SpenceMan01 commented on Broken DVD Rental Machine Charges You $75 for 2 DVDs, at 10:43 AM on May 12 @stopNgoBeau: Because had the OP used a credit card instead of a debit card, it would be the company's money in the hands of the DVD rental company, not the OP's money. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Dear Steve Jobs: FedEx Stole My Mom's Mother's Day iPod, Please Help!, at 8:43 AM on May 7 The problem here is that once every Tom, Dick and Harry start firing off emails to Steve Jobs for things of relative insignificance, it's going to cause it to become ineffective and nobody will be able to get useful help. Save it for the big stuff. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on MLB.TV: The Premium Content You Paid Extra For Is A Bonus That We Don't Have To Provide, at 3:25 PM on May 6 Between this and the DRM issue last season, there's no way in hell these clowns will be seeing even a penny from me. Also, what's with the service rep's grammar? more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Merchant Tries To Forbid Chargebacks, at 11:40 AM on May 5 "Being listed on such databases may make it more difficult or even impossible for you to use (any of) your credit card(s) on future purchases with us or other merchants." Good. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Kohls Violates Visa's Merchant Agreement, Refuses To Accept Credit Card Without ID, at 5:54 PM on May 4 Seriously. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Apple to Sell Movies on DVD Release Day, Confirmed, at 3:05 PM on May 1 There's no way I'm paying the same for a DRM crippled, compressed and overall crappy version of a movie as what I can pay a couple buck more for the same thing on a tangible DVD. Maybe Redbox has ruined me, but $5 for a video rental? more »

SpenceMan01 commented on "People are not willing to, at 2:33 PM on May 1 If there's one financial lesson that my parents hammered into me it was this: "Credit cards are good, but don't spend more than you can afford. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on AT&T And Others Make You Pay For The Privilege Of Paying Your Bill, at 9:43 AM on Apr 25 @TheUncleBob: I was thinking precisely the same thing. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Florida Judges Tosses Out Thousands Of Bogus Toll Fines, at 10:39 AM on Apr 24 I hate Auto-debit. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Disney Employees Dig Through Trash To Find Couple's Lost Wedding Rings, at 10:10 AM on Apr 24 I drank the "Disney Kool-aid" years ago. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Do You Delete or Archive More Gmail Messages?, at 5:26 PM on Apr 21 I archive pretty much exclusively. more » [lifehacker]

SpenceMan01 commented on Skype offers unlimited long, at 2:49 PM on Apr 21 Wait, Skype is owned by eBay? more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on How Do You Make Sure You Wake Up?, at 10:16 AM on Apr 17 I am the epitome of snoozers. more » [lifehacker]

SpenceMan01 commented on Calibrate Your HDTV?, at 12:48 AM on Apr 15 I used the Avia disc to get my TV looking pretty good. more » [lifehacker]

SpenceMan01 commented on Avoid Eating Stale Candy By Learning The Secret Candy Codes, at 11:42 AM on Apr 9 In our food cube there's a big bag of Easter-branded peanut M&Ms with a date-code of 742. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Redbox Shows Businesses How To Properly Handle A Data Breach, at 12:14 AM on Apr 8 @Sys Admn: Bingo. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Thanks to the demands of movie, at 10:42 AM on Apr 7 Yay for DRM. more » [consumerist]

SpenceMan01 commented on Redbox Shows Businesses How To Properly Handle A Data Breach, at 10:14 AM on Apr 7 I love redbox, and I have yet to pay for a rental. more » [consumerist]