January 5, 2009
In which we learn from Consumerist commenters that “to give someone what for” is a severely dated expression unknown by today’s youth, and in which we glorify the exploits of local consumer vigilante Ed Kohler.
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September 30, 2008
Following up his excellent mission to return an unrequested phone book to Verizon, Ed Kohler published a Yellow Pages slideshow called “Dealing With the Opt-Out Movement” (PDF). In the slideshow, the Yellow Pages catalogs their “wins” in preventing states from allowing consumers to opt out of receiving the phone book.
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