Going to the Post Office is a pain in the neck. Our neighborhood is apparently so dangerous that they need thick plexiglass there. Some think it is to protect the postal workers from robberies…but we think it is to prevent angry customers from rushing the postal employees. The Associated Press recently reported that as part…
How long before young Ms. Spears(or is it still Mrs. Federline) shows up in Bahrain in a burka married to Michael Jackson? One of the enterprising scribes at an established and respected news source ought to set about to make this happen. If they can also adopt Anna Nicole Smith’s baby, we may be able…
Oliver Desofi, a 77-year old retired bank executive, has won a battle with Cingular…thanks to the efforts of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Cingular refused to remove more than $31,000 in roaming charges for calls that he said he never made. Desofi couldn’t have made these calls…as all the over 4,000 calls were made in Nicaragua…a place…
We are not sure which is harder…trying to get yourself declared not dead when an organization thinks you are, or trying to convince an organization that your loved one has died and thus will not need them anymore… Sprint refuses to cancel the account of a man’s brother, who died suddenly in December. After over…
Generally, the attendance of a father at his child’s birth is not optional. This potentially put Chicago Bears superfan Mark Pavelka in a bind. Pavelka had scored much coveted tickets to Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against eh New Orleans Saints, but with his wife pregnant and due on Monday, the prospect of birth and sport…
We bring you another part of the Consumerist’s series on tips on exercising your rights as a consumer, with our comments Use a speaker phone – recording helps too Set aside at least 30 minutes – On hold time alone can take that away Get a human – Gethuman is very useful. And you can’t…
You go on vacation with your family to Disney World…one of the ‘Most Wonderful Places on Earth’, and a costumed man dressed as Tigger sucker punches your fourteen year old son. But at least you capture it on video. Tigger claims it was “self-defense”…and exactly what led up to the event in front of his…
As proof the Internet is a dangerous place…someone harvested a woman’s blog to produce pictures and details about her apartment and used them to post an ad on Craiglist advertising an apartment for rent. The blogger, Beth, found out about it when a stranger called about the apartment. Beth contacted ‘Beth’, the one who wanted…
WFTV Florida reports that an angry woman is accused of setting a Walgreens on fire. One moment…she was angry about receiving incorrect change, and the next, she was going up and down the aisles lighting things on fire with a lit cigarette. In the Walgreens TV commercials, they recount the story of the town of…
Another bit of advice from the Consumerist, on how to get satisfaction. Ask for what you want really nicely. Hone in on solutions, not on how bad it makes you feel. Cut to the Chase…expect solutions now…not at some indefinite time in the future. Volunteer Mediators are your friend. Complain to the relevant organizations…consumer advocacy,…