We’re getting a bit of deja vu over here in Consumerist-land: Four months after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage apparently took down most of the internet, another huge hosting company had some issues this morning, making it difficult to access popular sites like CNN, Reddit, and the New York Times. [More]
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Why Did Barnes & Noble Push Up My Membership Renewal Date By 2 Weeks?
By 11.19.13
William is a Barnes & Noble member, which entitles him to discounts in the physical store and free shipping on the Barnes & Noble website. He renews this membership every year, when it expires. That’s at the end of the year. Or so he thought. [More]
Don't Be Alarmed By Zombie American Express Bills
By 5.26.09
A system error at American Express led to their computers kicking out bills with $0.00 balances for accounts that were long ago closed…or never activated in the first place. If you receive one, don’t be alarmed. Annoyed, maybe.
