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A good reviewer doesn’t seek out special treatment

Dave Farquhar — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:45:06 +0000

The Consumerist asks whether flashing a “reviewer” ID card in search of special treatment makes you savvy, or makes you a jerk. Let me think for 1/1000000000000000 of a second. It makes you a jerk.I write a fair number of

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Christmas Eve, a train that wouldn’t run, and a happy ending

Dave Farquhar — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 20:53:58 +0000

It was Christmas Eve. I finished playing Santa, then I plopped down in front of the computer to unwind and signed into Facebook. Internet pal John Dominik posted a status update about buying a Bachmann N-scale train set and it

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What to do if you can’t find a Lionel Polar Express set

Dave Farquhar — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:38:15 +0000

The Polar Express is turning out (so far) to be a bigger hit for Lionel than it is for Tom Hanks. Dealers are sold out and the sets are turning up on Ebay, usually with asking prices $100-$200 higher than the suggested retail price. It's not as hot as Tickle Me Elmo, but since the words "hot selling" and "train set" haven't appeared together since the late 1950s, well...

So what should you do if you (or someone in your household) wants The Polar Express and can't get one? Hint: Ebay shouldn't be your first resort.

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