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Follow-up: Sears/Dockers rebate scam

Published on September 30, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

A while back I posted about a scam being perpetrated by Sears and Dockers on a recent rebate promotion. The issue I had was that instead of a “$10 reward card” as promised in a Sears press release, I received a crappy $10 off $50 men’s apparel coupon that was loaded with exclusions. Well, I’m [...]

Scam Week: Sears/Dockers Rebate Scam

Published on August 11, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

Welcome to scam week here at CheapEncounters.com! This week I will be highlighting several scams that I have recently encountered that badly need to see the light of day. Some of my most memorable and popular posts have been about scams (see the FreeNEzy.com saga and the Reservations Rewards scam), so I thought it would [...]

Cheap Bastard Thinking in Action!

Published on March 9, 2008 By BillyOceansEleven

I just wanted to share the highlights of my weekend to illustrate (a) just how cheap of a bastard I am, and (b) how the cheap bastard mode of thinking can help enrich your life. Friday night, we loaded up the kids and took a trip to Sears. We had read on SlickDeals that Sears was having [...]