Everybody Gets a Fake Chicken!
Sorry, if you’re still feeling bad about the Dow being down 512 points yesterday, maybe this will cheer you up. Everybody gets a fake chicken! Everybody gets a fake chicken! From our new Chinese answer to KFC, KLG! Credit: CNBC
Best Buy Tracking Returns… With Your Driver’s License
This one bugs me, a lot. Within weeks of the California Supreme Court ruling that stores could not ask for your zip code during a purchase, Best Buy now wants to track returns with a state-issued form of identification. It’s clear why they want to do this; they want to ban customers who return too [...]
Stay Away from US Fidelis, Warranty Direct is a Maybe
Having become an expert on extended warranties, I figured it was a good idea to get one for my 2000 Buick Century. I want to at least get another year or two of use out of it… even if I do buy a new car sooner. For awhile, I’ve been in the market for an [...]
Will Penske Team Up with GM Holden? Saturn G8 Sport Cars?
GM Holden just received a cool $200 million to source other automakers, now that their capacity to sell the Pontiac G8 was undercut by the Auto Task Force. Granted, one of the first announcements out of the Saturn/Penske deal was that the Sky roadster was going to be cut from production immediately. But, we already [...]
Why HealthyDiningFinder.com is Bad
As you know, I talk about healthy fast food. In this economy, eating at fast food joints makes sense financially. But, processed food typically isn’t healthy. Hence, I try to point out the really good options. But, as you may have seen at fast food restaurants, and other locations, ads to the effect of “As [...]
Pontiac G8 Customers Promised Bluetooth, Get a Rock Instead
“I got Bluetooth!” “Me too!” “I got a rock…” Yes, that famous Charlie Brown line is what many new Pontiac G8 owners are saying. See, the Pontiac web site clearly lists Bluetooth as an included feature for the 2009 model year. Yet, many who are snapping up these discontinued-despite-Vice-Chairman-Bob-Lutz-saying-it’s-better-than-sliced-bread-wanting-to-save-it cars (yes, the G8 saga is [...]
Why Billy Mays is Missed So Much
It’s not because he’s photogenic. And, while tragic, it’s not because Billy Mays died so young. It’s because he’s the best representation of what we love about America. It’s what we feel is slipping away from America. We’re in a downturn, but it’s more than that… people left and right feel depressed about the loss [...]
eBay-PayPal Security Glitch? Old Addresses Come Back to Haunt You…
I’ll make this very brief… mostly because I’m tired and ticked at two usual suspects. Last week, I updated my PayPal profile, removing an old default address. Tonight, I bought something on eBay. Used PayPal to checkout. Also used an eBay coupon. To my chagrin, I noticed the transaction went through, with my old erroneous [...]
Deal: Chevrolet Volt – $28,000 Shipped (Draft)
Okay, taking a page from the deals at CheapenGadget.com, I’ve written a how-to for getting the Volt for only $28,000. That’s less than the cost of Saturn’s VUE hybrid… which doesn’t happen to be electric. And, it’s only $6,000 more than the Toyota Prius 3G (seriously, they need to stop with the 3G references, it [...]
Is Pontiac Really Just Mothballed?
Believe it or not, but the email ratio to comments is way out of whack on my blog. It seems a lot of you like to email more than comment… not that it’s a big deal. I don’t mind, but please don’t feel afraid to post a comment as well. I don’t bite… much. So, [...]
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