I’m a big fan of Amazon but this Black Wednesday in July sucks.   I just tried to buy Amazon gift cards for the $10 promo and got a message that the deal is no longer available. Really?  You ran out of gift cards already at 8:30 a.m?  The day has barely started and Amazon doesn’t…
Category: Evil Profits
Co-Workers Health Insurance Premium Skyrockets from $750 to $940
How would you handle a 25% increase in monthly health insurance premiums? That was the topic at lunch today when one of my co-workers (contractor) stated that his family health insurance policy was rising from $750 per month to $940 per month.  I pointed out the obvious, “How do you expect 40 million uninsured people…
Like Most Junk Food, MBA Programs Are 80% Garbage Filler and 20% Content
I’m almost done with my first MBA degree and will finish the second MBA shortly after and while I’m not technically finished, I think I’ve completed about 90% of the program to make an informed assessment that I can share with readers.  Before I give you my assessment we’re going to need an analogy here…
Is AT&T Ripping Subscribers Off?
I have three stories about my AT&T uverse cancellation adventure. First, it took four hours on the phone with over half a dozen people to cancel my account. I was on hold for 10 to 30 minutes at a time when I got disconnected or transferred to a dead phone. When I finally got to…
Pappa John’s Customer Service Rep Incapable of Thinking Independently
So I’m stuck in a city because of bad weather and the next flight won’t be available until the next day.  I end up in a fleabag hotel for the night and am so hungry (without access to a car) that I decide to order a pizza. I call up Pappa John’s and ask for…
Is My Dentist Running A Scam?
So I went to the dentist again to get my teeth cleaned and I got a big bill which made me wonder. Before I get into the big bill, let me give you a little bit of background.  Growing up as a kid I rarely went to the dentist and the only time I recall…
Home Value Dropped By 20k & Chase Slate’s New Credit Worthy Standards
Well here’s an interesting story… I received my property tax appraisal document in the mail this week and thought it was interesting that my home value has been assessed 20k lower than last year.   I certainly don’t mind the lower valuation as it means I’ll be paying less in property taxes but while I received…
Imagine Adolf Hitler’s Efficiency With Facebook Access
I had originally entitled this post, “Facebook, The World’s Most Dangerous Application” but I decided throwing in Hitler would be better to make a point. I admit, I was peer pressured into creating a Facebook account.   Many of my family and friends were on Facebook and kept sending me links or notes to it and…
Black Friday Almost Here, Which Store Will Have The First Tragic Stampede?
If you recall last year, there was a stampede at a Wal-mart during the big “Black Friday” event in which a person was tragically stampeded to death for the sake of shoppers buying cheap plastic crap from China.   I still can’t figure out the whole marketing genius of keeping/holding all of your sales potential for…
Limits On Executive Pay = Brain Drain? Give Me A Break!
As far as I know, most Ph.D scholars around the world make nowhere near the kind of money that Wall Street Fraudsters make so why is everyone “worried” about a brain drain on Wall Street if pay limits are imposed?  This is the stupidest argument I’ve seen in a long while for almost anything.   The…