Category: Economy

Skechers Pays Up for Making You Look Like A Goofball

I’d been telling people all along that these things didn’t work. Skechers has been ordered to pay up $50M in damages to consumers who fell for the shoemaker’s claims that their Shape-Ups shoes would improve circulation, tone leg muscles, and promote weight loss. About the only thing consumers were lighter from was the $50-$100 they … Continue reading Skechers Pays Up for Making You Look Like A Goofball →

Virgin Mobile to Raise $25 Plan to $35–Again (UPDATE)

If you are like me and are subscribed to Virgin Mobile’s SMS alerts, then you probably got this message the other day: Starting 5/27/12, new smartphones will be subject to current plan rates. This will apply if you switch phones. There was also a link to this site. In short, here’s what they are going … Continue reading Virgin Mobile to Raise $25 Plan to $35–Again (UPDATE) →

FORE!

The car you see above was purchased in February of this year and despite it being a used car, up until about a week ago it was trouble-free. What you see there is a Callaway golf ball which at this point probably has absolutely no connection to my suspected car troubles. Or so you would … Continue reading FORE! →

Sunday’s Activities

In addition to randomly coming across an Indy car in a parking lot on Sunday, here are a few other things we did along with even more pictures. We love thrift shops and in particular, a chain called Savers. There used to be a few of them locally but unfortunately, they both closed so now … Continue reading Sunday’s Activities →

Moving On Up?

Toward the end of the my shift today, I got a text from one of the other proofreaders. “Julie is here…RUN!!” “Aw hell",” I replied. Julie, as she will be referred to in this post, is the HR manager of the staffing agency which employs your buddy Dave here. She is the go-to person should … Continue reading Moving On Up? →