Matt has Comcast and whenever service goes out he calls up, does a little bitching softshoe, and then asks for a refund for that day of service. Depending on your subscription plan, this could be anywhere from between $2 to $5.
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Round-Up Of Airline Refund Policies
By 1.26.07
•Northwest Airlines: Two options: Voucher good for one year, less a $25 service fee. Cash refund, minus a $100 fee.
T-Mobile: Wanting to Buy Stuff From Us Is Fraud
By 1.18.07
Who knew that wanting to buy a whole bunch of crap from T-mobile was fraud? Reader Christine writes:
New Things To Know For Taxes This Year
By 1.5.07
Ladies and Gentlemen, Dependants and Deductions, it’s officially tax season! Yay! So, what’s new?
HOW TO: Have Happy Returns
By 1.2.07
The tree is shedding needles and the cheap champagne hangover has faded along with your memory, which means it’s time to think about returning all those crappy gifts you got. Consumer Reports Shopping blog has some tips on making your returns happy:
Best Buy Calls 911 On Customer Asking For Refund
By 12.30.06
Best Buy calls 911 after Consumerist reader RJH asks for a refund on a nonworking Tony Bennet CD.
T-Mobile’s Hotspot Refund System Encourages Breakage?
By 12.4.06
A crinkle appeared in our once happy story of how easy it was for us to get a refund from T-mobile hotspot.
Demand A T-Mobile Hotspot Refund And Get It
By 11.30.06
T-mobile’s hotspot this morning in the Charlotte airport didn’t let us on the internet, but were still charged $9.99. Visions of David Berlind’s similar battle dancing in our eyes, we called up T-Mobile, demanded a refund, and got it. Word.
Buy.com’s Packaging Sucks!
By 11.1.06
Jerry writes in with a photo of the totally fucked up book he received from Buy.com. He realizes that it’s the USPS’s fault for messing up the book… but is wondering if Buy.com’s packaging needs to be quite as flimsy as it is.
Macy’s Sweeps Stolen Carpet Under The Rug
By 10.20.06
When Seth G. bought a splendid new carpet from Macy’s for over $1,500 bucks, Macy’s didn’t send it via Fed Ex. They didn’t send it via DHL. Heck, not even UPS. They sent it by a little company called Roadway. Hey, Macy’s didn’t get rich by not knowing how to pinch some pennies.
Adweek Bilks Blogger
By 9.15.06
PR blog maven B.L. Ochman says Adweek screwed her over by charging her $19.95 a month for a magazine subscription she didn’t order.
Stroke? For Refund, Prove It
By 9.11.06
Khanh’s mother had a stroke, preventing her from her from using an AmericaWest ticket for a Las Vegas vacation. He’s trying to help her get a refund but it experiencing one of those key locked in the safe conundrums. His travel agent tells him to call AmericaWest. The airline tells him to call his travel agent. What to do, he asks?
A Million Little Refunds
By 9.8.06
CNN: “Under a tentative legal settlement, readers who said they were defrauded by Frey’s best-seller, “A Million Little Pieces,” can claim refunds, an agreement called unprecedented — and understandable — by a leading publishing attorney.
Apple ‘Genius’ Messes Up Customer Refund
By 6.5.06
As I wrote a few weeks ago, I recently bought myself a beautiful new MacBook Pro. I love the thing: it is the most beautiful computer I have ever owned. Nevertheless, Apple didn’t make it easy for me to give them two thousand dollars. Between that and the smug jackasses working the Genius Bars whom you practically have to beg to just try to fix your computers, I love my Apple just as much as I want to insert a catheter up one of those Geniuses’ urethras and then force him to jump up and down on a trampoline.
Man Wants Refund on Jet He Bought on EBay
By 5.10.06
Ah, the thrills and chills of hearing the rumblings of the world’s next great superpower: Chinese Ebay.
HOWTO: Return an Opened Video Game
By 4.19.06
Most stores won’t give you your money back for an opened video game box. Instead, they will give you the same title.
