Best Buy Asks Man to Change Name

A Customer Service Representative at Best Buy suggested to Charles Yu that he change his name in order to join the Best Buy Reward Zone program. Reward Zone is one of those free programs that allows people to accumulate points through purchases towards rewards. However, the online sign up form would not allow him to…

Sam’s Club sells Family Styrofoam Cake

The Kavalaris family gathered round the table on Christmas Day to celebrate a double-birthday…Jim, age 37, and his grandmother, age 96. The cake, purchased by Jim’s mother, was was decorated with the words, “Happy Birthday, Mom and Jim.” After the candles were blown out, Jim tried to chisel out a piece, finding it strangely hard…

Dying for a Good Deal

In Mentor, Ohio, firefighters were surprised to discover shoppers in a Dillards South store kept buying even as thick smoke filled the store from an electrical fire. They had to block the door to prevent customers from entering. We know that Christmas sales can be cutthroat…but are people really dying for a good deal? “Daddy…

Less Sauce…More Ethnic Charm

Recently, we were shopping at our local market and discovered that Barilla pasta sauce had redesigned its jar. While the new jar is rather nice, it is two ounces smaller and costs the same price. We decided to email them to see why… To: Consumer Relations Subject: Re: Barilla Pasta Sauce in Jars I am…