Comments on: Worst of 2008 – or Stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree this year. http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/ Wed, 23 May 2012 16:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lockestep http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28706 lockestep Fri, 02 Jan 2009 00:08:24 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28706 I had exactly the same experience with Best Buy-bought a Blu-Ray player using a gift card, but they were out of stock, but my GC was charged anyway (wait, that is not a charge, it is just a 'hold'). So they put the money back in three days later, and then-surprise-the player shows up a the store, and they charge shows up AGAIN. I called their customer service, and basically went postal on this poor woman somewhere in East Asia who obviously had no control over their policy. Got the charge reversed again. Later I got an email asking how satisfied I was with their customer service, and I wrote up the Readers Digest version of the whole thing, and suggested to them that removing the money from my account when they explicitly say they will not charge for the item is at a minimum deceptive practice, and could be considered wire fraud by some folks. Surprisingly, I have not heard back from them. I had exactly the same experience with Best Buy-bought a Blu-Ray player using a gift card, but they were out of stock, but my GC was charged anyway (wait, that is not a charge, it is just a ‘hold’). So they put the money back in three days later, and then-surprise-the player shows up a the store, and they charge shows up AGAIN. I called their customer service, and basically went postal on this poor woman somewhere in East Asia who obviously had no control over their policy. Got the charge reversed again. Later I got an email asking how satisfied I was with their customer service, and I wrote up the Readers Digest version of the whole thing, and suggested to them that removing the money from my account when they explicitly say they will not charge for the item is at a minimum deceptive practice, and could be considered wire fraud by some folks. Surprisingly, I have not heard back from them.

]]> By: Matt http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28700 Matt Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:18:03 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28700 You can't just pay the final price and skip the MIR system because many people never claim the rebate. This lets the companies advertise a lower price ( $ 99 after MIR), but actually collect $129 because the $30 MIR goes unclaimed. You can’t just pay the final price and skip the MIR system because many people never claim the rebate. This lets the companies advertise a lower price ( $ 99 after MIR), but actually collect $129 because the $30 MIR goes unclaimed.

]]> By: Extreme Mortman » The Best Worst Lists Of 2008 - Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28690 Extreme Mortman » The Best Worst Lists Of 2008 - Just When You Thought it Was Safe to Take Politics Seriously Again Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:38:41 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28690 [...] Testfreaks: stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree [...] [...] Testfreaks: stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree [...]

]]> By: kristofer http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28581 kristofer Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:19:55 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28581 Gare - I was more referring to DRM on games and rootkit types of things not so much for Zune or even iPods... personally that doesn't both me as much as what the DRM on games can do to a system Gare – I was more referring to DRM on games and rootkit types of things not so much for Zune or even iPods… personally that doesn’t both me as much as what the DRM on games can do to a system

]]> By: Gare http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28580 Gare Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:56:08 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28580 Don't know why so many people have there panties in a wad about DRM. I have now had 3 Zunes for a year 1 for me 2 for kids....Loaded 1000's of songs for the price of one CD a month. I'm sold and it works for me. Understand if u don't like don't use. But then again this will probably bring on one of the those Ipod - Zune debates that people spend endless hours on Blogs. Again you love your IPod great, works for you...I love my Zune and DRM (OK and 10 songs now added that removes the DRM every month!!) even sweeter. Best $15 a month. Don’t know why so many people have there panties in a wad about DRM. I have now had 3 Zunes for a year 1 for me 2 for kids….Loaded 1000′s of songs for the price of one CD a month. I’m sold and it works for me. Understand if u don’t like don’t use. But then again this will probably bring on one of the those Ipod – Zune debates that people spend endless hours on Blogs. Again you love your IPod great, works for you…I love my Zune and DRM (OK and 10 songs now added that removes the DRM every month!!) even sweeter. Best $15 a month.

]]> By: Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox360 http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28422 Guitar Hero World Tour Xbox360 Fri, 19 Dec 2008 17:00:51 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28422 [...] you read our Worst of 2008 list, then you’d know that GH-WT made it to that list, or at least the hardware did, the game is [...] [...] you read our Worst of 2008 list, then you’d know that GH-WT made it to that list, or at least the hardware did, the game is [...]

]]> By: CNS 2008 Round-up mega-fun list-o-tron-o-matic | Computers N Stuff http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28357 CNS 2008 Round-up mega-fun list-o-tron-o-matic | Computers N Stuff Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:10:03 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28357 [...] - Worst of 2008 - or Stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree this year Heh, I'd never heard of the HiPhone, but now I wish I hadn't.  Also...  HD [...] [...] – Worst of 2008 – or Stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree this year Heh, I’d never heard of the HiPhone, but now I wish I hadn’t.  Also…  HD [...]

]]> By: Hylomorphic http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28350 Hylomorphic Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:44:46 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28350 The Warming Mousepad sounds weird, but it's actually not so unreasonable if you do much computing in many Asian countries. Central heating isn't nearly as common as it is here. If you're at all susceptible to the cold, you'll get some pretty frosty hands. Doesn't really make sense in America, but it might in Japan. The Warming Mousepad sounds weird, but it’s actually not so unreasonable if you do much computing in many Asian countries. Central heating isn’t nearly as common as it is here. If you’re at all susceptible to the cold, you’ll get some pretty frosty hands.

Doesn’t really make sense in America, but it might in Japan.

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28349 Kevin Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:31:30 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28349 Couldn't agree more about the Sirius-XM merger. I've been a fan of XM since I purchased a new car 2 years ago and it came equipped. This change killed one of my favorite stations, The System, and also replaced another, XM Chill, with Sirius' version. The playlist on this new station is awful, IMO. Cancelled my service today. Couldn’t agree more about the Sirius-XM merger. I’ve been a fan of XM since I purchased a new car 2 years ago and it came equipped. This change killed one of my favorite stations, The System, and also replaced another, XM Chill, with Sirius’ version. The playlist on this new station is awful, IMO. Cancelled my service today.

]]> By: Worst of 2008 - or Stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree this year @ TestFreaks.com | dsmTechNews http://blog.testfreaks.com/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/comment-page-1/#comment-28317 Worst of 2008 - or Stuff you don’t want under your Christmas tree this year @ TestFreaks.com | dsmTechNews Mon, 15 Dec 2008 02:27:04 +0000 http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-christmas-tree-this-year/#comment-28317 [...] Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-chr... [...] [...] Link: http://www.testfreaks.com/blog/information/worst-of-2008-or-stuff-you-dont-want-under-your-chr... [...]

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