Amazon The rollout for streaming ads on Amazon Prime Video could be going better. The retail giant is already facing a class-action over the new ad-free tier that was introduced to Prime Video users on January 29. Historically, a subscription to Prime granted you full access to Amazon’s library with no commercial interruptions. However, Amazon …
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‘Anyone remember the $5 footlong song?’: Customer can’t believe how much Subway is charging for footlongs
Long gone are the days when you could walk into Subway and buy a footlong for $5. Five years ago, the company removed the iconic promotion for a variety of reasons, such as growing food costs and struggling profits. A man discovered how the Subway foot long was no longer a menu item, shocked by …
‘I loveddddd Pilates but it got so expensive’: Woman slams Pilates instructors for charging too much, says they’re making workouts ‘inaccessible’
A woman is calling out her local Pilates studio, and the Pilates industry in general, for what she says are overpriced classes. In a three-and-a-half-minute video, TikToker CeCe (@morececee) writes in the caption, “I just feel like pricing for pilates is SO out of hand right now.” In the clip, CeCe launches right into her …
Texas couple sparks debate after charging 19-year-old daughter $200 a month in rent
A couple in Gatesville, Texas, have started an interesting debate on TikTok over whether it’s right for them to charge their 19-year-old daughter rent to live with them after graduating high school. Ranchers Erika and Cody Archie, who go by Bay7Ranch on TikTok, have a million followers on the platform where people watch their videos …
‘So a mandatory tip’: Restaurant calls itself a ‘no-tip establishment.’ But it’s charging a 17.5% service fee to pay workers
On the internet, it seems that a day doesn’t go by where there isn’t someone arguing that servers aren’t earning enough in gratuities. Alternatively, other folks insist that tipping is ultimately not necessary, and if waiters and waitresses don’t like it, then they can go and find another job. This same debate over gratuities erupted …
‘Scan and Go is pointless cause we can’t just Go!’: Shopper says Sam’s Club should start charging customers at exit after experiencing long line, wait to leave
A Sam’s Club customer criticized the retailer’s Scan & Go feature for not being as seamless as she would like. In a viral TikTok video, Maris (@marisbeautyboxx) recorded how long she had to wait after using the store’s self-checkout option, which allows customers to use their phones to scan items they plan on purchasing to …
Travel Vlogger Airport Charging Stations Warning
A travel vlogger shared an important warning against using airport USB charging ports — the FBI and FCC agree that it’s a bad idea. Source: TikTok | @travelpiratesus A TikToker is warning folks against the dangers of using USB charging port slots while commuting at airports, citing a warning from the FBI about the potential …
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‘The bank is charging people more’: Woman ‘double-checks’ her PNC bank statement, finds $80 discrepancy
A TikToker is advising her audience to keep tabs on their bank statements after a discrepancy on hers sent her on a wild goose chase. Sara Holcomb (@Sara_Holcomb) recently decided to add up all of the transactions on her PNC bank statement to see if they matched the total provided at the end. “And wouldn’t …
Airbnb host finds unexpected benefits from not charging guests a cleaning fee
Airbnb defines its notorious cleaning fee as a “one-time charge” set by the host that helps them arrange anything from carpet shampoo to replenishing supplies to hiring an outside cleaning service—all in the name of ensuring guests have a “clean and tidy space.” But as many frustrated Airbnb customers will tell you, this feature is …
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Woman Uses Sephora’s Rewards To Expose How They’re Overcharging Customers. – ‘They’re charging 20 extra dollars.’
With prices rising every day, us customers are having to get a little smarter about how we use our money! So when stores start offering rewards for repeat business, I’m sure all of our ears collectively perk up! But some eagle-eyed customers have started doing the math on the value of these rewards, and with …
‘That m&m is literally $1.25. What are they on?’: Guest shows hotel charging $11 for bottle of water, $14 for M&M’s
If you’ve traveled around a lot, then you’ve probably come across hotels that will use every opportunity to try and squeeze every last dollar out of you. One globetrotter and TikTok user Uptin (@uptin) pointed out that The Venetian hotel in Las Vegas did this in his room with a mini-bar and countertop filled with …
School Was Charging $5 A Kid To Take Pictures With Santa, So This Mom Paid For Her Daughter’s Whole Class
This is a story that will simultaneously make you smile and will make you annoying…and you’ll see what I’m talking about in just a minute. A woman named Maddison talked to viewers on TikTok about what happened when the folks in charge at her daughter’s school decided to charge every student $5 to get their …