<![CDATA[Comments from joeblevins]]> <![CDATA[Comments from joeblevins]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Thank You For Contacting Comcast Live Chat Support. My Name Is Lethel.]]> Why didn't the OP just call when the chatty CSR said call? They won't ever be able to do anything. Seems if her time was really that important, then just take the first suggestion and run with it.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on How The Candidates Would Address The Foreclosure Crisis]]> Hillary- Reward the Company
Obama - Lieing companies are bad.
McCain - lieing people are bad.

No one says they all suck and deserve the bag of fail they bought.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Geico Insurance Quote Increases Over $1,000 After Bait And Switch]]> And HOW THE HECK IS THIS BAIT AND SWITCH?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Geico Insurance Quote Increases Over $1,000 After Bait And Switch]]> OMG they ripped me off.

The initial CSR is not an underwriter. Yes they make a quote and sign you up. But sometimes poor risks like the complainer are not going to get a great rate. The complainer could have had a pretty serious accident or citation for the 'minor parking lot incident' ,but the MVR came back bad, or the insurance history report shows a huge pay out. Heck, it could be recorded completly different.
Looks like the insurance is trying to work with you. You can go sign up for insurance anywhere you want, but they still need to charge a resonable premium for the increased risk.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on False Email Alarm Causes Man To Rush To Southwest Flight Without Clean Underwear]]> Falcon fire, but you were at the Airport. This guy was at home, where he did have access to confirm info. I have been in airports haveing to confirm gates, when teh airport had no info updates on the screens, but got correct info from airline on phone.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on False Email Alarm Causes Man To Rush To Southwest Flight Without Clean Underwear]]> Yeah, he is savvy enough to have email notifications but not smart enough to verify? Why the heck would he accept a 7 hour bump anyway?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Best Buy: Only $1700 For This Awesome Broken Computer]]> In the old days, Open Box at Best Buy was a rocking great deal. I remember buying an open box and it was just that, the box had been opened. Ended up saving 350 bucks, trick.. The insides had never been touched, it was all in it original factory protective covering.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Creepy Fingerprint Pay Processing Company Shuts Down]]> Is this the same group that processed the payments for Piggly Wiggly down south?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Beware Of Buying Airline Tickets On Craigslist]]> Umm, WTF is someone doing buying tickets from Craigs List? I wouldn't buy them off of Ebay either.

How does that work anyway? Were they in someone else's name?

I am with Southwest on this one. But, not sure how the airline can expect him to pay. They probably knew there was a problem a long time ago. There has been too much time passed for the flyer to be able to get back to Craig's List dude.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Corruption: Mystery Shoppers Expose Refund Anticipation Loan Abuse]]> I have done 2 state taxes before with Turbo Tax. Try to research it there first before H&R.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Corruption: Mystery Shoppers Expose Refund Anticipation Loan Abuse]]> Agree with Victo, either get a REAL Tax Expert or do it yourself. The people in the little chain tax offices are just seasonal temps with quick training on using the software. Ask if they are CPA's.

TurboTax was free. Granted I don't have a complicated return. Just 2 kids and a house. But still, it was easy. Scary seeing people line up at those places.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on DirecTV + NHL Center Ice + ComcastSportsNet = No Hockey Games For You To Watch]]> I would actually suggest starting with local politicos. I am betting significant amounts of tax dollars are used to support the building that your team plays in. You should at least be able to watch some of those games.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Westin Casuarina Update: Hotel Also Forces You To Sleep With Strange Men]]> I imagine that most times, when a convention has you share a room, those aren't normal coventions. Our OP isn't some high flying sales manager in charge of multi-million dollar sales. I would be very surprised if he isn't some kid looking for career or sales coaching.

If you were a true business traveler, with status at the hotel or flying for your company, it is rare to have to share rooms. That is a very low status way to be handled.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on IHOP Agrees That Workers Shouldn't Scrub Ceiling Tiles Directly Over Your Food]]> This was a letter that came across as even more sincern that it was hand written. IHOP GM did good here.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Someone Stole Your Tmobile Phone Now You Have To Pay $1500]]> This would be a good stupid consumer story for Ben.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Complaint Remover Gets Rid Of "Negative Links," Including LOLCats]]> Kelly looks a little like a long haired Kevin Bacon.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Countrywide's Risky Mortagages May Be Ballooning Out Of Control]]> Do I think this is bad idea? Sure. Do I feel the least bit sorry for the bank or the customer? Nope.. Not at all. Burn in hell. They want me to bail out the bank and the dirtbag with the low cost mortage.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Walmart Stops You <em>And The Assistant Manager</em> For Refusing To Show Receipt]]> These receipt stories are getting stupid. What consumer was helped in these? Do we now have more 'ammo' in our quest to protect ourselves while shopping? No, we just come off as self-serving duche-bags.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Unlawfully Detained At Home Depot For Not Showing Receipt]]> He mentions that his father had the reciept in the letter (maybe not the criminal incident) when he was detained by Home Depot staff.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Happy Resolution To Very Strange Circuit City iPod Touch Bait And Switch]]> Ben, please update the headlines on these two stories. As a site geared towards educating consumers, we should at least be able to speak intelligently on the terms of the scams. THIS IS NOT A BAIT AND SWITCH!!!

