Recently, I booked an airline ticket through United Airlines and decided to pop for the “Economy Plus” seating. It added $54 to one leg and $64 to the other but I figured: why not. The ticket was actually less than I’d expected and I’m an adult with long legs and a little money in the bank. I deserve it. When I happened to check my bank statement on-line (I pay for everything with my debit card) I noticed that I’d been charged twice for each of the economy plus additions; a total of $118 that United, essentially, stole from my bank account. Trying to reverse these charges has plunged me into a bureaucratic rabbit hole of hell that has gotten me thinking: just how much is corporate America filching from us, right beneath our noses? Continue reading
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“In one of the most unusual twists in niche programming, the global fast-food chain is launching the McDonald’s Channel, a digital network of exclusive original content targeted at dine-in customers.”—L.A.Times 10/17/11
Let’s program this thing, shall we?
6-10am: Good McMorning! As comforting as an Egg McMuffin, as sweet as a Cinnamon Melt, Good McMorning! is newsfotainment at its best! Greet your day with uplifting stories, interviews and cooking segments. That’s not heartburn you feel, that’s heartwarming. Hosts: Dave Coulier and Jenna Von Oy. Continue reading
Hey! Do you want to avoid Salmonella and all other manner of stomach mites that may make you very close personal friends with a toilet bowl until you want to die? Okay, then. Read this list of things that have recently been recalled because of their epic disgustingness, or propensity for cutting off a finger.
Yes, you, put down that vending machine ham salad sandwich and read this.