The Consumerist today has a surprising article about an instance where a rebate company has been caught with over 1300 rebate claims thrown, unopened, into the dumpster.
Rebates are a system that is easy to abuse. Avoid them if you can.
Tags: Rebates, Scams - Ripoffs - Dirty Tricks
We need "right regulation" against manipulative and dirty tactics for this very reason. In a market of little to no regulation, you get situations where there are so many seals and claims of "this product is great!" that a customer can't make any sense of it.
"All kinds of products are cropping up and it's hard to tell which ones are actually making solid claims and which ones are throwing 'natural' on the label or some similar term," Collins said. "The most frustrating thing is when you spend more money on something that you think is green or environmentally friendly and then when you get home you realize that it's pretty similar to all the other items. I still get duped."
HR 811, which I've previously covered here, has been cut back some, but is still being recommended by the EFF. Above all, this bill requires a paper trail which has been lacking until now.
The church is accused of being a criminal organization involved in extortion, fraud, unfair trading, violation of privacy laws, and unlawfully practicing medicine. Both the Belgian and the European branches of the church should be brought to court, according to the authorities.Too bad our government is so corrupt that it can't stamp out stuff like this too. I mean, not only do we not prosecute them, we make them a legitimate religion? Crazy.
The German government considers Scientology a commercial enterprise that takes advantage of vulnerable people.Duh.
Tags: Good Stuff, Money Cult, Scams - Ripoffs - Dirty Tricks
There are a lot of good third-party applications available and installing them onto your iPhone has become so easy that you can do it with a few simple steps. So if you love your iPhone, you might as well see what nifty tools you can add to it to make it even better.
Tags: iPhone
First he refused to show his reciept and the Circuit City people blocked his car. Then when he called for the police and they asked for his driver's license, he refused and was arrested.
I'm going to try and follow this case because this guy says there's no law requiring that he show his reciept and also no law requiring that he present ID to the officer. If that's true, I hope he sues both Circuit City and the police station for all their worth. People who abuse consumers and citizens merely because of their ignorance of their rights is one of the main reasons I began this website.
Oh, and in case you don't see the problem, check out this nicely put comment from Slashdot.org:
That bag contained his private property that he had just purchased. He gave them money for it, it's his, not theirs.
Should he be able to inspect their cash registers after his purchase? After all, they contain money that was his just moments before.
Would you feel differently about the privacy implications if he were leaving Wal*Mart and had just filled his prescription for an STD, or to prevent his frequent diarrhea? Pharmacists are licensed professionals, trained on the privacy aspects of their profession. You're saying that I should have to expose my medical condition to any minimum-wage flunkie who gets curious?
Go Michael, go!
He'll continue to update his blog with information on the case. Today's entry included this quote:
You don’t have to stand in front of a tank or refuse to move to the back of the bus to make a difference in the world.Well said.
Tackling a dilemma right out of a science fiction novel, the state Senate passed legislation Thursday that would bar employers from requiring workers to have identification devices implanted under their skin.
Nine senators opposed the measure, including Bob Margett (R-Arcadia), who said it is premature to legislate technology that has not yet proved to be a problem. "It sounded like it was a solution looking for a problem," Margett said. "It didn't seem like it was necessary."
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