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From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 9:14 am ET
Kate Spade: Extra 25% off sale items (which are already 50% off off) with coupon code SALEWAY. Free shipping on orders over $250.
Whirlpool: Broiler Pan for free + shipping with coupon code Broil2A
Ralph Lauren: Sueded ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 9:06 am ET
In case you though AT&T wanting to run a credit check before they sell you a prepaid phone was as dumb as AT&T could get, reader Dan writes in to tell us about an AT&T ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 12, 2020 at 9:00 am ET
They tell us if we can get someone to sign up, and be approved, that we have guaranteed that that customer will shop at our store, on average, three times more often than they would ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 1:26 pm ET
This Mother's Day story is a bit of a mixed-bag—ProFlowers clearly failed to deliver the arrangement they sold to M., but they refunded him the entire amount of his purchase when he contacted them about ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 1:07 pm ET
When husbands, boyfriends, and sons go shopping for womanly gifts, it's like shooting fish in a barrel for store clerks—these guys usually want to get in and out of the store as quickly as possible, ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 12:46 pm ET
Ian in Pennsylvania says Royal Flowers tried to scam him on a recent bouquet purchase:
With it being Mothers Day, I was shopping around for flowers to send to my mother. I checked the normal ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 12:19 pm ET
Dan writes, "Apple saved Mother's Day!"My daughter and I ordered a book as a Mother's Day gift, and I was disappointed to learn it would ship late and miss the big day. I had waited ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 12:00 pm ET
When Amazon works, it's a great example of what man and machine can do together to make shopping easier. When it doesn't work, you're stuck with a higher-priced camera from Wal-Mart and a second camera ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 11, 2020 at 11:45 am ET
Geoff's wife tried to mail a padded envelope full of love to his mom for Mother's Day, but the post office returned it to Geoff's house the next day with the above label, which says ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 9:10 pm ET
Why can't people set up filters to turn off unwanted spam text messages, especially when they're sent by unknown parties to a phone number that's never been (knowingly) listed by the owner? Maybe it's because ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 8:15 pm ET
Chrysler has extracted the DNA of our executive email carpet bomb and used it to create a weird new outreach program: starting next week, 300 Chryslers execs will each call a different recent purchaser of ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 2:34 pm ET
Nerve.com has assembled a list of 50 fake commercials for everything from Tylenol BM (you'll sleep right through your bodily functions!) to the Woomba (it cleans your noony!). There's even some that don't involve body ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 12:18 pm ET
A La Quinta employee who's asked to remain anonymous wrote in to complain about La Quinta's room reservation policies. They "guarantee" a room by obligating you to pay full price for it even if you ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 11:36 am ET
How long can a company continue to "investigate" what's obviously a failed download before they credit your account? For Xbox Live Marketplace, the answer is 2 months, 2 weeks, and counting. Every attempt Joe makes ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 11:36 am ET
How long can a company continue to "investigate" what's obviously a failed download before they credit your account? For Xbox Live Marketplace, the answer is 2 months, 2 weeks, and counting. Every attempt Joe makes ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 11:08 am ET
Our weekend editor Carey is taking some time off today and tomorrow, probably to relax, although it might also be to go get a facelift, or enter rehab, or perform community service, or make a ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 10, 2020 at 10:43 am ET
Gil was stuck in an American Airlines Admiral's Club for 5 hours waiting for his flight back to L.A., so he tried to access the South Park website to help pass the time. What he ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 4:35 pm ET
Blockbuster has recently drawn the ire of movie enthusiasts by inking "exclusive" rental deals with the likes of IFC. The upshot of this deal is that Blockbuster will retain the exclusive physical rental distribution rights ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 4:07 pm ET
Timothy, our hapless eBay seller who kept having problems listing his laptop on the auction site, was contacted by a Real Live Human from eBay the day after we posted his story. "Garrison" apologized for ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 4:07 pm ET
You know when you buy tickets at Movietickets.com or Fandango and at that end that annoying popup window makes a noise and asks you if you want to save $10 on your next purchase? Yeah, ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 3:31 pm ET
John found himself the proud father of a $10 fine from WaMu this morning because he exceeded 6 transfers from his savings account during a single billing period. When he called in to find out ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 3:21 pm ET
Dr. Housing Bubble tells the tumultuous story of one two bedroom 1 bath 825 square foot home in Santa Ana, California. The little house sold for $88,000 in 1988 and had skyrocketed in "value" all ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 3:14 pm ET
Oil has hit a new high of $126 a barrel. If you listen quietly you can hear the sound of Delta and United softly weeping. [AP]
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From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 2:46 pm ET
Longtime Consumerist reader TBT read the fine print for a credit card she recently opened with Bank of America, and discovered that buried in pages 13 and 14 is a section that limits your right ... ( more)
From Consumerist - view blog entries - visit this blogMay 9, 2020 at 2:38 pm ET
This is the same product sold at different prices. In one case, Dr. Leonards catalog sells the "Barber Magic" hair trimmer for humans is $12.99. But if you want to use it on a dog, ... ( more)
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