Hooray! Farouk Systems sent me a replacement for my Chi flat iron, which had stopped working.

Price per gallon for unleaded in California:
June 3rd: $4.25
June 18th: $4.65
July 7th: $4.49 (wow–a slight drop)
July 18th: $4.65
July 23rd: $4.25
January 23rd: $2.09
 

The slogan of Southern California Edison should be: “Because You Have No Choice.”  You can’t survive without their service, and they’re a monopoly, so they basically have you cornered.  Worse, if you bounce a check twice with them, they’ll make you pay your bill in cash, in person, and then require you to pay an $1800 […]

The TV ads for this product are so convincing that I finally decided to try it.  I went to their website and chose the $19.95 trial set, not realizing that I was in fact signing up for their “Clear Skin Club.”  (What a joke, but more on that later.) 
I was so hopeful when I started […]

Verizon is yet another monopoly screwing us because we have no choice.   Verizon not only makes you pay to keep your number, but when you request call forwarding, they’ll lose your order until you lose your number.  They’re too inept to give you one account for multiple numbers, so if you have multiple numbers, you’ll have multiple […]

Just a warning: if you’re late for your DMV renewal, they will charge you a $100 late penalty.  If you get a ticket while they’re processing your renewal, you will have to pay for the ticket, mail a copy of your registration to the court, or appear in court with your registration.  If you don’t receive […]