Ace Hardware marketing meeting Marketer: I've got a great idea for a sales gimmick! You can get a discount on whatever you fit in this bag! Finance type: Unless that bag is glued shut, no way. We can't afford it. Marketer: [gleam in her eye] ...oh, I know how we can afford it. [cue evil laughter] Or...

Tim was pretty sure he met all the conditions of Citibank's offer to refund ATM fees—he opened his account online and he doesn't live near a Citi Financial center. When he wasn't credited, he contacted them to ask why, and was told he had to meet the conditions he's already met. He had to cont...

The fine print on this Ice Dock hard disk enclosure rebate (PDF) offered through Newegg says, at the very end, "Manufacturer's warranty does not apply to ICY DOCK's MIR Free Promotional items." Our tipster cyberguy says he confirmed with Newegg that taking advantage of the rebate does in fact void t...

How do you manage to run up an $85,000 mobile phone bill you ask? Apparently, 22-year-old Calgary native Piotr Staniaszek was under the impression that his $10 "unlimited browser plan" on Bell Mobility gave him carte blanche to use his cellphone as a PC modem. Unfortunately, when a $60,000 bill arri...