With the popularity of smartphones in the world and with the unlimited availability of social media networks and apps, it is quite common to see folks walking down the street staring directly at their phone rather than actually watching where they’re going. A couple of enterprising folks in Sweden decided to create faux traffic signs,…
Tom’s of Maine has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit accusing them of false advertising. The accusations are that Tom’s of Maine marketed their products as being all natural when they in fact (allegedly) contained chemical products. Tom’s of Maine hasn’t admitted wrongdoing, but agreed to settle. If you’ve purchased a Tom’s of Maine…
American Express Small Business Saturday was one of the most lucrative annual promotions out there. In the beginning, American Express offered a $25 credit for spending at least $25 at local merchants. The best part of the promotion was that you could get a credit per authorized user so my family would get $300+ in…
I received a targeted email from Starbucks informing me of a new promotion that runs from October 20th to the 28th. The promotion is that you can earn 4 Bonus Stars on any purchase over $10. There is no limit to the Bonus Stars you can earn. I was curious if gift card purchases would…
It’s my birthday month again and I wanted to remind everyone of the treasure of free restaurant food that exists to celebrate your birthday simply by signing up for their email newsletters. Here are some of my favorite offers: Sonic Free tots with purchase in your birthday month. Sign up for Rewards. Buffalo Wild Wings…
Most people can now view their FICO score through logging in to AmericanExpress.com. Here’s how to get your score. Step 1. Login to www.americanexpress.com Step 2. On the bottom right, there should be a new link stating “My Free Fico Score” Step 3. Click on the link, you will be asked whether you want to…
Marie Kondo has a best-selling book about decluttering, organizing, and simplifying your life. She talks a lot about how we accumulate a lot of stuff in our lives and how it’s often extremely hard to let things go. The result is that over time, we accumulate a lot of items that don’t spark joy in…
American Express in entering the digital payment arena with the launch of American Express checkout. American Express checkout allows you to use your americanexpress.com login and password through participating merchants to pay for your items without having to enter your card details. It is autofilled once you authenticate. To celebrate the launch, American Express is…
American Express has been offering several very lucrative American Express offers lately. Some of my favorite have been $75 off $250 at Staples 5 times per card, $30 off $100 at Walmart / Target 5 times per card, and $15 off $75 at Home Depot. There is another lucrative targeted American Express offer: $75 off…
Those of you who work in the database field will appreciate this error message that showed up on the Virgin America screen in Dallas. Thanks to Sice for providing the picture.
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