While teen retailers like Aéropostale and PacSun are going down in flames, its rivals are hunched on the sidelines, waiting to pick their ba...
Burger King Has A New “2 For $10” Meal Deal, But Who’s It Actually For?
Burger King already has one entry in the ongoing fast food meal-deal war that focuses on one person — a 5 for $4 menu that includes a bacon...
South African Regulators Give Green Light To $107B Anheuser-Busch, SABMiller Merger
Anheuser-Busch InBev has one more regulatory body to mark off on its “Places To Get Approval For $107 Billion Takeover Of SABMiller ” checkl...
For $628 A Night You Can Cook In The French Cottage Where Julia Child Cooked
If you’re the kind of person who’s read and tried every recipe in Mastering the Art of French Cooking (or you’ve at least seen that movie a...
Americans Apparently Don’t Hate Mobile Ads As Badly As Rest Of The World
If you’re using ad-blocking technology on your smartphone, you’re not alone. Some 2.5 million Americans are employing mobile browsers and ot...
SodaStream Wants You To Make Your Own Beer At Home
Though you probably know at least one at-home brewer who has gone to some lengths to buy all the equipment and materials necessary to whip u...
Allegiant Airlines Flight Delayed Three Times
Enduring a flight delay or two is never a fun experience, especially when you’re coming off a nice, relaxing holiday weekend. But the passen...
Lands’ End, Eddie Bauer Deny PETA Accusations Of Using Down Ripped From Live Geese
If you yank the soft down feathers from the body of a goose that’s still alive, here’s the thing: the goose can grow that plumage back, and ...
Supreme Court: Sprint Must Face $300M Lawsuit Over Uncollected Sales Tax
Four years after New York sued Sprint for allegedly failing to collect more than $100 million in sales tax in the state, the U.S. Supreme C...
McDonald’s Customer Run Over By Her Own Car In Drive-Thru
Though the drive-thru at fast food restaurants serves a very simple, transactional purpose, sometimes what happens there is far from expecte...
Disney Not Happy About Snow White, Captain America Seen At Chinese Theme Park
Competition is great: when there are more options for something, consumers usually come out ahead. That applies to entertainment theme parks...
JetBlue Passenger Says She Was Told Her Shorts Were Too Short To Fly
Air travel can be a mixed bag of fashion, as passengers of all different style sensibilities come together on a different kind of runway. So...
YouTube Threatens Legal Action Against Service That Lets You Download Videos
Most of us are perfectly happy with going to YouTube and streaming that clip of Pookie being exhorted — in language that is not safe for wor...
Samsung Thinks Adding More Ads To Its Smart TVs Is A Solid Business Idea
Despite what its actual customers say, for several years now, Samsung has believed that putting ads on their customers’ smart TVs is a reall...
Report: For-Profit College Students Earn Less After Graduation Than They Did Before
For-profit college chains often market themselves to non-traditional students — single parents, lower income individuals, military serviceme...
Starbucks Adding Nitro Cold Brew To The Menu At 500 Locations This Summer
Because there’s always time for a new trendy thing in coffee to catch on across the nation, Starbucks will have a new option on tap for cust...
Pizza Hut To Cut Back On Preservatives, Antibiotics, Additives
Pizza may not have a reputation as a health food, but that’s no reason to use ingredients that may make the pizza even less good for you. In...
The Consumerist Guide To Understanding Your Verizon Wireless Bill
We’ve spent a few months looking at why cable and internet bills are so confusing, and where all the fees come from. But if there’s one bil...
Target Shutting Down Curbside Pickup Pilot Program Effective June 15
If you were hoping that Target’s curbside pickup would eventually reach your city, your hopes are for naught: Target tells Consumerist the p...
Verizon Strike Appears Near End After Unions, Management Reach Agreement In Principle
After more than six weeks, thousands of striking Verizon workers may be heading back to work soon. According to Labor Secretary Thomas Perez...
Some Health Providers Are Sharing Patients’ Info Online In Reaction To Bad Yelp Reviews
Now that we live in a world where it seems everything can be rated — from your restaurant experience to your root canal — privacy issues are...
Drug Companies Subpoenaed Over Questionable Charity Connections
Whenever there is a report of a drug company jacking up the price of a prescription medication, the pharma industry is often quick to point ...
Technology That Improves Phones Also Means Scam Calls Are Easy And Dirt Cheap
The same technology that means you can talk to friends or loved ones anywhere in the world for pennies per minute or for free has a harmful ...
Ticks Are Your Enemies, Here Is How To Destroy Them With Your Dryer
If you’re going for a hike this holiday weekend to enjoy the beauty only nature can provide, there is one thing you should know: ticks are y...
Over 427M Hacked Myspace Passwords Set Loose Online
Okay, okay, we know what you’re thinking: “ Myspace ?” you scoff, “It’s 2016! I haven’t had a Myspace account since I was a kid! My gosh, wh...
Chicago Officials: TSA Wait Times Have Dropped To Less Than 10 Minutes At City’s Airports
After weeks of excessively long lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints plagued travelers going through Chicago’s airpor...
Is Facebook Trying To Scuttle Facial-Recognition Lawsuit By Changing Illinois Law?
Earlier this month, a federal court gave the go-ahead to a lawsuit alleging that Facebook’s photo-scanning, facial-recognition feature viola...
Mayborn USA Recalling More Than 3M Spill-Proof Cups Because Drinking Mold Is Gross
Before you hand that sippy cup over to your toddler, you might want to take a minute to make sure it’s not one of three million spill-proof...
Yep, Blueberry Pie And Non-Branded Fruity Pebble Oreos Are Real Things
Just about any dessert-themed flavor is now plausible when it comes to novelty Oreo flavors and other stunt food, and it’s difficult to surp...
CDC Director: Drug-Resistant Superbug Means “Medicine Cabinet Is Empty”
You know that scene in action movies where the hero has fired every bullet, thrown every piece of throwable furniture, set off every explosi...
How To Finally Get Insurance To Approve A Wheelchair For A Kid: Go Viral On Twitter
Kids grow. This may not come as a surprise to most of us, who were ourselves children one, but health insurance companies are not necessaril...
Uber Testing Feature That Lets Riders Compare UberPool, UberX Prices
In some cities, Uber customers can choose to get a ride with UberPool, which allows users to share a car with strangers who are traveling al...
20,000 For-Profit College Students Ask Education Dept. To Cancel Their Student Loans
As the fallout continues from the collapse of Corinthian Colleges Inc. — former operator of Everest University, WyoTech, and Heald College —...
Court Says NYC’s Salt Warning Labels Can Go Into Effect As Planned
Despite efforts from a restaurant trade group to stop New York City from requiring labels on foods high in sodium high-sodium food from goin...