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Sometimes I get mad. Then I get even.

Toyota Survey Fail

After I bought my Prius c, I got an email asking me to take a survey online. Normally, I don’t like to take surveys but since I had a good experience, I decided to take the time to fill it ...

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Symantec Hacked By Anonymous

Symantec, makers of Norton Antivirus, Norton Internet Security (and other Norton related products), as well as pcAnywhere, which allows users to access their work computer from home, have announced that they… wait for it… have been hacked by Anonymous and ...

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Hurry Curry of Tokyo Fail

Back in the 90’s, Hurry Curry was a great place to come for lunch or dinner. Then it was sold, and the quality went down. I stopped going there many years ago. Recently, I decided to give the place another ...

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El Pollo Loco Fail

A few months ago, El Pollo Loco stopped making the Classic Chicken Burrito. That was my favorite dish at this fast food joint. I broke down and tried their new burritos. The new ones are bigger, and more expensive but ...

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Paper Wishes (Tanzaku) in Little Tokyo

There is a Japanese tradition called Tanabata that was celebrated back in August this year in Little Tokyo. People write their wishes on paper (called Tanzaku) and hang it on the branches of a tree, so that they might come ...

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Best Buy Refunds Tax on Ask Agent

There was a Best Buy check in my mailbox yesterday for $1.98.  Apparently, this is another one of those class action lawsuits where Best Buy was forced to return the tax that was charged for their “Ask an Agent” service. ...

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My Epic Fail at Getting Tires Online

The tires on my old 2004 Toyota basically are bald. It’s time to get new ones. In the past, I’ve used the dealer but I know they charge more. But now that I’m buying everything online, I decided to try ...

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Time Warner Motorola Cable Box Fail

While trying to record the ESPN WSOP Europe on my Time Warner Motorola cable box, I got the list above. As you can see, the entire page is the same show at 7pm repeated. What you can’t see is there ...

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