Archive for the ‘bad deals’ Category

USPS: The Way To Go, If you Don’t Want Your Stuff! (2010-1-5)

A few weeks ago, I ordered a book online, via Amazon.com. The next day, I received a confirmation that the book indeed shipped.
The book was shipping from northern Indiana, and I live in central Indiana.
Hooray! I thought. I am just a few days away from enjoying my book!
But wait, whats’ that? You shipped it media [...]

Black Friday: Did you Get What You Wanted? (2009-11-30)

Black Friday has come and gone. So, did you get the deals you wanted?
It seems that everything was on sale this year. Anything from laptops to stupid toy hamsters made headlines with their deals.
And yes, there were some people out there this last shopping weekend that displayed for us all the sadness that is human [...]

Online Competition: Who Wins? (2009-10-28)

In the world of online shopping either by specialty or wholesale, competition can be a good thing.
But when does competition become simple cloning?
Unless you don’t know what the Internet is, you have more than likely been to Amazon.com. They sell books, and movies and pretty much anything you could want.
But what about stores that mimic [...]

Work Sucks: How Hard Is Your Job? (2009-10-16)

Every day, we get up, go to work, go home, and go to bed. Then, we get up and start the routine all over again.
Many of us get tired of the same old day in, day out job routine and begin to feel that our dull jobs are difficult or even hard. Most of don’t [...]

Fail: Pole Dancer Kids Toy (2009-8-31)

Role model or trend setter?

Online Scams: “Fat Burners” (2009-8-25)

Have you ever seen an ad online that promises to cut away fat from you like a hot knife through butter?
Have you ever received an e-mail stating they can help you lose upwards of 50 lbs. buy just taking their pills?
Have you ever considered that those ads are false advertising or scams?
Take for example, Avesil. [...]

FAIL: Retail Fail (2009-8-24)

Free Viagra For The Unemployed (2009-5-15)

 Pfizer announced recently that they will be  giving away some of their most sought after  mdeications, free, for those that have lost jobs  during this recession. Article here.

Too Much $$? Never in Dubai! (2009-5-11)

 
The wealthy people in Dubai tend to enjoy flaunting their wealth by creating artificial islands, re making pyramids or simply by growing grass where IT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO GROW!
Now, they have plans to build a massive statue, that will encase libraries, some sort of gold plated disco club, and other oddities.
 
Awesome I know. With so [...]

Hydroglass: Shower + Fish Tank = WTF? (2009-5-6)

 
Assuming for a minute that this “product” ever did go into production, who on this earth, aside from Pamela Anderson, would by it?
I mean, if you had some dough to throw around, maybe. But under normal circumstances, what truly is the purpose of this device?
Article here.