"Lost" Sweepstakes Prize Disappears Into Electromagnetic Anomaly (Or Maybe Just FedEx)
Last night was the much-anticipated season premiere of "Lost," and ABC built up excitement with a sweepstakes where 815 fans would receive a USB drive with exclusive video clips from the premiere. Sounds pretty awesome. Reader and Lost fan Nicholas writes that he won the sweepstakes, but his prize never showed up. The marketing firm running the contest and FedEx blame each other, and Nicholas is left without his cool prize. More »
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Reach PlayStation's CEO
Jack Tretton, President and CEO Sony Computer Entertainment America, is standing by and waiting to escalate your backlogged PlayStation complaint! In his spare time, he tests batteries he finds in his kitchen drawer by touching them to his tongue. Connect and start talking hot at jack_tretton@playstation.sony.com!
Target Employee Says 8K Full Timers Will Be Part-Time
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A Target manager named Michael says he was told he was one of 8,000 full-time specialists and team leaders who would be demoted to part-time. Understandably bitter, he says Target is cutting cost at the probable expense of customer service. More »
Personal Finance Roundup
10 Most Overlooked Tax Deductions [WalletPop] "Make sure you don’t miss out on these 10 commonly overlooked tax deductions."
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Good financial advice on a budget [CNN Money] "[Here] you'll find some better ways to get the help you need, no matter what your resources."
6 False Assumptions About Debt-Free Living [Wise Bread] "Here are six false assumptions about debt free living."— FREE MONEY FINANCE More »
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Burger King Employees Accused Of Racially Motivated Hate-Spitting
A black man is suing Burger King in a federal discrimination lawsuit because he says white Pennsylvania Burger King employees spat in his burger, the AP reports in a story on the Huffington Post. More »
Woman Says She Was Groped On Disneyland Ride
Disneyland's Tower of Terror lived up to its name in a disturbing way last week, says a woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by a man seated next to her on the ride, ABC News Los Angeles reports. The ride's photo caught the man semi-red-handed, either reaching toward the woman or pulling away. More »
Company Selling Doctored 'State $2 Bills' For $17 Apiece
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An enterprising company called World Reserve Monetary Exchange took out ads in two Arizona newspapers last month, and presumably others throughout the country, offering supposedly rare, collectable 'state $2 bills' -- meant to capitalize on the recent craze of state quarters -- for $17 each, I reported in my day job at the Arizona Daily Star. More »
Spirit Airlines Releases Another Naughty Sounding Promo
Last year Spirit Airlines had something called a M.I.L.F. Sale. They played it off as an accident, but I don't think anyone believed them. Now they're at it again, this time with an otherwise generic online ad that "accidentally" puts the word "muff" next to the word "diving." Hmm, maybe that customer service number that really directed callers to a phone sex line wasn't an accident, either. I bet if you fly Spirit Airlines and ask the flight attendants for some salted nuts, they burst into shameful giggles and run off. More »
We Are Too Poor For Fancy Alcohol
The numbers are in for liquor sales in 2009, and last year had the smallest increase in sales since 2001, reports Bloomberg. What's worse (if you own a high-end liquor company), sales shifted toward the products on the cheaper end of the spectrum, and people bought less at restaurants and other public places. But we're not actually drinking less, it turns out--we're just doing more entertaining at home. More »
Ellen Can't Open The Make-Up She Endorses
A viewer recently wrote to Ellen DeGeneres asking if she'd ever tried to open the Cover Girl Simply Ageless foundation that she endorses. The answer, it seems, is no. More »
A TV On A Dresser Can Crush Your Kid To Death
It probably hasn't occurred to you that each year there are nearly 26,000 people treated in emergency rooms for injuries sustained by tipping furniture and TVs. It certainly hadn't occurred to us. Our sister-publication, Consumer Reports, put together a video demonstration showing how your kid can get crushed climbing up a dresser towards your TV. More »
There Is No Power On Earth That Can Correct An Error At Comcast
Meet Stacy. Stacy moved into a new apartment. The person who moved out of the apartment had Comcast. Her neighbors all have Comcast. Stacy, however, cannot have Comcast. Why? A clerical error. And another one. And after that, still another. More »
Get $1000 In Ameriquest Mortgage Settlement
If your home mortgage was serviced by the defunct Ameriquest or its affiliates, you could stand to receive payouts starting at $1,000. Just enter your loan number on the settlement website and it will tell you if you're eligible. The $325 million settlement came after a multi-state investigation which found shady lending practices that failing to disclose that loans had adjustable rates, failing to disclose the terms of the loan, refinancing homeowners into inappropriate loans, inflating home appraisals, and charging excessive fees. [ameriquestmdlsettlement.com]
Delta Gives $50 To Apologize For Overcharging By $700
A young girl, trying to make it to her dying father's bedside. An old airline that can't find your reservation. A $1200 ticket that is now a $2000 ticket. A prefabricated apology for only $50. These, are the Delta chronicles...
UPS Promises To Stop Catapulting Your Packages
UPS has pledged to fix the problem with their drivers lofting Ryan's packages through the air and over the fence to smash on the concrete. After Ryan's complaint went up, UPS contacted Consumerist, and we put them in touch with Ryan. They are also apparently going to work on the whole leaving packages to soak in the rain thing. Hurray. More »
NFL Claims To Own "Who Dat," Pisses Off New Orleans
In a stunning display of bipartisanship the entire state of Louisiana has successfully told the NFL where to stick its attempts to prevent local merchants from selling t-shirts with the phrase "Who Dat" (a popular Saints cheer) and the fleur-de-lis . More »
Best Buy Sends Customer To Jail For Paying With AMEX Gift Card
A shopper just told us that last night at a Best Buy in NYC, she was taken to a back room, then cuffed by police officers and taken to a precinct for "further investigation," because she tried to pay with an American Express gift card her father had bought for her. More »
