picardia commented on With Northwest's Help, Ticket Scammer Ruins College Student's Volunteer Trip, at 2:25 PM on May 12 Good travel agents are a blessing; I work regularly with one who is happy to work with internet bargain fares and sometimes finds me better rates even than I found myself. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Tim Horton's Fires Single Mom For Giving A Free Donut Hole To A Baby, at 7:49 AM on May 8 @Bladefist: Yes, there's NO WAY an employer could ever be an asshole! more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Delta Airlines Terminates Ticket Jackets, at 7:43 AM on May 7 Yes, by God, let's slaughter as many trees as possible so this guy can pretend it's still 1966, and protect this piece of paper he needs for approximately three hours with another, folded piece of paper. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Regal Cinema In Boise, Idaho Is Awesome, Even When You've Clearly Screwed Up, at 8:06 AM on May 6 Should I ever find myself in Boise, I know where to go. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Botched LASIK Eye Surgery Leads To Corneal Transplant, at 12:14 PM on May 5 First of all, NOBODY should get LASIK if their vision isn't actually impaired. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Home Depot Won't Let You Buy Stuff Without Knowing What You Plan To Do With It, at 12:09 PM on May 5 It's still stupid that they ask for this crap. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on How The Candidates Would Address The Foreclosure Crisis, at 10:55 AM on Apr 28 A standardized scoring system for obligations of debtors would be a very good thing, going-forward. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on No Help For 70% Of Homeowners Facing Foreclosure, at 12:53 PM on Apr 23 @WV.Hillbilly: Get real, Hillbilly. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on No Help For 70% Of Homeowners Facing Foreclosure, at 11:45 AM on Apr 23 @giggitygoo: It's more than anecdotal -- there are plenty of genuinely predatory lenders out there. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Delta & Northwest CEOs Say All Airlines Should Raise Fees 15-20%, at 8:15 AM on Apr 23 ITA that price hikes due to oil costs are inevitable. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Pizza Hut Delivery Driver Fired For Shooting Armed Robber, at 1:23 PM on Apr 22 Pizza Hut was within their rights. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on James At Verizon Fiber Solutions Center Deserves A Cold Beer, at 7:46 AM on Apr 22 James = argument for cloning. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on JetBlue To Charge $20 For Second Checked Bag, at 7:44 AM on Apr 22 Though I am avidly pro-consumer on this board, I always have to wonder who the heck needs to check two bags (in addition to the one or two carry-ons) to go anywhere save perhaps on safari. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Sears Confiscates Your Coat For Attempting To Return It And Buy It Back For Less, at 1:13 PM on Apr 21 I agree that Sears was within their rights to refuse return/repurchase on a coat sold at clearance. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Verizon Doesn't Care That Someone Hijacked Your Account While You Were Serving Overseas, at 10:00 AM on Apr 21 @chaintothread: They never stop working for you because they never START working for you. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on The Lion King Sent All This Stuff To A Hospitalized Reader, at 7:29 AM on Apr 21 This sort of thing is always awesome to hear. more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Time Warner Wants $9,060 To Let You Have Cable, at 10:08 AM on Apr 18 @heavylee-again: Wow, somebody on the Web wrote a headline designed to get people to click through? more » [consumerist]

picardia commented on Delta Announces Massive Fee Increases For Unaccompanied Minors, Pets, at 10:33 AM on Apr 3 I've run into a lot of human beings who were problematic on flights, and never once run into an animal who caused any trouble. more » [consumerist]