Like the drinks you get while gambling, casino parking in Las Vegas is often a “freebie.” But if you’re planning a trip to Vegas soon, be pr...
Chinese Factory Accused Of Labor Violations Loses Disney Contract
“Dongguan Qing Xi Juantiway Plastic Factory” isn’t a household name, but you’d probably recognize the products it made for the world’s large...
Thief With Impeccable Timing Grabs Bucket Of Gold Flakes Worth $1.6M From Armored Truck
He only had about 20 seconds of distraction, but that’s all it took for one thief to walk off with about $1.6 million worth of gold flakes o...
Consumer Advocates Sue Government Over Long Wait For New Automobile Safety Features
Earlier this year, federal vehicle safety regulators reached a voluntary agreement with nearly two dozen car manufacturers to make forward-...
Gree Re-Announces 2013 Dehumidifier Recall Linked To $19M In Property Damage
Federal safety regulators are hoping the fourth time is the charm for millions of recalled dehumidifiers that have now been linked to 450 fi...
Philip Morris CEO: We Might Stop Making Traditional Cigarettes Someday
After decades of making money off brands like Marlboro, Philip Morris is looking to shift its focus away from traditional cigarettes and tow...
Report: Albertsons In Talks To Acquire Price Chopper, Expand To More States
According to those ever-mysterious “people familiar with the matter,” the northeastern grocery chain Price Chopper is in “advanced talks” wi...
Netflix Will Finally Let Users Download Some Content For Offline Viewing
It’s been whispered and buzzed about for a long time now, but it’s happening at last: Netflix says it will allow users to download select TV...
Malicious Android Apps Have Taken Over More Than 1M Google Accounts
Is there something lurking in your phone that shouldn’t be? Malware designed to look like real Android apps has taken control of more than a...
21 Lawmakers Come Out To Defend The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
While most federal agencies will soon see a change in leadership and direction after President-elect Donald Trump takes office, the head of ...
Fast Food, Airport, And Health Care Workers Stage Nationwide Walkout
The threatened strike of low-paid workers at Chicago’s O’Hare airport didn’t happen at Thanksgiving time as originally proposed , but did oc...
Giddy Investors Already ‘shipping Comcast, Verizon, Sprint, T-Mobile Mergers Under Trump Administration
This is shocking, we know, but: big businesses really like to make money. And when you’re already as huge as, say Comcast, one of the best w...
Would You Pay To Wash Your Clothes At Someone Else’s House?
Not that long ago, you might have bristled at the notion of paying a stranger to chauffeur you around town in the back of their car, or that...
New York Bars Scalpers From Using Bots To Snap Up Tickets Before Everyone Else
Perhaps you’ve been here before: you’re waiting patiently, albeit a bit anxiously, for the moment when you can buy tickets to a concert or s...
Bill Outlawing “Gag Clauses” That Punish Customers For Writing Negative Reviews Goes To President
After more than a year of waiting, Congress has finally okayed a piece of legislation that, if signed by the president, will stop companies ...
Cyber Monday Set A New Sales Record… Or People Just Shop Online A Lot
This year, both Black Friday and Cyber Monday set sales records… for online shoppers. Americans armed with mobile devices, tablets, and com...
Chicago Doesn’t Even Have Half The Health Inspectors Needed To Inspect High-Risk Restaurants
While it might be reassuring to see a sign posted in your favorite restaurant or other food establishment that it’s earned the approval of t...
Pressure Mounts For Tesla To Stop Using The Term “Autopilot”
What does the term “autopilot” mean to you? For many people, it applies to a machine that can steer itself with minimal human intervention, ...
Keno Players Say They Are Owed $2M, Even If They Won Because Of Computer Glitch
If you win a $1 million Keno game twice within a matter of minutes, you may be the luckiest person on Earth. Or you could also be trying to...
6 Questions To Ask Yourself Before Deciding Whether To Try ‘DirecTV Now’
Former JCPenney CEO: Sales Have Become A Cancer
Just days after JCPenney handed out a very limited number of $500 coupons to lure shoppers to stores on Thanksgiving , the retailer’s forme...
Patagonia Says It Raised $10 Million For Charity From Black Friday Sale
Outdoor outfitter Patagonia attracted positive attention when it announced that it would be open on Black Friday, but donate all of its sale...
United Airlines Passenger Opens Exit Door, Hops Out While Plane Taxis
It’s always important to know where the exits are on an aircraft, but it’s also important that you not use the exit until the plane has come...
Do Airlines Really Ban Unruly Passengers For Life?
Here at Consumerist, we have seen more than our fair share of stories involving unruly or otherwise disruptive passengers who have gotten t...
McDonald’s Expanding Test Of Fresh Beef Patties
In yet another attempt to better align its menu with customer tastes, McDonald’s is expanding its year-old test of fresh ground beef — to O...
Reminder: Friday Is The Last Day To Redeem Your RadioShack Gift Cards
The bankruptcy of RadioShack at the beginning of 2015 probably seems like a distant event to you now, but the business entity that used to ...
Show Your Support For Consumerist This Giving Tuesday; Donations Will Be Matched
Consumerist doesn’t take advertising. We answer to consumers, not corporations. That’s why on this Giving Tuesday we need consumers like you...
Feds Warn Banks: High-Pressure Incentives Can Lead To Another Wells Fargo Fiasco
As Wells Fargo continues to dig itself out of a years-long — if not decade-long — fake account fiasco perpetrated by employees under strai...
NFL Denies It Is Looking To Get Rid Of Thursday Night Football
It hasn’t been a banner year for the NFL, with ratings now sagging for what had seemed to be an unstoppable TV sports juggernaut . Now the l...
Report: Amazon Working On An Alexa-Controlled Speaker With A Touchscreen
Are we heading toward a future where you control everything in your home by speaking to a disembodied voice? Amazon certainly seems to be go...
McDonald’s Serving Deep Fried Cheese Curds In Wisconsin
We hear that Wisconsin is a pretty good place to live if you like cheese, but a new local offering from McDonald’s has made it an even bette...
L.L. Bean’s Duck Boots Still All The Rage, Continue To Be Backordered
Last year, L.L. Bean hired 100 additional workers to ramp up production of their iconic, unglamorous USA-made duck boots. Nonetheless, the p...
‘DirecTV Now’ Streaming Service Will Launch Nov. 30; Starting At $35 For 60 Channels
After months of teasing the eventual launch of DirecTV Now — a live-TV streaming service that doesn’t require a subscription to cable — AT&a...
Get A Golden Budweiser Can, Win A Remote Chance To Win Super Bowl Tickets
The premise of the Golden Ticket promotion in the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and the two movies based on it was simple: there we...
Can You Be Arrested For Not Showing Your Driver’s License?
States That Expanded Medicaid Hope To Keep It Under Trump Administration
There’s no way to tap-dance around this one: healthcare access is an incredibly politicized and partisan issue in this country. And yet even...
Cyber Monday Is Pretty Pointless
Since 2005, Cyber Monday has been the end of Thanksgiving week, as office workers’ brains haven’t quite returned to work, and they use the t...
Renting A Rulebreaking Airbnb Could Leave You Without A Place To Sleep
While Airbnb and New York City continue to battle it out over new restrictions that would penalize hosts with hefty fines for subletting w...