THE PLUG MAGAZINE

Samsung Says My New TV From Groupon Is Secretly Mexican

http://ift.tt/XxkC5f ( Eric Hauser ) Rob bought a TV from Groupon Goods, and found himself in a weird dilemma where Groupon promised that hi...

Kickstarter: Project Backers Must Get Rewards (But Leave Us Out Of It)

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http://ift.tt/1tA7tVL When you pledge your money to a Kickstarter project, you do so knowing that you won’t actually be charged unless the ...

GM Must Turn Over Documents Regarding Ignition Switch Defect

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http://ift.tt/1wOHgFG ( frankieleon ) Since the General Motors ignition switch defect came to light in February there has been no shortag...

Former Peanut Butter Moguls Found Guilty Of Knowingly Shipping Contaminated Food

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http://ift.tt/XwPtPg ( Great Beyond ) Remember the massive outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter? No, not the one earlier this year, or th...

California Lays Down New Requirements For Olive Oil Labels

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http://ift.tt/XwNvhO ( Michael W. May ) Sure, the label says California olive oil — but how do you know something else hasn’t crept in alon...

$400M Loan From Its Own CEO Is Only 1/10 Of What Sears Needs To Stay Alive

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http://ift.tt/1r78QKV ( Scott Miller ) I don’t know about you, but if someone loaned me $400 million, it would just about cover all my debt...

Failed Stowaway Tries To Hide In Plane’s Wheel Well For Free Ride From Orlando To NYC

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http://ift.tt/1r6Xs1q ( kevindean ) Just because one person survived flying miles above the ground in the wheel well of an airplane doesn’...

Recreated Pan Am Plane Transports Guests To 1970s – All For The Price Of Real Airline Ticket

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http://ift.tt/1wOem8y An airline themed film studio is offering consumers the chance to travel back to the ’70s. What if I said you didn’t ...

Judge Hits Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme With $40.7 Million Penalty

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http://ift.tt/1uOCbKk ( Duncan Rawlinson ) If someone convinces you to invest with him by promising returns of 7% weekly, and that he’s nev...

At Marriott, Going To Hawaii Means Standing In A Warm, Misty Booth Wearing Goggles

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http://ift.tt/1sE2Sha Teleporters be teleportin’. Sort of. (Marriott) You know how when you go to Hawaii, you sort of stand very still one,...

Let’s Celebrate Christmas In October 1989 With Kay-Bee Toys

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http://ift.tt/1AVmRfF We’ve been cataloging the spread of Christmas Creep, the debut of Christmas merchandise and decorations earlier in the...

Hyatt Sells 38 Hotels For $590 Million, Plans To Franchise Them As Lower-Cost Brands

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http://ift.tt/1mlYrec ( Steve ) The Hyatt Hotels Corp. just got a bit smaller. The Chicago-based company plans to sell off some of its sel...

Crest Confirms It’s Distancing Itself From Scandalized NFL

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http://ift.tt/1sDNbXt ( m01229 ) Earlier today, we told you that Procter & Gamble’s Crest toothpaste brand had reportedly backed out of...

Yelp Swears It Doesn’t Manipulate Reviews, Even Though It’s Allowed To

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http://ift.tt/XvSzmK Earlier this month, a federal appeals court held that Yelp is free to shuffle positive and negative reviews around at ...

Power Mad Pasta Pass Owner Attempts To Make Us His Vassals

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http://ift.tt/1mlTsu0 It was a day like any other day. In fact, it was, and is today. The sky was bright, the sun was high in the sky and n...

American Airlines Betting Travelers Will Pay $8K To Sleep Awkwardly In A Cubicle

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http://ift.tt/1wNE8d5 It looks like she fell asleep at the world’s tiniest dental practice. The most expensive airline ticket for domestic ...

Happy Friday, Here’s A Video Of A Guy Dancing His Butt Off At A Sam’s Club In Mexico

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http://ift.tt/1DnkPZW Go Edgar, go Edgar, go! Look, everyone! Outside! Can you see it? It’s Friday. It’s here. You know how we can tell? Be...

ITT Educational Services Under Increased Scrutiny From SEC, Department Of Education

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http://ift.tt/1r7iD25 Could ITT Educational Services be the next large for-profit company facing collapse ? Things might not be that dire f...

Mississippi Small Town Has The Bacon Bowl Blues

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http://ift.tt/1o9fDyR Looks nice. It’s easy to seek out and mock infomercial products that solve a need that consumers never knew they had. ...

Some iOS 8 Privacy Settings You Might Want To Tweak

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http://ift.tt/1sCXXgo If you got a new iPhone today, or you’re one of the many millions of people with older iPhones and iPads that have no...

Court Shuts Down $11 Million High School Diploma Mill

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http://ift.tt/1mm43VF ( bluwmongoose ) Not everyone graduates from high school, but for nearly a decade, a company in Florida has been offe...