Walmart Goes Crazy On Couple Suspected Of Shoplifting
Walmart is your god now

Walmart Goes Crazy On Couple Suspected Of Shoplifting

Bally Reps Drove Developmentally Disabled Man To Gym, Signed Him Up
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Bally Reps Drove Developmentally Disabled Man To Gym, Signed Him Up

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      Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds

      Here are nine wonderful photos readers added to The Consumerist Flickr Pool this week, picked for neatness and usability in a Consumerist post. Check 'em out! More »

      7:55 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
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    • Follow ups

      Capital One Activates Payment Protection Plan Thanks To EECB

      Earlier this week, I posted about a college student who couldn't get Capital One's Emergency Payment Protection Plan activated on his account because of missed deadlines. Andon wrote back today to say that after he sent an EECB to the credit card company's executives, they apologized and activated the service. More »

      7:25 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      1,086 views, 5 comments

      Latest by elysse: Interesting they should show up on the Consumerist feed today, I just got a call from CapOne today, it was more »

    • Online Shopping

      Here Are Your Shipping Deadlines For Christmas 2009

      If you're planning on spending the next 6-8 weeks pouring cash into Mammon's gaping maw—and really, who isn't? it's how we love each other—then here are the shipping deadlines for over 100 online retailers, courtesy of CouponSherpa. In today's UPS/FedEx world you can frequently wait right up until Christmas week, but you might want to double-check the list if there's a retailer you absolutely have to shop from.

      "Holiday Shipping Deadlines for Christmas 2009" [CouponSherpa] (Thanks to Jeff!)
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      5:50 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      1,094 views, 15 comments

      Most discussed sir_eccles: Don't forget the postal strike in the UK. more »

    • Walmart is your god now

      Walmart Goes Crazy On Couple Suspected Of Shoplifting

      Walmart can try to spin itself as being on the side of good all it wants, but if it ever suspects you of shoplifting, you may find that you're powerless to fight back. In the case of a couple accused of shoplifting some Bic lighters in Niles, Michigan this past August, Walmart detained them, the police came and cuffed one of them, their two kids were taken to a security room, and—after a review of security footage proved the couple's innocence—they were banned for life from all Walmarts. To top it off, Walmart's legal team has sent the couple a letter asking to be reimbursed for 10 times the value of the lighters, even though the police determined no shoplifting had taken place. More »

      5:16 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      17,911 views, 122 comments

      Most discussed skizsrodt: Wow, found innocent and still they try and get restitution? That's absurd. I hope that there is a law they more »

    • Droid vs. iPhone: A 10-Round Bout CR Electronics tests both phones and finds that each side has its advantages and flaws. The biggest advantage of the Droid: It's not on AT&T. [Consumer Reports Electronics] MORE »

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    • Taking advantage

      Bally Reps Drove Developmentally Disabled Man To Gym, Signed Him Up

      Family members of a developmentally disabled 49-year-old man told 6 News in Indianapolis that two men from Bally Total Fitness showed up at the man's apartment, drove him to a Bally location at Pike Plaza, and signed him up to a monthly membership. When the man's family asked Bally to invalidate the agreement, the gym refused. More »

      4:38 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      6,916 views, 72 comments

      Most discussed Gtmac: Bally's behavior is unconscionable. IANAL, but I would think it would be no problem to get that contract invalidated by a more »

    • H1N1

      Iowa Feline Catches Swine Flu

      When you're home sick, snuggling with a pet can have tremendous healing powers. "Plus," you might say to yourself, "at least Fluffy can't catch this awful swine flu I have." Well....not so fast. It's not common, but a cat in Iowa has been diagnosed with, and recovered from, swine flu. More »

      3:15 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      2,912 views, 64 comments

      Most discussed catastrophegirl: ok, so now i don't know if i caught it at one of the hallowe'en parties i went to or more »

    • Roundups

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      2:30 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      934 views, 178 comments

    • nifty

      Reporter Actually Measures Noodles In Campbell's Soup

      32' of noodles is about 10 yards, so a reporter from KING5 in Seattle decided to lay them out, end by end, starting at the 10 yard line of a fooball field, to see if he could score a noodley touchdown. We applaud this effort. More »

      2:15 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      10,476 views, 66 comments

      Most discussed gafpromise: Question - isn't the noodle the cheapest thing in the soup? Who cares if it has more noodles? I want more »

    • Storm8

      iPhone App Developer Sued For Stealing Users' Phone Numbers

      For secretly stealing users' phone number by exploiting a backdoor iPhone vulnerability, app developer Storm8 got slapped with a class action lawsuit. More »

      2:08 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,555 views, 32 comments

    • I want egg nog year round

      POLL: When Is Too Early For Christmas Creep?

