sgodun commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks

"@zentex: When a source that positions itself as a "consumer advocate" takes an irrational stance without justification or explanation, yeah, you're damn right I'm going to complain."

sgodun commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks

"I just noticed something. "This price adjustment on select ready-to-eat cereal brands was taken to offset rising commodity costs for ingredients and energy used to manufacture and distribute these products," a spokesperson said. While this is sad... So, Consumerist is now posting "sad" news?"

sgodun commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, Corn Pops, Froot Loops and Honey Smacks

"More mindless whining from Consumerist."

sgodun commented on Microsoft Mistakes Browser War for Browser Party, Sends Firefox a Lovely Cake

"Of COURSE Microsoft is going to congratulate them and be all nice to them."

sgodun commented on Grocery Shrink Ray Hits Garden Salsa Sun Chips

"Consumerist, when are you going to answer my question about your shrink ray fetish? What's worse -- for a company to increase the price of a fixed quantity, or for a company to maintain the price and reduce the quantity? Or is this just gonna be another one of those irrational "companies are evil" jihads that Consumerist seems to be so fond of lately?"

sgodun commented on Speed Racing Motorcycle Inspired By Aliens

"C'mon."

sgodun commented on Tony Roma's, Where 16oz = 14oz

"Let's point out the logical flaws here.... 1."

sgodun commented on Thanko's Lazy Geek's Cushion, Perfect for Prone PC Action

"I needed one of these when I was about nine years old."

sgodun commented on When Companies Copy Gadgets, Is It Inspiration or Stealing? The Experts Speak

"Simple formula: If your product bears pretty much any resemblance to a product or service coming out of Apple, it's a bootleg."

sgodun commented on Scam Alert: Are Hotels Billing You For Goodies You Didn't Eat, Hoping You Won't Check Your Bill?

"@picardia: Good customer service might be instituting a system that doesn't routinely make these kinds of mistakes. And presuming that ANY given system could conceivably be absolutely flawless, particularly when humans are involved, is an exercise in frustrated idiocy. @picardia: But they routinely DO make these mistakes, and as others have pointed out, the mistakes are almost invariably in the direction of making the hotel money on stuff the guest didn't use. Incorrect, sir."