSS RSS Double Double Wonkiness Wonkiness

RSS RSS Double Double Wonkiness Wonkiness

If you read Consumerist via RSS feeds, you may have noticed double posts and general wackitude lately.

Consumerist Turns 1 and 1/12

We weren’t paying attention and then we realized, happy one and one-twelfth birthday to us! One year, one month and 8 days, ago, The Consumerist made its first post.

Consumerist Tshirts Canceled

We had a problem with the tshirt printer meaning no one would get their shirts on time, so we canceled the Consumerist tshirt order. This worked out well because only 5 shirts were sold, and we bought two of them. We refunded everyone’s money and issued them a coupon for a free Gawker Shop tshirt.

Become A Consumerist Intern

Work on a blog with balls.

HOWTO: Use This Blog

HOWTO: Use This Blog

You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.

Bloglines Feed Fixed, May Need To Resubscribe

If you read us through Bloglines, you may have noticed our feed didn’t update after November, 16th. Readers report it working now.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Only a couple posts today, then we eat deep fried turkey. Friday’s a half-day, too. Hope your holiday finds you warm, well, among family, friends, and slathered in all the gravy and rolls and stuffing you deserve. — BEN POPKEN

What’s LA’s Craziest Black Friday Place?

Reader Daniel plans on shooting some Black Friday coverage and he wants to know where LA’s the action will be most intense.

Cover Black Friday With Us

Unless we’re too drunk on tryptophan, 5am this Friday, November 24th finds us freezing our butts off in a North Carolina parking lot, documenting Black Friday madness.

Consumerist Intern Wanted

The Consumerist continues to grow in reach and scope, and it’s time we got an intern to help.

Check Out Our Chest Bling

Check Out Our Chest Bling

What would it take to put you in

Why Net Neutrality Is Good

Just because Verizon gave it link love, you didn’t think we would let that post, “Why Net Neutrality Is Bad,” get away with standing there unopposed, now did you? — BEN POPKEN

Meet Your New Associate Editor: Meghann Marco

Meet Your New Associate Editor: Meghann Marco

We quested long and far but finally we found our new associate editor. Meet, Meghann Marco. She’s done such an excellent job filling in we decided to officially anoint her!

Pocket Guide To The Consumerist

Pocket Guide To The Consumerist

You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.

Consumerist T-Shirts On Sale!

Consumerist T-Shirts On Sale!

You voted, a reader designed, and now, The Consumerist T-shirt are available! $20 at Gawker Shop.

Pocket Guide To Using The Consumerist

You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.

Commenter Executions

Commenter Executions

Comment land is usually pretty laissez-faire. That said, there are a few things we can’t abide, like: