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Amazon's Customer Service Phone Number

by Michael on Dec 27, 2012 · 0 comments

This is just a quick note to say that, if you ever need to get in touch with Amazon’s customer service by phone, you can call them at 866-216-1072. There are, of course, other avenues for contacting Amazon, but sometimes you just want to pick up the phone. Note that, [...]

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Holiday Tipping: Yay or Nay?

by Michael on Dec 21, 2012 · 3 comments

With Christmas just days away, I thought it would be timely to talk a bit about the practice of holiday tipping. According to the etiquette gurus, you should be tipping a whole bevy of people. In fact, Emily Post lists 26 different categories of tip-ees. Of course, many of these [...]

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Hotwire Customer Service Sucks

by Michael on Oct 17, 2012 · 2 comments

Hmmm. When I wrote about saving money on car rentals, it seems that I may have spoken too soon. While I’ve used both Priceline and Hotwire with great success in the past, my wife just had a very negative experience. As a quick recap, I used Hotwire to book a [...]

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