- The War on Thanksgiving—"The right always whines about its contrived war on Christmas. But this year, the real assault is on Thanksgiving, when retail stores will be open—depriving thousands of their holiday."
- Man says he was fired for refusing to work Thanksgiving—Pizza Hut corporate, superceding the franchise, offered his job back if he wanted it.
- Don't Go Shopping on Thanksgiving
- Wal-Mart Workers Have Little To Be Thankful For This Black Friday
- Maryland Judge bars protesters from Walmart—"Order would block Black Friday demonstrations." Also in Florida.
- How To Not Be An Asshole Customer At A Restaurant
- Thousands defend Wegmans employee with Asperger's syndrome after customer yells at him for being too slow
- Dear Crabby: Java jerk
- Shocking cost: Utility middle men charge renters inflated prices
- Credit-Card Rewards Programs Examined by U.S. Consumer Bureau
- Sprint is the worst cellphone service provider, Consumer Reports says
- Caterpillar probed for dumping train parts into sea: WSJ—"A unit of Caterpillar Inc is being probed by federal investigators to determine if it had dumped train parts into the ocean off California as part of a scam to charge customers for parts they didn't need, the Wall Street Journal reported."
- Tesco accused of carrying rubbish in food trucks to cut costs—"Supermarket insists that move causes no risks to hygiene and that new routines are cutting carbon emissions.".
- Double Glutton Challege—Restaurant owner acts like a douchebag to make the guy lose.
- Xtra-vision reverses policy on pre-ordered Xbox One consoles—They were holding pre-ordered purchases hostage unless customers paid for an Xtra game.
- Utah Couple Fined $3,500 by Online Merchant KlearGear Retains Lawyer, Turns Tables
- Mazda Dealer That Overcharged Mentally-Disabled Woman Loses Franchise
- Man buys car from dealership, then police tell him it's reported stolen—"Lee and an officer went to dealership, but Lee said employees there told him he was still on the hook for payments until police and the DMV sorted the issue out." After the newspaper talked to the dealer's parent company, "[t]hey apologized for Lee’s troubles and promised they would refund him for everything he's put into the car."
- US charges Romanians with making $3M in fraudulent online car deals—"Deals posted to eBay, Cars.com for cars 'that did not actually exist.'"
- Man sues Virgin America after being accused of not flushing—"A Virgin America passenger is suing the airline for $500,000 after being detained by federal agents following an in-flight tiff. After his soft-drink order went awry, flight attendants reported to the police that the passenger went to the lavatory, cursed, and left the toilet unflushed." Not flushing makes you terrorist!
- Air Canada Loses Woman's Dog, Spokesman Dismisses Inquiries In Accidental Email
- United Airlines Refuses to Pay Veterinarian Bill Without NDA
- Southwest Airlines boosting fee to fly pets
- United Slapped With $1.1 Million Fine Over Tarmac Delays
- Yes, airplane seats are getting even smaller—"Making seats smaller means more passengers – and more money – for airlines such as Delta, United and American."
- Bharti Airtel to shell out Rs. 50,000 for harassing customer
- Poll: Majority Optimistic That Obamacare Problems Will Be Fixed
- Is Obamacare turning the corner? WaPo
- US healthcare sign-ups jump at state level in promising sign of turnaround
- Republicans are absolutely certain Obamacare has already failed—Getting loud in the echo chamber. WaPo
- The real fix for Obamacare's flaws: Medicare for all
- Can Porn Sites Fix the Obamacare Site?—"Pornhub's publicity stunt has a point."
- Healthcare.gov will soon be hosted by HP rather than Verizon
- Inside the Company That Bungled Obamacare—"Hard to believe, but Healthcare.gov might not be CGI’s biggest headache."
