Thank you! Consumerist readers have donated $4,870.44 to our donation drive, putting us within spitting distance of being halfway to the $10,000 we’re aiming for. You contribution helps shoulder the burden of putting on this crazy blog show with over 30 posts a day and new content nearly 365 days a year. To help us meet our goal, out, visit donatetoconsumerist.com (FAQ). P.S. Thank you for all the cat pictures you guys gave last time. [More]
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$4,675.44 Raised – Mountain Of Candy Explodes
By 5.17.10
We know why you read Consumerist and why you donate. For one thing, it’s for our gripping reports from the front-lines of candy stores across America. [More]
Cat Picture Shortage Detected: Donate Now!
By 5.14.10
In this informative video, Ben demonstrates how the scientifically-calibrated instruments at Consumer Reports have determined there is a severe shortage of cat photos on Consumerist. With your support, we can work together to alleviate this crisis. (btw – we know about the Paypal problems where some people’s transactions weren’t completing and they would get bounced back to the main screen, are very sorry about them, and have disabled Paypal until we get it straightened out). [More]
Consumerist Readers Raise $3,500
By 5.12.10
Hey guys, we’re only at $3,500 to our goal of $10,000. Let’s push and get this going! Chipping in for our $10 to $10,000 donation drive helps defray the costs of us doing cool stuff like investigations, parody videos, and creating the Consumerist mobile site. [More]
How Consumerists Are Saving Money With Consumerist
By 5.11.10
Consumerist readers are saving money left and right using tips and techniques they learned about here from posts and from other commenters. Here’s just a few a few of the ways they’re able to hold onto more of their hard-earned cash: [More]
Has Consumerist Saved You Money?
By 5.10.10
Besides keeping you up-to-date on the latest fast-food culinary monstrosities and skewering indifferent obelisks of finance, Consumerist also enjoys helping you keep more of your cash in your pocket. If you’ve ever used our advice to… [More]
Consumerist Readers Raise $2,500
By 5.5.10
Thanks! So far you guys have chipped in about $2,500 towards our goal of $10,000. Two days in and we’re already a quarter of the way there. That’s awesome! Each donation makes us stronger so we can keep fighting for you, posting your stories, and getting results, like warranty replacements, fee reversals, and refunds. Feed the beast and tip us $10 (or more) to get us towards $10,000 in two weeks. Make sure that if you’re donating via Paypal, to select “Paypal” as the card type before going onto the next screen, otherwise you could experience an error.
Let's Raise $10,000 In Two Weeks
By 5.3.10
We save you money. Spare you hassle. Satisfy your longing for righteous revenge. And give you the advantage over corporate self-interest. Tip us $10 and get Consumerist on its way to its goal of raising $10,000 in the next two weeks. [More]
Plunder Funnel Live This Sat
By 4.6.10
Catch PLUNDER FUNNEL, starring Taylor Sternberg from “Jersey Boys” on Broadway, this Saturday at 7pm at Coco 66 in Brooklyn. Written and directed by me, Ben Popken, and shot by Consumer Reports kickass video team, the new new Consumerist short skewers late-night get-rich quick schemes with gleeful abandon. The spoof gets shown as part of a free show my sketch comedy troupe DANGER CLUB is throwing down, but, of course, you’ll get to see it on Consumerist first. Deets inside. [More]
Read Consumerist On Mobile
By 3.19.10
Starting today, if you visit consumerist.com in your mobile browser, you will get automatically redirected to m.consumerist.com, the cross-platform mobile version of Consumerist. Hooray! If you want to navigate back to the “classic” version, just hit”switch to full site” in the bottom left. [More]
Get Your Money Tuned Up, March 25 NYC
By 3.19.10
Next week the New York Times has asked me to be on a panel they’re hosting called, “Your Money: A Financial Tuneup,” along with Your Money columnist Ron Leiber, Jean Chatzky, the author of “Money 911”,” and Burton Malkiel, an economics professor at Princeton and author of “A Random Walk Down Wall Street.” Should be a fun and engaging look at how people are dealing with personal finance issues in these times. [More]
Become Famous On The Internet
By 3.18.10
I am shooting PLUNDER FUNNEL – a video short skewering sleazy late night infomercial get rich quick schemes! And I need 2 actors. [More]
Get Consumerist On Mobile
By 3.1.10
Wanna get Consumerist on your phone? Easy-peasy, by default going to Consumerist.com in your cellphone browser takes you directly to the streamlined mobile version of the site, located at m.consumerist.com. [More]
Announcing Consumerist Mobile
By 2.25.10
We asked, “What do you want in a Consumerist iPhone app?” You said, “How about a cross-platform mobile site instead? After that we can talk apps.” Touché. So then, we give you, m.consumerist.com. [More]
Get A Financial Tune-Up, March 25 NYC
By 2.25.10
Join me and NY Times columnist Ron Lieber for a “being smart about personal finance in the recession” panel discussion and Q&A Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 pm. The show happens at 620 8th ave, 15th floor, admission is free. RSVP to financialtuneup.net. [More]
Facebook Fan Consumerist
By 2.22.10
Become a fan of Consumerist on Facebook and get new post updates, connect with other readers, and meetup infos in your news feed. Post your horror stories and consumer spit-takes. Facebook! Or not! Anyway, it’s there! [More]
Commenting Is Back!
Commenting has been restored! Thanks for your patience. [More]