Zappos Is Awesome

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

If you aren't familiar with Zappos, they are an online footwear and clothing retailer. A few things differentiate Zappos from most of their competitors: a huge selection, free shipping both ways (which in my case has always been upgraded to overnight shipping, free of charge), and a return policy that ...

Identity Theft on Aisles 1-8

Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007

This evening I had a credit card transaction incident similar to the one I previously wrote about on this blog. This one ended much less abrasively, though not for lack of ammunition on my side of the battlefield. I was at my grocery store, The Market Place, picking up some items ...

Roach Motel

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

I will preface this tale by saying that I am not the kind of person who tends to be overly critical of hotel accommodations. Yes, some are better than others but for the most part, it’s a difference that’s hardly worth complaining about. Besides, compared to my living situations in ...

Truce

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005

I finally decided to bury the hatchet with a long time foe of mine, DSW Shoe Warehouse. Before you start to question my ability to select worthwhile adversaries (admit it, you were about to!), let me explain. Earlier this year, in late January or early February, I went into my neighborhood ...