I would love to be able to write a totally unbiased review of our 2011 Subaru Tribeca, but who am I kidding? I’ve wanted to own a Tribeca since the first time I saw a Tribeca commercial over ten years ago. Our last vehicle was a 1999 Subaru Outback that has served us well and [...]

I have always loved to drive. It has always been one of my most favorite past-times, until probably the past ten years. The traffic has gotten so bad over the years (or maybe the drivers have just gotten worse) that I really dread driving on some days. As a driving enthusiast I’ve never given much [...]

Michigan should keep the item pricing law. I hope they do. Business are still violating the act. The spirit of the act was to protect the consumer from incorrect computer scanning equipment. I just returned from Meijer and they still will not pay the bounty unless the item has a price tag on it.  The [...]

Retail Bandit advocates are voting for stores with their feet and most importantly with their wallets. Retail competition can be pretty stiff in some areas, sure you might have to drive a little further and gas prices can’t come down fast enough, but without your support retailers won’t stay in business very long. Retail Bandit [...]

We all have businesses we love to hate. You know the ones that provide the necessities of life, but at the same time make you want to scream and claw your eyes out from frustration? I just have one question! What is wrong with the engineers at Panasonic? They just can’t seem to get it right. [...]

I purchased two different and separate packages of Barbie outfits at Meijer recently and they were both marked $4.99 (with a price sticker) but scanned at $5.99. When the clerk rang them up, instead of ringing each one separately because they were, after all, different outfits with different bar codes, she rang them up as [...]

I attempted to use a Santa Buck to discount the purchase of a $100.00 T-Mobile prepaid phone card. The checkout attendant was unsuccessful in his attempts to run the Santa Buck for it, and agreed that there is NO disclaimer printed on the coupon that would indicate that it could not be used toward the [...]

Trusting, loyal, Amazon shoppers might think twice about ordering from the online store giant after current changes hide “special” pricing. As one of those loyal customers, who prefers the ease of free shipping – rather than braving the local brick and mortar store fronts. I have had only one bad experience with Amazon and I have learned my lesson: [...]

Dear Staples Customer Service Department, My husband Shawn and I have been loyal Staples customers for the past 10 years, often spending in excess of $15,000 a year. I’m just writing to let you know that we have taken our business elsewhere and will no longer be frequenting Staples, nor will we be recommending your [...]

General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre has bragged in TV commercials and newspaper columns that GM has paid back its bailout “in full and ahead of schedule.” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOaS2SymjQ4 GM received $50 billion in TARP funds (never mind that TARP was only supposed to cover financial institutions). About $7 billion of that came in the form of [...]

When I visit a hotel website I am looking for an accurate description of not only their rates, services and accommodations, but also what I can expect to find at their facility. In preparation for a recent trip to California’s Great America, I had the opportunity to explore and compare quite a few hotels in the Silicon Valley where we were visiting. It [...]

No, I haven’t forgotten about Retail Bandit, I’ve just been spending too much time on updating a few of my other websites. I’ll try to be better. I do have some good news for those with an interest in the whole GMO issue. The new Weston A. Price Chapter on the San Juan Ridge will hold [...]

Have you ever wondered if the products in those to-good-to-be-true ads are for real? After all, some of their claims are rather pie-in-the-sky like. I decided to try a few products that I’ve seen advertised recently. At my local Rite-Aid I picked up a bottle of “Heel Tastic.” My heels are always cracked and bleeding. I’ve [...]

I just received a phone call from Comcast. I am simply livid. They called to inform me that my bill was past due. Well, how can that be? Since reactivating my cable service through Comcast only a month ago, I’ve never received a bill from them. Not one. Apparently, they are sending the bills to [...]