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Is Your Vet Ripping You Off?]]> Dentist are doing the same thing. Vets can't make enough money just euthinizing your dogs anymore, they gotta fix'em up. Heck, on Drudge Report there is an article about doggie anti-depressants.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Very Strange Circuit City iPod Touch Bait And Switch]]> I thought I understood the term 'Bait and Switch'. I thought it was the scheme of promising one item at a certain price, then 'tricking' the customer into buying another item. How is this case 'Bait and Switch'?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Should I Invest In My Company's 401(k) Or Get It Alone?]]> 100%, stay in the 401k where you get the match.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Latest ACSI Survey Is Out: You Really Like Dollar General]]> Kohl's does rock.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on The Great eBay Boycott Is Officially On, Will Anyone Notice?]]> Didn't even know there was a boycot. I don't search the site for stuff. I have only bought one thing, and it was a projector that I found from this site.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Apple Demands ID With Credit Card Purchases, Violates Merchant Agreement]]> BTW, even though it is in the Merchant Agreement, I would try to get idea if I had a store. The Merchant is screwed when you charge-back. If they had taken a stolen card, as far as I know, they are on the hook for the lost cash.

Cover themselves. I also wouldn't give my DL info though.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Closing: An Employee Report From Inside The Wilson's Leather Bloodbath]]> Why so much complaining, EVERY company has to work like this. They aren't making money, so why should they spend extra just trying to appease bottom level retail workers? They can hire unskilled labor tomorrow at lower wages, they have no incentive to take care of you.

Get skills. And find a secure job, mall retail is not a great idea for a future.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on $2,243 Burger King Bill Leaves Customer Overdrawn, Pissed Off]]> @homerjay: I am betting that at that Burger King, most transactions wouldn't require a signiture, since they are used to low level transactions. And the woman wouldn't have checked the price anyway. She was too busy making sure she wasn't in a 'How can they cancel the Whopper?' commercial.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on $2,243 Burger King Bill Leaves Customer Overdrawn, Pissed Off]]> Lots of times, low cost transactions are run without requiring a signature. And hell, requireing a signature wouldn't have helped, as the card was already charged.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Two Georgia Gas Stations Closed For Shorting Customers]]> Dept of Agriculture handles wieghts and measures.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on DeLorme's Awesome Customer Service Vastly Improves Road Trip]]> @noquarter: Just check out SYNERGY reply, didn't bother reading the post. Just the headline.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on DeLorme's Awesome Customer Service Vastly Improves Road Trip]]> I was coming to post about my positive Garmin experience, then I actually RTFA. Just like the title, would have not have been relevent to the OP.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Get Countrywide To Remove Your PMI With An 80% LTV]]> Again, is the law PMI is removed when equity reaches 80% of original valuation at time of origination? Or can you just get an apprasial to show new value of home and if equity below 80% of that, then you can drop PMI?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Get Countrywide To Remove Your PMI With An 80% LTV]]> My note from Wells Fargo says it must hit 80% of the original loan value. I can't just get an apprasial to say my home is worth more. I guess especially now that so many apprasials were inflated so bad.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on 7 Lies You'll Hear From Salesmen At Electronics Stores]]> When buying a laptop for my parents 2 years ago at Best Buy, the associate told me I should get a UPS. I said why not just a surge protector? He said, in case the power went out. He blushed when I reminded him that the Laptop has a battery.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Scammy Website Charges For Voter Registration]]> Kind of like the Dade County Florida voters in 2000, do we really want to count the votes of people that can't figure out how to vote?

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on What Do I Have To Do To Get My $600 Tax Credit?]]> I think this is free money, so even the dirt bags that don't make enough to pay taxes are still going ot get more money then they contribute.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on GM Has Record $38.7 Billion Loss For 2007]]> Scary how much they have been paying these low-skilled workers for so long. Too bad they can't just run a round of layoffs. You don't need to pay the minimally skilled $28 per hour. You can get them for $10-15, and quickly train them up.

Hell, just say $15 bucks and that gives them a good living wage.

]]> <![CDATA[joeblevins commented on Continental Raising Unaccompanied Minor Fee To $150]]> I have no problem with that. On some layovers it can be hours that they have to be watched like hawks. If you feel you dont' have the time to fly with your own children, then be prepared to pay.

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