Tag: customers
Ford to recall over 650,000 pickups
Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose. "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...
Iguana causes power outage in Florida
An iguana caused 20,000 people to lose power in Florida. The iguana unfortunately lost his life after he came in contact with the high-voltage equipment. "An iguana apparently caused a power outage...
Experts: The Young "Turned Off" by Old People ...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorGranted Youth are turned off by Oldies wearing spandex at the local gym complete with generous amounts of "Turkey Wattle" bulging from every area of their Aged...
Last post for Royal Mail?
The old adage; If it works don't fix it. Postcomm are doing more damage by not allowing royal mail to compete and putting restrictions on wholesale pricing, a U turn would be in order..."Royal Mail's promise to...
Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's
I scream, you scream, we all scream…for FREE ice cream! It’s Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s. They’ve been doing this for the past 30 years as a way to say thank you to the community for...
'Amal'- watch out for this most talked about film...
"'Amal' by Richie Mehta has become the most talked about film of the year with an Indian theme. After winning the Best Independent Film of the latest Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 'Amal' took the grand...
Wal-Mart-owned Sam's Club rationing rice
"BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Sam's Club, the membership warehouse division of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., is limiting how much rice customers can buy because of what it calls "recent supply and demand trends." ...
€60 dung coffee not to be sniffed at
"A cup of coffee touted as the most expensive in the world has gone on sale for about €60 (£50).The brew is a blend of Jamaican Blue Mountain and the exclusive Kopi Luwak bean, which is collected from cat...
'Traffic-shaping' New Internet Buzzword
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know I thought the new Buzzword MisRemembering and MisSpeaking made infamous by Hillary was a new one, apparently this pales in comparison to this weeks New Buzzword...
HSBC bank admits losing personal data on 370,000 ...
Yet another case of missing personal data..."A leading High Street bank admitted today that it had lost a disc containing the personal details of 370,000 of its customers.HSBC is now facing the prospect of an investigation by the Financial Services Authority, the City...
HSBC bank reports lost computer disc
"LONDON, April 7 (UPI) -- HSBC in Britain reported Monday it lost a computer disk with insurance information on about 370,000 customers.The disk includes the names, dates of birth and life insurance information linked to home mortgages, the Daily Mail reported.The bank...
The two-year-old girl branded a thief by Woolwort...
"Isra Khan was with her mother Aishah, 23, when she grabbed the 20p false tooth-shaped sweet from a shelf and popped it into her mouth.But within moments a member of staff at the store in Blackburn, Lancashire had stormed over to Mrs Khan and, in front of stunned customers,...
'Tis the Season: Tornadoes Rake Oklahoma, Storms ...
UPDATE: Tornado watches will expire soon in more than a dozen southeastern Oklahoma counties after a day of wild, dangerous weather that began in the darkness of night. At least two tornado touchdowns have been...
PR Rep Defending Bell Traffic Shaping Calls Journ...
While thousands of users are furious that Bell decided to throttle all encrypted bandwidth, including those of third party wholesalers, a Bell rep named Jason Laszlo has been speaking to media outlets, spouting off...
Baggage halted at new £4.3bn T5
"Flights from Heathrow's new £4.3bn Terminal 5 are departing with hand baggage only after luggage check-in was suspended due to a processing backlog.British Airways, which has sole use of T5, announced check-in of all hold luggage was suspended until Friday.The airline has...
