Category: Funny

Consumer Reports has come to the same conclusion we did a week ago…Best Buy’s “Buy Back” program kinda sucks. Trust me, you can do a lot better on Craigslist or eBay.

So under this plan, we decided to see what we’d receive if we brought in a 46-inch Samsung LCD TV (UN46B6000), purchased in December 2009 for $1,600. If the TV was in good condition, we could receive up to $480, although as HD Guru points out the term “up to” is somewhat vague, and it’s left to the discretion of CWG. But if the TV is deemed to be in poor condition, the most you’ll get back is $240. In both cases you’d have to subtract the upfront cost of the plan—$180—from the amount to see what you’d net. Under the best-case scenario the amount is $300, but it’s only $60 if the TV is deemed to be in poor condition.

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Forget about plunking down thousands of dollars and putting your name on a yearlong waiting list — to score New York’s latest “it” bag, you’re encouraged to eat the cow it comes from first.

Sold exclusively at the Williamsburg restaurant Marlow & Sons, Breton tote bags boast supple leather and a price tag that ranges from $300 to $400.

The latest in farm-to-table-to-closet fashion, the leather goods are crafted from the tanned hides of the same locally sourced, grass-fed cows and pigs served at Marlow & Sons, an eatery and dry-goods store, and at sister eateries Diner in Williamsburg and Roman’s in Fort Greene.

“[Look at] how quickly you can eat a burger, and that animal sacrifice for you is just gone. Whereas with the bag, that’s something that can last for generations and generations,” said Huling, whose husband, Andrew Tarlow, runs the trio of restaurants and a butcher shop with partner Mark Firth.

Her name is Anna and this is her final for a college level sign language class.

This is what happens when you connect a few floppy drives to a PIC18f14k50 microcontroller operated by a MIDI-wielding madman. Be sure to watch until at least the 2 minute 30 second mark for a 5 1/4 inch surprise. Look closely, and you might just notice that Box 5 was left empty.

Like a boss!