Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock all day, you’ve no doubt heard about Virgin Mobile’s earth-shattering yet not entirely unexpected plan to finally bring the iPhone to the U.S. (it’s been in other markets for quite some time now). It will be sold at Virgin Mobile's site, Radio Shack, Best Buy and "select local … Continue reading Virgin Mobile to Sell iPhone on June 29
Category: Money
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)
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?
Paying Up
We woke up to a pleasant surprise this morning: our tax monies were in our checking account! We had gotten them done last Saturday and we were told that the deposits would be made in 7-14 days with the State check being the first. The real surprise was that both checks were in this morning. … Continue reading Paying Up
Holographic Meatloaf: The Official Blog of Some Guy Named Dave 