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UPDATE: Best Buy Still Using Its Secret Website

UPDATE: Best Buy Still Using Its Secret Website

I have read on your website about deceptive practices involving Best Buy where they advertise one thing on their website for a price, and then it is different when you go in the store.

Tax Tip: Watch Out For Fake IRS Sites

Tax Tip: Watch Out For Fake IRS Sites

The IRS issued an official warning to consumers to watch out for fake IRS sites. The only official IRS website is IRS.gov. Any sites ending with .com, .net, or any other common extension are not official IRS sites.

GoDaddy's Customer Service Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction

GoDaddy's Customer Service Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction

Godaddy really tipped the dildo cart over on this one.

The New IMDB Website Could Use Some Work

The New IMDB Website Could Use Some Work

We don’t want to rain on their parade, but we think the new IMDB website’s recommendation engine could use some work. Just because a movie is about someone returning home, and contains the word…well, you get the idea. —MEGHANN MARCO

Bank of America: Most Downtime for a Major Banking Website

Bank of America: Most Downtime for a Major Banking Website

With that in mind, if you prefer to bank online Bank of America might not be the choice for you, as bank website downtime has to be one of the most annoying things ever. Several banks had less than four minutes of downtime in the same period—effectively operating at 100%, including Wachovia and Washington Mutual. Yippie! — MEGHANN MARCO

Orbitz Hides Flex Search

Orbitz Hides Flex Search

For some reason, and we really can’t imagine what that reason might be, Orbitz has cleverly hidden its “Flex Search” feature. As far as we can tell, it’s only accessible through the sitemap. In any case, it’s not actually gone, so here’s a link to it. We are so punk rock.— MEGHANN MARCO

Cingular: We’re So Union

Cingular: We’re So Union

If you’re a union member, you can get 5% off your Cingular cellphone plan. That’s because Cingular is a unionized wireless company, according to this sub-level of their cingularswitch website.

The Secret Lives of Complaint Letter Readers

The Secret Lives of Complaint Letter Readers

Did you know that when you write a scathing complaint to a company, not only does an angel’s dick fall off, real people can cry?

We’re OCD for ObsessiveConsumption.com!

We’re OCD for ObsessiveConsumption.com!

Have you heard of ObsessiveConsumption.com?