      After we proposed tracking Starbucks's roll out of Christmas products as a metric to gauge yearly Christmas Creep, we got a fair amount of comments saying they saw no problem with Christmas stuff coming out once Halloween was over. So, inside, a poll: at what point does Christmas Creep become acceptable holiday display? More »

      2:00 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      2,763 views, 126 comments

      Most discussed Colonel Jack O'Neill: How about anytime, I really hate christmas. For me it's just another day. more »

    • Dead frogs

      Walmart Refunds For Dead Frog Found In Salad

      "Oh my God, I see eyes!" screamed Carla Hill after opening a bag of greens from Walmart. More »

      1:15 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,445 views, 85 comments

    • Classy

      Meet JC Penney's Notoriously "Obese" Mannequins

      Over at The Awl there is an intensively researched fact-check of Cintra Wilson's review of the Manhattan JC Penney store, which at the time, we described as "simultaneously hateful and boring." The review-of-the-review features photographs of the mannequins Ms. Wilson described as "obese." More »

      1:12 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      9,822 views, 50 comments

      Most discussed apd09: right... because stretching normal sized clothes onto plus sized mannequins is what people really want to see. On the more »

    • Charities

      Save The Polar Bear Sweaters Are Nice, But Do The Bears Really Get The Cash?

      So you're shopping and have a choice between Sweater A, and Sweater B, the one that saves polar bears. This so-called "embedded giving" where you buy something and part of the money goes towards a charity has become quite popular, especially during the holiday season, but did you ever stop to think if the polar bears are really getting the money? More »

      12:46 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      2,883 views, 54 comments

      Most discussed pecan 3.14159265: Someone in the "hospital bills family" thread mentioned St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and how 100% of proceeds goes to more »

    • Video Wars

      DVD Price War: Harry Potter, Star Trek For $10

      Walmart announced yesterday that it will be slashing prices to below wholesale on 10 of the most popular DVDs that will be released soon, says the LA Times. Target announced that it will be matching Walmart. Amazon has not yet responded. More »

      12:06 PM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      5,684 views, 76 comments

    • inappropriate

      Hospital Sends $29,000 Bill To Parents Of Murdered College Student

      Not only did the UC Davis Medical Center send a $29,186.50 bill to the parents of college student who was beaten to death by his roommate, they also sent a letter letting them know that their son was considered indigent and was no longer welcome at the hospital if he needed further treatment. He doesn't, of course, because he is deceased. More »

      11:37 AM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Meg Marco
      20,179 views, 175 comments

      Most discussed Oranges w/ Cheese...: It's probably the 5 minutes in the emergency room + any sort of bodily fluid disposal they may have done more »

    • Money

      10 Things Learned About Life And Personal Finance

      You blog for 3 years about money, life, and personal finance, all of which are interconnected, and you pick up a few things. Trent from The Simple Dollar shares the 10 most important lessons he's learned since starting his personal finance blog. For starters, number 10, while it's easy to get caught up in trying to save one more nickel off every purchase, "Reliability and functionality worth a premium"! More »

      11:24 AM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,182 views, 35 comments

      Most discussed hotdogsunrise: With the cost of education as high as it is, number seven isn't always right. More education is not always more »

    • budgets

      What You Need To Know About Today's Unemployment Benefits Extension

      If you're still struggling to find a job in the current economy, you'll be happy to know that this morning President Obama is expected to sign legislation to extend benefits for few more months. The New York Times has more info on how the extension will work, and who qualifies for it.

      "Extended Unemployment Benefits: F.A.Q." [New York Times]
      (Photo: Kapungo and laurenatclemson)

      11:10 AM on Fri Nov 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,332 views, 57 comments

      Most discussed Radi0logy: Yes, the best way to encourage people to find jobs is to give them free cash. Government logic at its more »

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