Walgreen has announced that if you’re willing to provide proof of unemployment and sign a form that says you lost your health benefits along with your job, you and your uninsured family members can receive free treatment at any of their 300+ in-store health clinics. What’s covered: “respiratory problems, allergies, infections and skin conditions, among other ailments.” What’s not: checkups, vaccinations or other injections, and prescriptions.
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Worst Company In America: Cyberdyne Systems VS Weyland-Yutani Corp
By 4.1.09
Exploting xenomorphs as a biological weapon is bad, but is it as bad as developing Skynet?
Worst Company In America: Wayne Enterprises VS Stark Industries
By 4.1.09
A multinational conglomerate with a billionaire playboy owner? Or, wait…
Time Warner Cable Expands Metered Billing To Four More Cities
By 4.1.09
If you live in Rochester, NY, Austin or San Antonio, TX, or Greensboro, NC, your broadband access from TWC is about to be capped. The company is expanding its trial run from Beaumont, TX to these additional four cities, where TWC broadband customers will have to choose one of the company’s tiers of service—anywhere from 5GB to 40GB per month. DSL Reports notes that all five markets lack Verizon’s FiOS as an option, and TWC faces little to no competition from other providers.
Comcast: Don't Use Your Residential Account To Sell WiFi To Apartment Buildings
By 4.1.09
OceanNet is a company that provides building-wide WiFi to residential buildings in Ocean City, Maryland. One problem — the WiFi was really just some guy’s Comcast account.
Cigarettes Just Got Fiscally Irresponsible In Addition To The Whole "Health" Thing
By 4.1.09
Smokers around the country are freaking out as a huge federal cigarette tax increase goes into effect.
The New Car Deals Are Piling Up — But Do You Care?
By 4.1.09
BusinessWeek did a little math and discovered that if you lined up all the new financing deals, tax incentives and discounts — a new car might actually be cheaper than a late model used one. But do you care?
Kraft Salad Dressing Comes With Built In Mini-Shiv
By 3.31.09
Every time Kevin unscrews a new bottle of Kraft salad dressing, the sharp plastic hinge cuts him. This is good to know if you’re in a supermarket and need to show another shopper that you’re not to be messed with. It’s also good to know if you’re trying to unscrew a Kraft dressing bottle, we guess.
Best Buy Taking Over Circuit City Credit Cards
By 3.31.09
“Good news about your credit card account,” proclaims the letter Wilman recently received from Chase. Starting in May, you’ll be able to use that Circuit City card to make purchases at Best Buy. We think this is more like “mixed feelings” news, but on the plus side you won’t have an otherwise good credit card account closed (assuming you care about your FICO score). See the Chase letter below.
Worst Company In America: US Airways VS Capital One
By 3.31.09
Which is worse? A fee party disguised as a credit card? Or an airline that tried charging for water? We report, you decide.
Worst Company In America: Comcast VS DirecTV
By 3.31.09
Did the Pornbowl ruin your evening? Or does the NFL Sunday Ticket monopoly fill you with rage?
Good News! You Got A Tax Cut! Bad News! You Might Want To Adjust Your Withholding!
By 3.31.09
CNN points out that while it’s wonderful to be getting the “Making Work Pay” tax credit right away through your employer adjusting your withholding — some people might end up getting more credit than they really are entitled to — meaning they may end up owing money at the end of the year.
Some People Think Generics Are Somehow Inferior
By 3.30.09
There are people out there who really think the name-brand slapped on conveys some kind of magical properties to medicine not covered in the active ingredient list, as Janet’s sad story of how she got humiliated by her boss shows:
Restaurant Owner Busted For Filming Women's Bathroom
By 3.30.09
Police say that the owner of the Poloros Restaurant in Mineola, NY had a hidden surveillance camera installed in the ceiling tiles of the women’s bathroom. The device, which was used by the owner to watch customers and female employees alike, was spotted by a customer, who notified police.
Tax Break: IRS Announces New Car Buyers Can Deduct Sales Tax
By 3.30.09
The IRS just announced that new car buyers can deduct the state and local sales and excise taxes on their 2009 tax returns next year, according to our furry little tax adviser.
A Big-Ass List Of Student Loan Resources
By 3.30.09
It’s a tough economic climate to be graduating from school — and maybe an even tougher one for those of you trying to get financial aid. We’ve put together a list of some financial aid and student lending resources to help make things easier.
Worst Company In America: Home Depot VS Citibank
By 3.30.09
Did the Home Depot not improve your home? Did Citibank mess up your mortgage? Which is worse?
Worst Company In America: Verizon VS Sprint
By 3.30.09
Which phone giant will taste your fury? Did FiOS burn down your house? Did Sprint’s wandering CEO step on your toes?
