Best Buy Shoppers Participate in Decathlon for 10 Dollar Rebates
For years Best Buy has received complaints from customers about its rebate program. Typical critiques of the process were that it took too long to receive refund checks—sometimes as long as ten weeks—and that the requirement to send in the actual product barcode was unrealistic when most people throw away their packaging. So this […]
US Postal Service Considers Taking Every Monday Off
Anyone who runs a mail-order business is painfully aware that the United States Postal Service (USPS) seems to be closed almost every other Monday, especially between Labor Day and President’s Day. Therefore it will come as no surprise that USPS officials are debating a new plan that would reduce customers’ exasperation and surprise by simply […]
Fed Gives Struggling Local Business $2 Billion Cash Infusion
Al’s Tire Shop in Wichita Falls, TX, has fallen on hard times over the past two years, seeing a 35% drop in business in the past six months alone. So the Federal Reserve is stepping in with a $2 billion cash infusion before things really get out of hand.
According to Fed spokesman Ted Grenderson, “For […]
In Wake Of Recent Ad Blitz, Man Seeks Restraining Order Against AT&T
Calling the company “psycho” and “totally obsessed with me,” Burbank resident Carl Thomas has taken media giant AT&T to court in search of a restraining order. His filing includes stacks of promotional mailers sent to both his home address and P.O. Box, a door tag that advertised a day where AT&T representatives would be […]
Ditech Sued for False Advertising in “People Are Smart” Campaign
Ditech, the Home Financing giant which came to prominence during the Refi boom of the early 2000s, has been sued for false advertising by Wichita resident Mark Cairns. Cairns asserts that Ditech’s slogan “People are Smart” is misleading.
“Look around wherever you go,” he says. “At the mall, at a restaurant, on TV, everywhere, […]
Greatcock Furniture Hopes to Dethrone Industry Leader Badcock
With over 300 retail locations in seven southeastern states, Badcock Home Furniture is an industry powerhouse. The W.S. Badcock Corporation, established in 1904 in Mulberry, Florida, credits its strength to a strong network of dealer owned and operated stores.
But now Greatcock Furniture, a burgeoning rival retail chain, hopes to dethrone the reigning champ. Founded […]
UPS Launches New Hitchhiker Shipping Option
Noting the improved delivery time of its traditionally inefficient Ground Shipping service in recent years, leading shipping company UPS has added a new slower option, Hitchhiker Shipping.
“We’re reaching out to the customers we lost who saw UPS Ground as their choice for inexpensive rates and extremely poor delivery time,” says company spokesman Christopher Judge. […]
Top Accounting Firm To Hold Annual Document-Shredding Party
Barnes & Birmingham, one of the nation’s leading corporate accounting firms, will be holding its annual document-shredding gala this Friday night at its New York headquarters.
“This really is a special night for us,” says company president Martin Barnes. “It’s a chance for all the CEOs to meet and greet, talk shop, and shred the documents […]