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Priceline.com Sucks, National Car Rental Swallows

January 24th, 2007 · 40 Comments

I recently returned from a vacation to Florida. Being the bargain hunter I am, I shopped around for cheap airline tickets using a couple of tricks. First, I was willing to fly out of whatever airport was cheapest, at whatever time was cheapest. My dates were also somewhat flexible. Flying in […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department

Minimum Purchase on Debit/Credit Card Transactions

October 15th, 2006 · 61 Comments

[Editor’s note: this is all out of date as of July 2010 thanks to provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection financial reform bill that allow for minimum purchase prices up to $10.]
Last night I ordered out for Chinese food. My stomach and my wallet were calling out for General Tso’s […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department · My Thoughts

Thinking of upgrading from Plesk 7.5 to Plesk 8.0 (or Plesk 8.0.1)?

October 12th, 2006 · 6 Comments

I use GoDaddy’s Virtual Private Server solutions to host this and other websites. It’s very stable and reliable. GoDaddy will help with basic support, but for a lot of things they’ll simply tell you: it’s your server to support if you are using a dedicated or virtual private server solution. This left […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department · Computers · INeedAttention News · Site News · Technology

Lee Tang? No Way, Mang!

February 19th, 2006 · No Comments

I’ve only ever heard two positive things about Lee Tang Chinese Restaurant in Troy, NY. The first is that they have good General Tso’s chicken. The second is that they’re cheap.
Until today, I liked them because they are cheap and close by. You get what you pay for. I ordered small […]

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Tags: Business · Complaint Department

Fortune Awaits, Peel Now: McDonalds Monopoly 2005, Best Chance Game

October 4th, 2005 · 1 Comment

Yes, we have updates for McDonald’s Monopoly 2008

Better prizes, bigger numbers… No, it’s not a Japanese game show, it’s everyone’s perennial favorite – McDonalds Monopoly. The promotion started today, and visitors can expect a full and comprehensive analysis of odds & actual game piece statistics again this year. Here is the official […]

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Tags: Best Buy · Business · McDonalds