Elderly Amish Man Caught on Film With Prostitute, Blackmailed
When a 75-year-old Amish widower slept with a prostitute, he -- we feel certain -- felt pretty bad about it the next morning. As if that guilt weren't enough for the old man, the prostitute and her boyfriend demanded $67,000 from him, claiming that they had filmed the scene with wall-mounted cameras and would upload the recording to the Internet. The pair was later arrested and, we can only imagine, the Amish man abhorred technology more than ever.
Bank Robber Gets Away With the Help of Craiglist
In October, a bank robber -- wearing a safety vest, blue shirt, face mask and goggles -- eluded police with the help of Craiglist. Just outside the bank, while the robbery was in progress, stood a group of men who were responding to a Craiglist day labor opportunity. As the advertisement required, they were all wearing safety vests, blue shirts, face masks and goggles.
Nude New Zealander Arrested After Responding to Fake Sexy Text Message
Late in 2007, a Wellington, New Zealand man received a racy text message from two anonymous "ladies," giving him only an address and a request that he show up naked. Well, he indeed showed up naked... at the home of one appalled, unsuspecting New Zealander. Both the nude Romeo and the sadistic texter were arrested, though neither were prosecuted.
Fake Craiglist Ad Costs Man Most of What He Owns
Last Spring, a post appeared on an Oregon Craigslist board stating that the owner of a specific house was leaving all of his worldly possessions (still in said house) to whoever wanted them. When homeowner Robert Salisbury rushed home -- on a tip from a woman suspicious about the offer of a free horse -- he found his house being ransacked by 30 strangers. We suggest he take that horse and collect some vengeance Clint Eastwood-style.
17-Year-Old Jailed for Stealing Virtual 'Furniture'
When a 17-year-old Dutch boy hacked into several accounts on the Second Life-style site 'Habbo' in 2007, the the law got involved. The boy was discovered to have stolen $5,800 worth of virtual furniture and knick-knacks. Apparently, crime -- whether actual or virtual -- does not pay.
Phishers Going After Your Phones in New 'Vishing' Trend
Over the past year, sneaky spammers have begun to forsake the worn-out territory of e-mail in favor of cell phones' fertile frontier. The result? "Vishing." Get it? Voice mail phishing. It might be more ominous if it didn't sound like a James Bond villain saying, "Wishing."
Burglars Break Into Restaurant, Steal HDTV, Leave Money / Food Behind
Around Halloween of last year, a truckload of thieves drove into -- that's right, into -- a Pennsylvania Mexican restaurant, where they -- apparently uninterested in the cash register -- stole a mid-grade 47-inch HDTV and fled the scene. We've all heard about how this generation is lacking in ambition, but this generation's thieves, too?
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Tiffanny said 7:35PM on 4-19-2008
I used to shop at this site because they had no issues with price matching. Especially since they were generally 20-30% higher than the rest. It was nice to have your items at a slightly cheaper price, plus they would arrive the next day. Since they no longer offer this service, they have lost me as a customer.
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Mary Marin said 12:33AM on 4-20-2008
I used to shop at Zappos all the time. In fact, I went to Zappos for all my shoes because they had better deals than going to a store in person! With free shipping, returns accepted for one full year, no taxes and overnight delivery-----Zappos rocked!!!! Then the sales sections started to dissapear. First, the section for all shoes for $29.95 was terminated. And then the sales in general started to slip. A sale price became $100.00. Sale prices went up to over $100.00 for most shoes!!! Now, I never go to Zappos. Why bother? I won't get my shoes overnight, and they will be very expensive anyway when I do get them. I don't know who changed Zappos, but it was a HUGE mistake. Now I go to Shoebuy.com or other sites that are now what Zappos once was.
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LeeAnn said 8:36AM on 4-20-2008
I have shopped many many times at ZAPPOS.COM and NEVER even once have I been disappointed or overcharged. The Shoes I purchased for myself and my husband was "designer" brands and way less than what we would have paid in a Department or Speciality Store. Their additional information on the shoes was always helpful in determining a perfect fit. We have never had to make a return on our purchases, but one time my cousin by her own error ordered the wrong color and they sent out the replacement pair immediately for no extra charge so that she would have it the next day as we were leaving on an extended trip out of country and Zappos paid for the return of the wrong color shoe. Other family members and many friends are also repeat ZAPPOS Customers and that is because of selection, quality, price and their wonderful customer service.
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LeeAnn said 9:01AM on 4-20-2008
AFTER POSTING HERE, I WENT TO ZAPPOS.COM AND ORDERED TWO MORE PAIRS OF SHOES. HOWEVER, I WAS CHANGING SOME INFORMATION AND CONTACTED CUSTOMER SERVICE AND YOU CANNOT SAY THAT THIS COMPANY HAS LOUSY CUSTOMER SERVICE. NOT ONLY DID I GET SHOES I HAVE SEEN FOR TWICE THE PRICE AT SPECIALITY STORES, BUT ZAPPOS DID "UPGRADE" ME TO OVERNIGHT SHIPPING FREE OF CHARGE. SO IT APPEARS THAT DESPITE THE "SO CALLED" CHANGES, THEY ARE STILL CUSTOMER ORIENTATED.
Brad said 2:36PM on 4-20-2008
This is pretty sweet...if you have a Discover Card, you can get 10% cashback by going through the shopdiscover website...pretty sweet to essentially get 10% off everything.
This could, however, end up being like when Amazon tried to do groceries...it just didn't work. They might be stretching themselves too thin.
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