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Ripoff Alert: Best Buy scamming customers into a $300 HDTV 'calibration'

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 - 11:33am

Watch out for electronics retailer Best Buy. The company is reportedly scamming customers, making them think they can purchase a magical $300 "calibration" that can make their HDTVs capable of displaying video with noticeably higher quality. The company is...

Wal-Mart declared 'king' of videogame sales

Thursday, November 6, 2008 - 5:24am

IGN, the site that notes squids aren't animals, announced the following data point from its "Are You Game?" survey of 2,000 gamers: Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, is also king when it comes to videogame sales. To prove it,...

We rate the big boxes' recycling programs

Friday, April 25, 2008 - 5:45am

When you consider that the average lifespan of most electronics devices is about three to five years, it's not surprising to hear that we junk about 2 million tons of e-waste every year. As we constantly upgrade our cellphones,...

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Ripoff Alert: Best Buy scamming customers into a $300 HDTV 'calibration'

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