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• Give up my rights to save $10? No thank you!

  
  Consumer Reports Money & Shopping Blog — Authority: 603
  Heres a new twist on how credit-card companies are attempting to get around the consumer-friendly Credit CARD Act, due to go into effect in February.  Our sister Web site, The Consumerist , this week featured a readers account of a telephone conversation with Capital One, in which the credit-card company offered ...
  3 days ago

• Money Lesson: How do you explain “invisible money” to your kids?

  
  Chatelaine — Authority: 142
  These days, there’s no shortage of reasons to educate kids about money. But here’s a thought: Since most of our transactions take place with the mysterious swipe of a card, or inside a computer, today’s kids probably don’t see much cash at all. There’s an interesting discussion going on at The ...
  3 days ago

• Gawker Media launches a video site

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 790
  Filed under: Company News , Technology , People , Media Despite a long-awaited economic uptick , the media industry continues to recess, but one small part of it is still growing: Gawker Media. Nick Dentons blog archipelago is expanding its footprint today with a new video site, Gawker.tv . "The web is a ...
  6 days ago

• QVC selling Wii bundle for $80-$140 more than you ought to pay - CrunchGear (blog)

  
  Nintendo Wii Game and Accessories Review — Authority: 160
  CrunchGear (blog) QVC selling Wii bundle for $80-$140 more than you ought to pay CrunchGear (blog) QVC was selling, last night, a Nintendo Wii , Go Play Circus Star Games, and a bunch of accessories (golf club, tennis racket, etc. ... QVC Tricks Thousands Into Overpaying For Wii and ...
  1 week ago

• Citibank Doesnt Want Your Business, Linux Users

  
  Computer & Internet - computer-internet.marc8.com — Authority: 461
  The Consumerist: "Citibank wont let customers using Linux computers log in to their online accounts. Adam argues that in 2009 this doesnt make sense, especially when no other major corporate website blocks him like this."
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• Citibank Doesnt Want Your Business, Linux Users

  
  Linux/Unix News - motd.ambians.com — Authority: 461
  The Consumerist: "Citibank wont let customers using Linux computers log in to their online accounts. Adam argues that in 2009 this doesnt make sense, especially when no other major corporate website blocks him like this."
  1 week ago

• Consumerist: The Hidden Cost Of PrePaid Debit Cards Revealed

  
  Prepaid Expo — Authority: 115
  The Consumerist writes today about the hidden cost of prepaid debit cards and the impact that these fees are having on the U.S. economy. Editor Ben Popken writes, with credit cards harder to come by and more annoying to use, the prepaid debit card market is projected to explode from $8.7 billion loaded on the cards to ...
  1 week ago

• Soapboxes for Everybody!

  
  The Tipping Point - Tippingpoint Labs — Authority: 122
  Doesn’t it feel good to live in the age of the empowered consumer? No, we can’t force our planes to take off on time . But sometimes, if you use the right channels , you can get some money taken off your ticket price to compensate for poor or incompetent service. It’s hard to imagine getting this kind of ...
  1 week ago

• livesophia:Oh, this is a great idea. Giant vinyl lettering on...

  
  Nicole's Scrapheap — Authority: 149
  livesophia : Oh, this is a great idea. Giant vinyl lettering on your wall that tells every new sex partner you’d rather be fucking a dead teenager.
  2 weeks ago

• FLAT FACT: AMERICAN MAINSTREAM, MASS MEDIA CONTROLLED BY ZIONISTS AND MUCH MORE

  
  REAL LIBERAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH — Authority: 129
  Thanks to EuroYank for reminding us of that video. EuroYank is also routinely censored even though he is clearly not a racist or ethnic bigot. He and I dont see eye-to-eye on everything, but we arent going to shoot each other to shut each other up. We arent going to work to stop each other from being allowed to ...
  2 weeks ago

• Consumerist Videodrome #1 [Videos]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  Its Consumerist Videodrome #1! Wherein I make several important announcements about new changes coming to the site and show off my new cat. Announcements: 1. Add your email to your commenter profile. (see this post, " If You Do Not Add A Working Email To Your Profile By Sunday You Will Lose Your Account ." We ...
  3 weeks ago

• Help Us Name The 10 Most Hated Business Practices You Encounter While Shopping [Shopping Gotchas]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  We need your help again. Were looking for the 10 most hated business practices that everyday consumers run into when theyre shopping. From a misleading door-buster ad to frustrations with your credit card company, gift cards, return policies, and impossible to decipher rebates — we want to know which practices are ...
  3 weeks ago

• Consumerist

  
  Dr. 5z5 Open Feed Directory — Authority: 181
  Feed Category: Feed Directory / Blogs / Blogging Shoppers Bite Back.
  4 weeks ago

• If you ever received a Citi prepaid rebate card, read this

  
  Get Credit Cards — Authority: 159
  A post on The Consumerist draws attention to an important privacy alert concerning Citi prepaid rebate cards: ….. Citi reserves the right to sell all of your information to the highest bidder WITHOUT your consent, unless you mail them an opt-out form or call a phone number. To be more specific, the section of the ...
  4 weeks ago

• PrePaid Debit Card Costs vs. Overdraft Fees - Which is Worse?

  
  Creditinfocenter Blog — Authority: 123
  Charges for calls to customer support, reloading fees, fees for purchases, fees to withdraw money from ATM - did you know the if you have a pre-paid debt card you have to pay for every transaction associated with the card? The New York Times recently did an article examining these surprising fees in depth.We’ve ...
  4 weeks ago

• Only in the Bay Area

  
  All Things Spanking — Authority: 472
  From The Consumerist, we read this tasty tidbit: Crepe Place Will Give You Any Crepe And A Spanking For $25.00 We really have no idea if this is a deal or not, but Metro Crepes in Oakland, CA will give you any crepe on the menu and a spanking for $25. According to the menu, we estimate the value of the spanking ...
  4 weeks ago

• Wikipediaflavoured beef on Chinese restaurant menu

  
  Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents — Authority: 974
  Fans of Chinese food are accustomed to seeing unlikely combinations of flavours on menus. But beef that tastes of Wikipedia?
  4 weeks ago

• Consumerist Visits Starbucks Birthplace [Starbucks]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  I visited the epicenter of Starbucks this weekend. Its a nice little store that adheres to the Pike Place Market historic district guidelines. The logo on the exterior is the original brown, bosomed mermaid. Inside, its not that large and theres a converted tackle supply shop feel to the place. The ceilings are made ...
  5 weeks ago

• Starbucks Birthplace Coffee Tastes Just As Burnt As Everywhere Else [Amusing]

  
  Consumerist — Authority: 776
  I visited the epicenter of Starbucks this weekend. Its a nice little store that adheres to the Pike Place Market historic district guidelines. The logo on the exterior is the original brown, nippled mermaid. Inside, its not that large and theres a converted tackle supply shop feel to the place. The ceilings are made ...
  5 weeks ago

• Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel Reviewed

  
  Lazy Man and Money — Authority: 570
  Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel I really need to do one of two things: A) Stop reading books or B) Learn the art of skimming. Phil Villarreal, who you might know from the The Consumerist , asked me if Id like a copy of his new book Secrets of a Stingy Scoundrel . I have taken a special liking to the Consumerist ...
  5 weeks ago

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