GameStop Pro membership is a rip off - Bent Corner

GameStop Pro membership is a rip off

GameStop is a terrible company. A while back, I signed up for GameStop Pro. It costs $25 a year and you get 5% off purchases, plus a $5 monthly reward each month. A couple of days ago, I used March’s reward in the app towards a Pokemon Funko Pop (don’t judge me). I chose the …

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FYE engages in deceptive advertising to deceive consumers

Yesterday my wife and I visited the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown area’s premiere shopping center. While there I noticed FYE, a leading specialty retailer of entertainment and pop culture merchandise in the United States, was having a huge sale on all their clearance items. We swung through the store looking for some deals. It turned …

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Finally, Lids returns to the Valley Mall - Bent Corner

Finally, Lids returns to the Valley Mall

Lids is returning to the Valley Mall, the Hagerstown region’s premiere indoor shopping experience. It’s about time. The mall had a Lids store for as long as I can remember. It then suddenly shut down a few years ago, eventually getting replaced with a cellphone accessory store. That left only one Lids store in the …

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Lowe's is 'updating' its discount program for military veterans - Bent Corner

Lowe’s is ‘updating’ its discount program for military veterans

Home improvement store Lowe’s is “updating” their military discount program. If you are active duty military or a veteran, you can sign up on their website and after they verify your military status, you receive a 10% off discount on every purchase. At least that’s what used to happen. I took the above photo the …

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The HEMNES bookcase from IKEA is garbage - Bent Corner

The HEMNES bookcase from IKEA is garbage

I made the unfortunate mistake of buying a bookcase at IKEA. It was from their HEMNES series. I chose it because we already have a couple of living room end tables from the same HEMNES series. Unlike the bookcase, they were easy to put together and are very sturdy. We’ve owned the end tables for …

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