I was browsing for a address to the Wal-Mart Headquarters address so I can mail a complaint letter to them when I came across Off the Shelf (now Retail Bandit). I did not realize how many unhappy Wal-Mart consumers there are and you can add me to the list.
I purchased an 18ft x 4ft Sun n [...]

I have a Subway near where I work that literally makes their bread smaller than typical Subways. It is about one-third narrower but still a foot long. Needless to say they also put about one-third less meat, veggies, cheese, etc. on each sandwich.
This is obviously a choice made by the owner of the location. Other [...]

I live in Texas. Many times the price listed on the shelf for an item is not the price at check out.
In Texas we have a Deceptive Trade Practice law that protects consumers. The advertised price IS what the store must charge otherwise they are subject to being sued for three times the amount of [...]

I have an ongoing problem with Meijers pricing problems! Seems like the problems are getting worse, but enforcement is non-existent.
Just last week I purchased gourmet coffee for $6.99 a pound, listed as buy one, get one free. When the cashier scanned the item, the charge was $7.99 a pound. I caught the mistake and the [...]

Went to a Subway Restaurant at Route 59 and Route 64 in West Chicago, the person waiting on me didn’t speak or understand English and when I got home the bread on the sandwich I ordered was so hard we couldn’t eat them.
I guess what they advertise when they say, “you loose weight by eating [...]

I recently decided to go through a couple of my receipts before I threw them away. I know I waited a long time, but I will for now on check them before I leave the store. I went to the Rayville, Louisiana Wal-mart, the day before Christmas and bought a large variety of items; Christmas presents, [...]

Goodness gracious,
Glad to read your Off The Shelf and glad to share a concern about one retailer, Abercrombie and Fitch. I personally find this store so ridiculous that I can hardly stand up for people who shop there.
However, most of the customers are unsuspecting young people, who want so badly to look like a clone [...]

I visited my local Subway Restaurant, in Tucson, Arizona on Oracle and Wetmore and ordered a turkey plus bacon 6-inch sandwich. The sandwich came to $4.85; I paid with a ten-dollar bill. The clerk did not give me a receipt and when he gave me $1.15 in change, I did not realize that the change [...]

Does the scanner law go far enough?
I am diligent about checking my receipts and I have to tell you, it’s the rare occasion that I shop at a major grocery or department store and not find a mistake on my receipt.
To be honest, sometimes the mistakes are in my favor, but not nearly often enough.
Consumers [...]

CompUSA Passes Off Used Goods As New
Hi Annette,
I just had a pretty bad experience with CompUSA (Concord, CA) that I would like to share.
I went into the store and purchased a Sony Vaio S560P/B, of which they only had one left. As the salesperson was writing up the order he started to talk about the [...]

Remember President Reagan’s Trickle Down Economics policy? It’s pretty plain to me that we are experiencing his mantra first-hand — except in reverse.
The news is replete with reports of bankruptcy, foreclosures and unemployment. Tuolumne County only recently experienced the closure of our local Mervyns store. Last year they closed down Albertson’s with promises of another [...]

I have been shopping at Meijer in Coldwater, Michigan for the past six years. Our family purchases between $5,000 to $6,000 per year in groceries and merchandise at Meijer. Over six years, this amounts to approximately $34,200.00.
Recently in December 2008 my purchases equaled $108.55. Paying by check, I was astounded and embarrassed because the TeleCheck [...]

Annette do you have room for another one?

My wife and I went to an Art Supply store in Madison Heights Michigan an hour ago. She was charged $1.06 more for a picture frame than the price marked on the bin of picture frames. I say this to make the distinction that the frame she bought [...]

I purchased 4-curtain panels at a Wal-mart Store in Overland Park, KS for $8.00 each. 2-days later while in Oklahoma City, I attempted to purchase additional curtain panels – the exact same but the OKC Wal-mart was charging $16.94 per panel, over 100% increase.
I had my receipt from the Kansas store and spoke with 4-different employees [...]