PenguinBlue commented on San Francisco Orders Restaurants To Display Calorie Information, Industry Laughs

"1."

PenguinBlue commented on LEAKS: Best Buy's Internal Customer Profiling Document

"Every retailer in the country does this."

PenguinBlue commented on Kelly's Will Rent-To-Own You This Wii For $948

"In their defense, the present value of those payments at 10% is a mere $898.59."

PenguinBlue commented on Bus Radio Advertises To School-Bound Kids

""This is strictly a pilot."

PenguinBlue commented on People Care More About Status Than Money

"As someone else touched on, the second question is completely flawed. The value of fiat money is relative to the amount of money in the economy (e.g."

PenguinBlue commented on Video Professor Stops Suing People For Having Opinions It Doesn't Like

"Try my PRAHduct."

PenguinBlue commented on The Consumerist's Top 10 Products Of 2007!

"Slow news day?"

PenguinBlue commented on What Is The Most Expensive Drink At Starbucks?

"As the other commenters pointed out, those are extra shots of espresso, not "flavor." The Venti White Mocha comes with 2 shots of espresso by default, and he added 11 additional shots. At 1.5 ounces per shot, espresso alone was taking up 19.5 ounces in the 20-ounce cup. He also added pumps of vanilla, hazelnut, mocha, caramel, and cinnamon, leaving basically no room in the cup for any milk. In other words, the most expensive thing at Starbucks is multi-flavored espresso with a drop of soy milk."

PenguinBlue commented on Turbo Tax Accidentally Donates Your Money To The Oregon State School Fund?

"That really sucks."

PenguinBlue commented on McDonald's Advertises On Elementary School Report Cards

"AnneCA: I noticed the "2 or less absences" right away."

PenguinBlue commented on California Assembly Passes Menu Labeling Legislation

" Thank you, State of California, for further imposing on others' freedoms such that I may live my life in a manner that is more in line with the beliefs and priorities of your lawmakers."

PenguinBlue commented on Kroger Recalls Store Brand Potato Salad For E. Coli

" Kroger potato salad is actually just rejected Kroger personal lubricant."

PenguinBlue commented on What Part Of "Do-Not-Call" Do Skeezy Telemarketers Not Understand?

" Read the fine print or don't complain."

PenguinBlue commented on For Little Apparent Reason, Spiral Mac N Cheese Costs 37 Cents More Than Elbow

" Sorry for the double-post."

PenguinBlue commented on For Little Apparent Reason, Spiral Mac N Cheese Costs 37 Cents More Than Elbow

" This is explained by a simple series of events that takes place every time parent and brat walk down the aisle together: "MOMMY!!!"

PenguinBlue commented on For Little Apparent Reason, Spiral Mac N Cheese Costs 37 Cents More Than Elbow

" Okay, this is simple."

PenguinBlue commented on Order A Starbucks Tazo Chai Latte For Half Price

" @Doc Benway: When lots of people became willing to pay $2.75 for an iced tea."

PenguinBlue commented on The Today Show Tackles The Five-Second Rule

" "Rumor or Reality"? What, did The Early Show get "Fact or Fiction" first?"