This is where to rant and rave as a consumer. Anything that companies do to get your blood boiling we want to hear about it. Something a company has done well we want to know about that too. Share stories, opinions and even humor if you...
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This is where to rant and rave as a consumer. Anything that companies do to get your blood boiling we want to hear about it. Something a company has done well we want to know about that too. Share stories, opinions and even humor if you want.
We've all seen it. The car squarely "parked", blocking traffic in the parking lot lane, waiting until hell freezes over or the car to vacate the spot. Usually some one is loading packages into their car while this parking lot hunter wastes time and expensive fuel idling the car just to assume this desired slot. In reality the walk would do them some good (take notice of the physical attributes of the parking lot hunter) and there would be less anger produced by the drivers of the cars... Read Full Story
So I get home today to start the long holiday weekend and I open my phone bill from Verizon and there’s an additional $7.32 for toll calls and taxes to this OAN Services outfit. I examine the call details and there’s a call listed to directory assistance to the state of Nevada for $5.49, $1.65 related to miscellaneous charges and .18¢ for NY gross receipts tax. Smoke is now coming out of my ears. I call Verizon and they tell me they can’t tell me anything about the call and that they only... Read Full Story
Chinese Factory Worker Can’t Believe The Shit He Makes For Americans
Look around America. We are obsessed with buying shit. We are people who confuse “wants” and “needs” as if our language history teaches us that the words are synonymous.
The media shows us shit. The shit we think we need in order live. Just watch MTV’s Cribs to view shit that rich people spend their money on. Mariah Carey really upset me one time by saying that she paid a few hundred dollars for a little pillow she... Read Full Story
There has been an age old question that’s been asked in the consumer industry and that is whether or not the ink that is made from manufacturers’ is better than third party vendors such as DollarInk. Let’s review the benefits of replacement ink: it’s cheaper and claims to yield as many prints as the OEM version (original equipment manufacturer) and be just as good quality. The OEM version however, claims that the premium ink is worth paying for as it has better quality and lasts longer. Let’s... Read Full Story
Me: Could you repeat that?
Buck: I said, the shopping cart etiquette at Wal-Mart is so fucking out of control I just can’t begin to believe it.
Me: Really.
Buck: Really. Trying to push a shopping cart around Wal-Mart, just minding your own business, is impossible. The way people act . . . they think they’re Britney Spears shopping in the store all alone after hours.
Me: [laughing] [laughing] I know. That is true. But it’s not just at Wal-Mart. I have problems everywhere I go that a... Read Full Story
