( The.Comedian ) Five months after American Express and Costco announced they would go their separate ways and end their exclusive relati...
Just Because You Find $150K Sitting Around Doesn’t Mean You Get To Keep It, Buy A New Car
( Tracy O ) One might think that the average adult would be aware that the playground rule of “finders, keepers” doesn’t apply to most si...
United Airlines CEO: Checked Bag Fees Are Here To Stay, Just Part Of Doing Business
( Adam Fagen ) Despite Southwest Airlines’ recent admission that charging for bags would be a financially irresponsible policy change, i...
Converse Blows Up New Chuck Taylor Shoes To Show What’s Different
Maybe you saw a photo of Converse’s new version of their classic Chuck Taylor All-Stars and wondered what the big deal is. “So they changed...
N.J. Police Officer Smashes Window To Save Child Trapped Inside Hot Minivan
(via NBC News ) If we’re going to hear stories of children being left in hot cars, we’re at least glad to report on those that end well. ...
Two For-Profit Schools Must Pay Students $2.3M Over Unfair Practices
( MeneerDijk ) Hundreds of former students at Kaplan Career Institute and Lincoln Technical Institute in Massachusetts will receive redre...
Why Gasoline With More Than 10% Ethanol Will Make Your Mower Sad
( Misfit Photographer ) Modern cars are designed to get around just fine with gasoline containing ethanol in their tanks, but not all gas...
The Last Full-Service Dunkin’ Donuts Prepares To Shut Its Doors
( Consumerist Dot Com ) Though you might not even have been aware it existed, the last full-service Dunkin’ Donuts diner is preparing to ...
Woman Sues Starbucks For $2 Million Over Drink Allegedly Tainted With Chemicals
( ronnyg ) A Utah woman has filed a $2 million lawsuit against Starbucks and several employees claiming she was given a drink that contai...
Police: Man Pretended He Was His Brother To Avoid $7,500 In Unpaid Tolls
( Alan Rappa ) It’s a classic caper: passing yourself off as your brother or sister to squirm out of trouble when you’re caught doing som...
Class-Action Suit Accuses CVS Of Overcharging Customers For Generic Drugs
( Chris Rief ) The country’s second largest pharmacy chain is the latest party in a class-action lawsuit that accuses CVS of deliberately...
Walmart Customer With Tourette’s Claims She Was Kicked Out Of Store, Told Not To Return
( Mike Mozart ) A Florida woman with Tourette’s syndrome is suing Walmart, claiming she was banned from the store, in violation of the Am...
I Can’t Buy A Car Because Lexus Thinks I’m Dead
( БРАТСТВО ) Dead people do not need cars, and they also have trouble making the payments. That’s probably why one woman’s credit score p...
Prisoners Will Soon Be Eligible For Pell Grants To Finance Education
( fblumongoose ) Twenty years after passing a law that banned prisoners from financing higher education with federal grants while incarce...
American Airlines Plane Evacuated With Emergency Slides, Three Passengers Burned
( yooperann ) An American Airlines flight pulling away from the gate at the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday was evacu...
Cable Companies Refuse To Reveal How Much They Make Off Of Set-Top Boxes
( Ryan Holloway ) Sen. Ed Markey of Massachussetts and Sen. Dick Blumenthal of Connecticut recently posed a handful of questions to the n...
Whole Foods Announces Five Cities Getting One Of Its Cheaper Stores
( www.GlynLowe.com ) Back in May, Whole Foods announced it’d be making a play for that coveted category of customers, the almighty millen...
Pot-Centric Colorado Credit Union Sues Federal Reserve Bank For Denying Account
The state of Colorado no longer outlaws recreational marijuana use, but the U.S. government still considers it a Schedule I controlled subst...
Consumerist Friday Flickr Finds
Here are eleven of the best photos that readers added to the Consumerist Flickr Pool in the last week, picked for usability in a Consumeris...
Texas Attorney General Says RadioShack Knowingly Sold Gift Cards That Would Soon Expire
(JeepersMedia) If the leadership of a company knows that they’re about to file for bankruptcy, should they stop selling gift cards? That’...