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Google Might Buy Yelp
UPDATE: Yelp Walks Away From Google Deal Would you trust the review site Yelp more if Google owned it? Today everyone is reporting that Google is in talks with Yelp Inc. to acquire the business for...
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Yelp Not Selling To Google
Yelp is no longer being bought by Google, at least for now. [TechCrunch] [PREVIOUSLY] … [More]
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Business Credit Cards Not Protected By CARD Act
Sorry, small businesses, the much ballyhooed protections of the CARD Act do not cover your credit cards. Only consumer credit cards get safeguarded against the most punitive of the old interest rate...
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Rogue Wallet Replaces Entire Batch Of Bad Wallets, Stuns Customer
Michael writes that his wallet, which he purchased over a year ago, was starting to fall apart a bit. He recently received a new wallet in the mail from Rogue Wallet, the small company that...
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Treasury Dept. To Give States $1.5 Billion To Help Small Businesses
Less than two weeks after the passing of the $30 billion small business lending bill, the Treasury Department has announced an additional $1.5 billion it will distribute to the states with the intent...
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Chicago Restaurant Owes $118K In Overdraft Fees, May Have To Close
If you’ve felt the burn of a $35 overdraft charge, just be thankful you’re not Chicago’s Heartland Cafe, which has had to shell out $118,000 in cascading overdraft charges. The Chicago Reader reports...
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PayPal Leaves Small Business Out $500 And A Snake
Shawn runs a small reptile business, selling habitats, supplies, and animals. A customer’s purchase of a $500 snake went smoothly, with payment via PayPal and a critter off to a happy new home. Then...
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The Slightly Ridiculous Multiple License Pricing Of QuickBooks
(Alan Cleaver) When Brett’s dad bought a new computer with a shinier operating system, he had to purchase a new version of the accounting software Quickbooks for use on more than one computer. No big...
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B2B Telemarketer Rage: A Perspective From The Other End Of The Phone Line
(royalconstantinesociety) Usually, the people who write to us are besieged with calls from telemarketers or companies they’ve done business with, and want us to help make it stop. Brett is on the other...
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Coffee Shop Owner: Quit Asking Me To Offer Suspended Coffees Already
(funky_abstract)Last week, we explained why we think that the “suspended coffee” movement that allegedly began in Naples, spread all over Bulgaria, and exploded on Facebook isn’t such a hot idea. But...
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Lottery Winner Grabs Burger In Canadian Midwest, Leaves $10,000 Tip
(Coyoty)Passing through Saskatchewan, a man from British Columbia, Canada happened to stop in a little restaurant to grab a burger. The visitor wrote a $10,000 check and told the restaurant owner to...
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Ask Tax Dad: Micro-Business, Rental Home, Deadbeat Ex, And Government Shutdown
Historically, our staff Certified Tax Cat has handled readers’ questions about taxes, but he’s taking a leave of absence to campaign for the legalization of medical catnip. Filling in for him is...
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Should Gas Station Pay For Damage From Pumping Water Into Customer’s Car?
Do you check to make sure that you’re really pumping gasoline into your car, and not some other substance? Most likely not. More than a dozen motorists in New Jersey bought gas that turned out to be...
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Your Next Fraudulent E-Mail May Come From Your Boss
If I received an urgent e-mail from Boss Meg telling me to send a $9,000 wire transfer to Consumerist’s fedora vendor, I would know that it was some kind of scam. Paying our bills isn’t part of my job,...
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Uber Lauches UberRUSH Courier Service In Chicago, San Francisco
After spending nearly a year-and-a-half testing a courier service that provides customers with on-demand orders from local businesses in New York, Uber has officially expanded UberRUSH to two...
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Regulators Stop Alleged Office Supply Scam That Targeted Charitable...
We’ve said it a thousand times: scammers are the worst, and those that take advantage of organizations trying to do good in the world are the lowest of the low. Such was allegedly the case for Liberty...
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Supermarket Chain Sues Credit Card Companies Over Costly Chip Card Delay
Nearly five months ago, new credit card rules went into effect making retailers liable for fraudulent purchases if they haven’t upgraded their checkout technology to accept more secure, but far from...
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New Focus On Small Businesses At Staples Means Co-Working Spaces, K-Cups
What is Staples? The company’s leaders probably wouldn’t be pleased to hear you say, “The place where I go for printer cartridges when I can’t wait for an online order,” but plans to change consumer...
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Wells Fargo’s High-Pressure Sales Tactics Also Affected Credit Card...
Seven months after Wells Fargo’s fake account fiasco came to light and the bank ditched its high-pressure sales goal incentive program for retail banking employees, a new report reveals the company...
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Teen Has Sold $1M Worth Of Custom Socks Even Before Graduating High School
In the wise words of the late musician Aaliyah, when it comes to launching a successful apparel business, “age ain’t nothin’ but a number.” Just ask the teenager who has already sold $1 million worth...
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