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Boston Mayor To FCC: Please Don't Listen To Comcast
In April, cable subscribers in Boston were offered a glimmer of hope after the FCC ruled that the city would once again, after a decade of price increases from Comcast (the only cable company in... Continue reading »
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New Tide Pods Box Will Aim To Keep Kids From Feeding On Detergent
It looks like 2012 is the year of Tide. First, it was revealed that the detergent is being heisted for use as currency by unseemly folks. Now the makers of Tide are having to change thei packaging... Continue reading »
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United Passenger: Airline Lost My Wheelchair, Sent Me One Belonging To Another Passenger
A man in California claims that United Airlines not only lost his wheelchair, but that the airline denies he ever checked one on the plane, all while sending him a replacement wheelchair belonging to... Continue reading »
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The Legal Battle Begins Over Dish's Ad-Skipping DVR
As was predicted when Dish Network announced its Hopper DVR would allow users to skip commercials on recorded prime-time network TV shows, the so-called "holy grail for TV viewers" has ended up in... Continue reading »
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UPS Drivers Are Not Supposed To Come Back To Your House To Watch You Shower
Anyone who has just missed a UPS delivery (or has had a driver leave a "we missed you" note without actually attempting a delivery) knows it's impossible to get that driver to make a return visit.... Continue reading »
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United Ends Preboarding Policy For Families With Small Kids
While airlines love to put out press releases for even the smallest improvements in service, they tend to be pretty quiet when they do something that might tick off customers. Thus, many people are... Continue reading »
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New Parking Meter Sensors Put An End To Parking On Previous Driver's Dime
Have you ever pulled up to a metered parking spot and found that the driver who just left the space still had time left on the meter? It's like getting free money, especially if that leftover time is... Continue reading »
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Top Posts Of The Week And Open Thread
Woman Returns Lost iPhone, Is Rewarded With Beating Fraudulent eBay Buyer Leaves You Minus $1000 And A MacBook Pro Couple Faces $700 Tab For Listing Copy Of Rosetta Stone They Didn't Know Was Pirated... Continue reading »
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Airbus Working On Wider Aisle Seats That Will Cost More
Airline passengers have proven they are willing to pay for minor luxuries like legroom and early boarding, and airlines have proven their willingness to collect those fees. Thus, the folks at Airbus... Continue reading »
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Long-Running Mouse Infestation May Shut Down N.Y. Walmart
Recent state inspections of a Monticello, N.Y. Walmart have the mundane violations you'd see in any food facility's inspection: dusty fans, lettuce cross-contamination, and coolers slightly warmer... Continue reading »
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Since When Does Stainless Steel Rust?
The point of stainless steel appliances, I always thought, is that they're all shiny and metallic and don't rust. The not rusting thing is kind of key. So he's disappointed to see a smattering of... Continue reading »
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Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
Here are nine of the best photos that readers added to The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, picked for usability in a Consumerist post or just plain neatness. (#2 - photographynatalia) (#3 -... Continue reading »
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19-Year-Old Lives In AOL Offices For 2 Months, No One Notices
You know that co-worker who's always there when you come in in the morning and also when you leave at night? Maybe their work ethic isn't as amazing as you think. Maybe they don't even work there,... Continue reading »
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Actual Paying Yahoo Customer Takes His Business Elsewhere
If Yahoo were going to pay attention to any of their customers, you'd think it would be Israel. He's been using their services since 1995. He's a paying customer. He's even a shareholder in the... Continue reading »
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Chick Fil-A Is Totally Cool With You Stealing Its Topiary Cow
This is the time of year when high school seniors around the country celebrate the end to a dozen years of education by pulling pranks. Usually, at least in the 1960s sitcom world in which I live,... Continue reading »
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Arkansas Court Tells Ticketmaster It Is Bound By Anti-Scalping Laws
The Arkansas Supreme Court has issued a legal kick to the gut of the fee-happy folks at Ticketmaster and Live Nation, confirming that the ticket seller is bound by the same state laws that prevent... Continue reading »
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Burning Down Home Depot Will Not Help Save Your Friend's Hardware Store
We do enjoy hearing stories about friends who go the extra mile to help each other out. There is also something to be said for helping out a local business in favor of a national retail chain.... Continue reading »
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PayPal's Real-World Dominion Expanding To 15 Additional Major Retailers
For so long, PayPal has been a convenient way to make payments online (so long as you don't care about things like customer service or getting your payment disputes settled or even responded to). But... Continue reading »
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If Wells Fargo Accidentally Credits $69K To Your Account, You Probably Shouldn't Spend It
The other day we asked you how you'd respond to stumbling upon $1,800 in cash left behind at an ATM by another bank customer. But what if that money -- or, say, 38 times that amount of money --... Continue reading »
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Our Nation's Brightest Minds Tackling The Problem Of Uncooperative Ketchup Bottles
Thank goodness there are super smart people out there at our nation's finest universities. Otherwise we'd be stuck with these darn ketchup bottles that refuse to give up the last bits of ketchup, and... Continue reading »
