“…this guy had the nerve to condescendingly laugh and say we are a multi-billion dollar company, ebay will definitely side with us.”
roundups
Top Posts Of The Week
By 3.21.08
“…our exclusively obtained document contains several brand-new Best Buy personas, including “Maria Middle America” and “Empty Nesters” Helen and Charlie.”
Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds
By 3.21.08
Here are five special photos that readers added to The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, chosen because they’re both neat and could possibly be used in a Consumerist post. Our Flickr Pool is the place where Consumerist readers go and upload photos for possible use in future Consumerist posts. Just be a registered Flickr user, go here, and click “Join Group?” up on the top right, and start hitting “send to group” on your individual photos you want to add to the pool.
Consumerist Forums Roundup
By 3.19.08
- A reader has an encounter with an elite security commando a.k.a. “a mall cop.” The reader is forced to remove his hoodie for some urgent yet vague reason. Is this even legal?
- A reader’s mother gets her business’ website “stolen.” A similar business is using her photos and content and passing it off as their own work. What can she do?
- Netflix knock-offs are cropping up everywhere. A reader has some advice about using Intelliflix: Avoid like it’s a dented can!
- An AT&T DSL customer encounters many speedbumps when attempting to receive the speed that she paid for. Are these types of incidents isolated or widespread?
Top Posts Of The Week
By 3.14.08
“I logged online to check my Wamu account tonight and I was surprised by the profanity in the “confirmation number” field.”
Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds
By 3.7.08
Here are five special photos that readers added to the The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, chosen because they’re both neat and could possibly be used in a Consumerist post. Our Flickr Pool is the place where Consumerist readers go and upload photos for possible use in future Consumerist posts. Just be a registered Flickr user, go here, and click “Join Group?” up on the top right, and start hitting “send to group” on your individual photos you want to add to the pool.
Top Posts Of The Week
By 3.7.08
“Seven different songs were played, each time heard with the speaker hooked up to Monster Cables, and the other time, hooked up to coat hanger wire. Nobody could determine which was the Monster Cable and which was the coat hanger.”
Personal Finance Roundup
By 3.5.08
The Candidates on the Pocketbook Issues [Business Week] “Here are some proposals from the 2008 Presidential candidates for shoring up Americans’ financial security.”
Top Posts Of The Week
By 2.29.08
“So, what if I was say, Donald Trump and wanted to spend 30 grand on something?” His response, ” Well , for Mr Trump we would have made an accommodation ahead of time.”
Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds
By 2.29.08
Here are five special photos that readers added to the The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, chosen because they’re both neat and could possibly be used in a Consumerist post. Our Flickr Pool is the place where Consumerist readers go and upload photos for possible use in future Consumerist posts. Just be a registered Flickr user, go here, and click “Join Group?” up on the top right, and start hitting “send to group” on your individual photos you want to add to the pool.
Consumerist Forums Roundup
By 2.25.08
A reader gets his oil over-filled at a lube shop only to break down on the road. He then receives excessive friction when he asks for a refund.
Top Posts Of The Week
By 2.15.08
“1) “The Service Plan covers everything” In fact, it doesn’t cover most things.”
Friday Consumerist Flickr Pool Finds
By 2.15.08
Here are five special photos that readers added to the The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, chosen because they’re both neat and could possibly be used in a Consumerist post. Our Flickr Pool is the place where Consumerist readers go and upload photos for possible use in future Consumerist posts. Just be a registered Flickr user, go here, and click “Join Group?” up on the top right, and start hitting “send to group” on your individual photos you want to add to the pool.
