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Justdeals.com - If you are looking for a GREAT Deal on Consumer Electronics!

Justdeals.com was launched in 2010, and since that time the site has had the lowest daily price for some of the top brand items- including  Digital Cameras, Digital Picture Frames, Pogo Instant Bluetooth Printers, and other other consumer electronic products from such brands as Olympus, Polaroid, Pentax, AGFA, Philips, 3M, Rayovac, Remington, VistaQuest, VuPoint, Smartparts, Omnitech, Emerge Technologies, Marware and other national brands.

 

www.justdeals.com

TWC COO Robert Marcus- This is my Time Warner Customer Service Nightmare for you!

Hopefully Robert Marcus COO of Time Warner Cable will find out about this post.

 

What a nightmare with a TimeWarner Cable representative tonite. All I wanted was information on Wideband service in my area.  When I truly couldn't understand the representative through her thick accent. I asked to speak with someone else. I was told there was no one else available- and that I could understand her. Then I requested a supervisor- and was told that one was not available.  All the time I was calm and collected- despite the continuation of the CSR saying I could understand her- but couldn't. To know avail- I was put on hold twice- and didn't get the wideband information I had wanted.  I don't know if Time Warner is outsourcing their CS division- but for a CSR to argue with a customer is wrong.  I think a call into COO Robert Marcus on Monday would be appropriate.  As an aside, I also was attempting to chat online at the same time- but after an hour- I started at number 4 in the queue, and was still second in line.  Haven't had this much fun on a Saturday night since......well it motivated me to write a blog post!

Disclaimer- I am a Time Warner (TWX) and  Time Warner Cable (TWC) Stockholder

Having Problems with HP ePrint Wireless/Web Printers? You are NOT ALONE!

Real quick. Bought an HP c310a Wireless printer last weekend. It is the kind that allows you to send via the web thru an email address documents to print via ipad, cell phone, or another computer. Cool eh?  After setting it up. Everything worked perfectly. The next morning the lcd screen wouldn't launch the printer from the sleep mode. So I contact HP- and somewhere from far away- I was given alot of instructions- What worked was unplugging the printer from a power strip- and plugging it in the wall.  

In the meantime for the past 3 days- I, myself, and me- along with hundreds of thousands who purchased HP ePrint capable printers have been SOL. No message on the eprint web site, and when you contact customer support- they give you a multi-step scenario....but to no avail. The HP Forum board has over 26 pages of comments- yet- there is no offical notice on the site. Nothing, Nada, Zilch.

It looks like HP has been using early adopters as beta testers, and wanted to rush this product out for holiday sales to pump up there 4Q numbers. Well...it ain't working. 

If you are thinking about buying any HP printer with ePrint- WAIT!  I am not saying don't buy it. Just not right now.  I love the printer- and can't take it back because i threw away the packing material- thinking it would work right.

Oops- now I find that even after plugging the unit directly into the wall- the sucker still won't wake up.

UPDATE 12/11 5:50 am  After uninstalling, reinstalling software, uninstalling reinstalling eprint and web services- I was able to test print remotely from 3 locations. Not to be a skeptic- but I will claim success if this lasts a full week.  The HP forum was more helpful than email tech support!

If you are having problems- by all means post here or on the HP ePrinter Forum

HP Forum on ePrint Problems

RC

Auntie Anne's Free Pretzel Day- Saturday Feb 20!

Don't you just love those Fresh Auntie Anne Fresh Pretzels?  Well it's free pretzel day  (original or cinammon) at Auntie Anne's on Feb 20- For more details- click the link below.

Auntie Anne's

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Free Grand Slam Breakfast at Denny's on Tuesday Feb 9, 2010

This just in from Buzzfeed. Free Denny's Breakfast. More details at the link below

Buzzfeed

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Brian Klug pays 2.9 Billion Dollars for CD-Rom on Amazon- Discovery Channel's 'Cells'

That's mighty pricey for a CD-Rom from one of Amazon's 3rd Party Sellers- But Discovery Channel's 'Cells' was being sold by Suburbanbooks for a little over 3 billion dollars- and San Mateo's Brian Klug decided to take the bait, and buy it using a credit card.  The item has not shipped yet, and this story is not over either.

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Has Hell Frozen Over! Verizon Waves 21,917.00 Bill for Estarija Son's Data Charge!

I have to rub my eyes....Verizon is doing what?  Yes they are waving the 1 month data charge for Ted Estarija's son of $21,917.00 for data usage. Has Verizon turned over a new leaf  Whoa....I am speechless and wordless. 

www.gizmodo.com

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A God-Shot? Jesus In A Spray Can! Now You Can Spray-On Jesus!

 
Found this story on HuffPo, and Buzzfeed thought it fit the god-shot genre!

HuffPo

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I SURVIVED 2009 BLACK FRIDAY - QUITE EASILY!

For years my wife and I browse the black friday ads on Thanksgiving, seeing if there is "anything we need", and this year, nothing jumped out at meet- except for a multi GB flash drive for less than $10 at Walmart, or the FREE (after rebate) Universal remote control, and ipod ear buds.  No HDTV, No Blue Ray DVD, No Netbook....nada, nothing.  That gave me an opportunity to sleep in- waking at 6:05 AM on BF.
I decided to go to the gym early, and since its behind TARGET, It would provide a good view of the BF crowds. As I drove thru the mall at 6:30, the parking lots were full, but I park behind the store, so I didn't think it would be busy there. WRONG..... I started towards the gym, and noticed alot of folks walking out of TARGET empty handed, with long drawn out faces...it was obvious they missed their window of opportunity for that high end item they migh not have needed.  After the gym I headed to the drugstore and got my remote control, and ear buds getting the amount I paid in credit for the store. I walked out of the store happy inside- and holding two script receipts....which I promptly gave to my wife. Now when she finds out I bought ANOTHER remote control.......(that will be a whole different story!!) You can never have too many RC's now can you?

Updated an hour later: Well, I got a call from my wife at the drugstore, and she told me something I didn't realize- the script had the product I bought. Her comment was " Just what we need, another remote control!"  End of story.

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EX-TELEMARKETER TELLS ALL- HOW TO HANDLE A TELEMARKETER!

Want the inside scoop on how to handle those pesky telemarketers?  Turn the tables on them...from a former telemarketer...

Consumerist
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