Costco is recalling a batch of worthless restaurant gift cards after the supplier abruptly shuttered. The warehouse club sent a letter to members who purchased Synergy Restaurant Gift Cards between October 27, 2025, and January 26, 2026, informing them that the gift cards are no longer redeemable. Costco noted that the Synergy Gift Card Network/Synergy … Read more
Waiter, there’s an AI in my soup. Artificial intelligence has been used to carry out increasingly sophisticated frauds, from financial aid schemes to impersonating loved ones to demanding money via voice scammers. Now, food courier services are reporting a spike in scammers employing generative AI to make their food orders appear undercooked or bug-ridden so … Read more
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This sky-high charge was hardly fare. A traveling mom says American Airlines bilked her out of more than $3000 following a ticketing error — and initially refused to refund her the money. The peeved passenger, known only as Katie, took to TikTok to tell the ticketing tale, publicly pleading for the carrier to make the … Read more
Can’t stop the backlash. Justin Timberlake is facing criticism online for his lackluster performance at the Electric Castle festival in Romania last week. A fan in the audience took a video of Timberlake, 44, barely singing the words to his 2016 smash hit “Can’t Stop the Feeling.” Justin Timberlake performs on his tour in New … Read more
Kanye West’s fans erupted into an angry chant after the rapper was more than 40 minutes late to his 70,000-strong crowd gig in Shanghai, China. Over the weekend, the disgraced rapper — who goes by Ye — was greeted to loud chants from frustrated concert-goers who demanded refunds, the Global Times reports. In a fan-recorded … Read more
Over the next month, there will be millions of travelers passing through airports around the nation. Unfortunately, the holidays are synonymous with travel disruptions, including delayed or canceled flights. But this year, before the 2024 holiday season kicked off, the Biden administration’s new rules, which require automatic cash refunds for canceled or significantly delayed flights, took effect. … Read more
Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is being slammed on social media after she trashed JetBlue over a $15 credit for her in-flight entertainment. The “Zero Dark Thirty” actress, 47, lashed out on X (formerly Twitter) in a since-deleted post after her “flight entertainment system” malfunctioned during a 6-hour flight. “Thanks you @JetBlue for your $15.00 credit. … Read more
She paid up — but it was payback. When Marina Smith’s ex-boyfriend asked her to send through $446 she owed him for a vacation, the model and influencer decided to exact revenge. “Since he wanted it that way, I paid down to the last cent,” Smith, 34, cheekily told Need To Know. After the couple … Read more
The Department of Transportation reminded airlines on Wednesday that they must provide “prompt” automatic refunds to customers who miss their flight due to cancellation or delay. “Passengers deserve to get their money back when an airline owes them — without headaches or haggling,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. According to the DOT, passengers will be entitled to a full refund … Read more
A mom has taken to Reddit to ask for advice on whether she should seek a refund after her eight-year-old daughter’s birthday party at an indoor play center was punctuated by issue after issue. The mother described the venue as “what every little girl would dream ofm” complete with a super dramatic long table and chandeliers. But despite promising a fun … Read more
This hirsute scammer failed to finesse her mane course con. Restaurant owner Tom Croft caught a sleazy customer putting hair in their food in an attempt to score a free meal on security cameras. “There are people out there that are willing to put a business’ reputation and staff’s jobs at risk for a $15.88 … Read more
A photographer has gone viral for sharing an unusual refund request he apparently received from a former client who’s now divorced and doesn’t want her wedding photos anymore. Lance Romeo posted screenshots of the reported text correspondence he had with the woman he photographed in 2019. “I swear my life is a movie…you can’t make this stuff … Read more
A Starbucks customer’s bold request for a tip refund has sparked heated debate. In a TikTok video, now with over 237,000 views since it was posted on Sunday, Starbucks barista Joaquin De La Torre recalled the time his coworker asked him how to refund a customer $2 — because they’d accidentally selected the gratuity option … Read more