Comedian Louis CK on the Opie and Anthony radio show discussing consumers and commercialism: (part 1) (part 2) (part 3). [more inside]
posted by spoobnooble on Jul 8, 2011 - 35 comments

“The customer is always right — not here, you understand? I hate that phrase — the customer is always right. Why is the merchant always wrong? Can the customer ever be wrong? Is that not possible?” Gaming Google's PageRank algorithm, one online glasses merchant's prime directive seems to be Don't Be Evil.
posted by ocherdraco on Nov 27, 2010 - 112 comments

Why don't you get yourself a little something? It's only $10!
posted by jonson on May 12, 2008 - 103 comments

HowItSucks.com rates products based on recent reviews from other users. The rating system is simple: the longer the red bar, the more it sucks. Just in time for Xmas. Also, comes free of charge with blog, which also sucks. [more inside]
posted by psmealey on Nov 30, 2007 - 14 comments

Drag-Queen.com Your one stop drag queen shop. (via)
posted by philcliff on Feb 15, 2006 - 17 comments

Mr. Clean Action Figure More proof that you can buy anything online. Better hurry, only 100,000 numbered Mr. Clean Action Figures are available. o_0
posted by lheiskell on Jun 13, 2002 - 5 comments

Stanley Marcus Dies at 96 We've all heard corporate propaganda about "customer service." He really practiced it. Neiman's has really been expanding their online shopping services. Can Web retailers in the 21st century learn anything from such old-skool customer service? (NYT password link obituary is here)
posted by sixdifferentways on Jan 23, 2002 - 9 comments

Buy A Leather Bikini Worn By Bo Derek, It's The Patriotic Thing To Do. One of the many semi-frightening items being offered in eBay's Auction For America. Fetish Bo's most intimate apparel guilt-free, knowing that you're doing it in the name of freedom. Happy Halloween!
posted by tpoh.org on Oct 31, 2001 - 10 comments

Amazon can't patent 1-Click after all Finally somebody realizes the obvious; now if they can get BT to give up on patenting hyperlinks we can all go back to enjoying the Internet.
posted by briank on Feb 15, 2001 - 7 comments