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Save The Polar Bear Sweaters Are Nice, But Do The Bears Really Get The Cash?
So you’re shopping and have a choice between Sweater A, and Sweater B, the one that saves polar bears. This so-called “embedded giving” where you buy something and part of the money goes towards a...
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Hey Stores! How About Offering Some Cash Back With That Receipt Check?
In the comments to our most recent receipt check story, I noticed a reader argued that as long as the store wasn’t willing to reimburse him for his time, he wasn’t willing to give it to them. It makes...
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Amazon Most Trusted Brand Of 2009; Toyota Was Seventh Most Trusted
All the money that Amazon has sunk into infrastructure and rapid fulfillment has paid off–the online retail giant was the most trusted brand of 2009, according to a brand study released by Millward...
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Hey Online Shoppers, Please Don't Agree To Withdraw Negative Reviews
Jessica Palmer at the blog Bioephemera recently had a bad run-in with a bookseller on Amazon, which she talks about at great length in a post. The mistake she made, she says, was that she didn’t...
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There Aren't Any Jobs Because These Five People Work Everywhere
There’s a funny post at the blog Fair Trade Photographer about cheap stock photography, particularly how companies who try to cut corners end up using the same image over and over. Barton has a serious...
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Consumers Have More Trust In Companies That Tweet
A new survey shows that 75% of consumers think companies that tweet or post Facebook updates are more deserving of their trust than companies that don’t. The CEO of Fleishman-Hillard, which conducted...
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Chase Banker: I Hate That We're Required To Pull People Out Of Line To Offer...
Chase now requires bankers to drag customers waiting for a teller out of line so they can upsell other bank products. One longtime banker wrote in to apologize for the practice, which “blatantly...
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48% Of Those Planning To Quit Once The Economy Improves Say It's Because They...
1/3 of working Americans say they’re going to try to find a new job once the recession is over, and 48% of that group cited losing trust in their employer as being the primary factory, according to a...
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DirecTV Apparently Didn't Trust Me To Pay Final Bill
Ian writes that he was once a DirecTV customer. He wasn’t unhappy with their service, and would have considered going back if the stars aligned correctly one day. Switching to Comcast, however,...
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Facebook Invites You To Name A Few "Trusted Friends"
If you are hyper-paranoid about getting cut off from Facebook and want to allow members of your trusted inner circle to swoop in and help you out when you’re in need, you’re now covered. Facebook is...
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