Fricking Fees and Amazing Deals
By Scott and Elaine
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Podcast Description
Have you had it with Stupid Fricking FEES everywhere you turn? Are you looking to save some REAL money with some SERIOUS Deals? You've come to the right place! In this Bi-Monthly show, we take on these fees and cover the deals, and have fun doing it! Our main shows are 5-6 minutes, giving you just what you need, but also enjoy our longer relaxed aftercasts for great chat about the world of fees and deals, and other consumer topics on our minds.
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Episode 6: Movie Theater Prices and Free Software Sites! | Fees: High Theater Tickets and Concession Prices! In this episode, Scott takes on a different kind of hidden fee: Fee-tardiculously high prices designed to gouge consumers for corporate fun and profit. Scott picked as his first example | 6/19/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5 Aftercast: Gift Card Legislation, ETF Cell Phone Fees, Bank Overdraft Lawsuit in Australia and we read a consumer's l | 1:15 Continuing on regarding the gift card fees, Scott covers how the Fed's new gift card rules addressed and did NOT address many of these fees. show audio here Consumer Reports article here. Here are the new rules on the Fed's website. 7:00 we sugg | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 5: Gift Card Fees and More Great Deal Sites! | Thinking about getting a gift card from a bank with the credit card logo for a friend for birthday, or graduation? Think again! Scott lists out 10 of the sneaky fees that these bank cards have that you probably aren't aware of! Show audio here. | 5/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3 Aftercast: Bank fees, and how to avoid and fight them! | Okay, here it is, the information you've waited years for: - How bank fees got so prevalent, what they are - How to avoid them - How to complain about them, escalating to top management (contact info) - How to report banks to regulators over fees - How to | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4 Aftercast: More on Cell Phone Fees, Fee-baits and Deals | Here is the audio to our latest show. At 3:10, we discuss the problems with getting AT&T "Feebaits" on your telephone, and specifically refer to this article on the Visa Gift cards you get after 8 weeks of waiting - guess what, more hassles usin | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 4 - Cell Phone Fees and Gardening | For this episode, Scott fearlessly takes on Cell Phone Fricking Fees. The HandSet Fee! Keeping your service but switching to a new handset? Tired of the old one? Well buying a phone isn't enough, no, you need to be PUNISHED for UPGRADING | 5/16/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2: Aftercast - Extended conversation on Fees and Deals | During this aftercast, we give you, our listeners, a "value-add" - Four different airline fees charts for researching fees before booking your flights. Scott's favorite 4 airline comparison charts, other sites and more! Listen to the show by clickin | 5/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 2: Spirit Airlines, RyanAir and Restaurant.com | Our show opens with Scott and Fricking Fees. Last week it was bank fees, now the airlines! Who and what will be next? Spirit Airlines is now charging $45 for a carry on bag that will be placed in the overhead compartment. How dare they! If you | 5/1/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 3: Bank Fee Smackdown Show! | Here it is - the episode you've been waiting for! We take time out dedicated to covering one of the most hated fees around - the BANK fee! Scott reads a complete list of them, it is so long, he gets quite tired at the end lol! This show is just a prelude | 4/30/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1 Aftercast: Extended Discussion about Fees and Deals | After each main episode we will have an aftercast featuring us shooting the breeze about these topics, unedited, and fun! In this aftercast, we discuss, in a relaxed way, the points made in our podcast on fees and deals and more. We laugh about Wells Farg | 4/12/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 1: Wells Fargo Mortgage Fee and NOT SO REAL Laptop Offers | In this episode I really let Wells Fargo have it for whomping it's mortgage customers with a stupid fricking $20 fee if they call in to pay their mortgage. Paying your bill should be FREE. Then, Elaine exposes those NOT so real "Laptop Offers" on th | 4/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Our Introductory Show! | Hey Everyone - Welcome to our Fricking Fees and Amazing Deals blog site! In this first episode, we set the stage and explain to you what this show is really all about: Exposing stupid fricking fees that waste your time and money, AND covering Amazing deal | 4/3/10 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Hysterical and good info
Oh I love it! These folks are really funny and take on CEOs giving out their contact info to complain about fees. Also I love the deal lady! ;)
