Best Buy and Walmart CD Prank
The Best Buy part was the loudest, we would've used their car audio section to blast the store, but the CD player has a bar bolted over it ...
FTC: kids thwarted 87% of the time on M-rated game purchases
If you're a kid who wants to listen to whatever terrible music grown-ups are scared of these days, you'll likely be able to buy any CD you'd like. "Retailers of explicit-content music demonstrated slight improvement since 2009 in enforcing the Parental Advisory Label—but still generally failed to prevent sales to minors," the FTC reported. "Nearly two-thirds of underage shoppers (64 percent) were able to purchase CDs with this label, down from 72 percent in 2009." The worst offender was Target, allowing 77 percent of children to purchase CDs with the Parental Advisory Label.
In contrast, the worst offender in selling video games rated "Mature" to children was Walmart, but only 20 percent of the secret shoppers were able to successfully buy M-rated games at the big-box retailer. The best retailer for ratings compliance in video games was Target, with only eight percent of children able to buy M-rated titles.
"We are extremely pleased to see the Federal Trade Commission confirm not only that the video game industry continues to have the highest rate of enforcement at retail, but that it continues to climb higher than before," ESRB President Patricia Vance said in response to the data. "The strong support that the ESRB ratings have enjoyed from retailers is crucial, underscoring their firm commitment to selling video games responsibly."
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Sumitomo Tires Gets CD 'Best Buy' Nod
The Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 all-season performance tire received a 'Best Buy' designation in Consumers Digest's economy touring car tire category. The Sumitomo HTR A/S P01 all-season performance tire recently received a 'Best Buy' designation by Consumers
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Poll Vault: What were the first and last CDs you bought?
Do you still buy CDs in a store, or are you an iTunes devotee? What was your first CD purchase? And if you can remember that far back, let's hear about those cassettes, LPs and 8-tracks. *A shout-out goes to Daily Herald copy editor and pop culture
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CD Projekt Listens To Fans, Abandons Piracy Witch Hunt
I'm going to wait a few weeks and if I don't hear anything bad from CD Projekt, I will buy games from GOG again. Also, I will never buy The Witcher 2: CD Projekt has messed up twice with this game (first DRM, then letters). It's important to forgive
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Generation Why: The CD Player Is Dead, Long Live Smartphones
Just buy a new Spark for $0 down, $199 a month for 60 months! The prospect of a whole field of useless cars, sitting dormant amid a tight supply of decent used cars seems like a far fetched prospect until you think about all the obsolete electronics
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Where can I find a CD yielding 5%?
The average five-year CD has a yield of 1%, with the highest yields right around 2%. Even if you venture into the municipal bond market, the best you are going to do is about a 3% yield if you are willing to purchase a 15-year bond!
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