Sometimes people get a little too excited about the free samples at Costco.
24-year-old Derrick Gharabighi was helping himself to some free Nutella samples at a California Costco. All was fine until he grabbed the last two samples off the tray right as a 78-year-old man was reaching for them. The old man got angry and started scolding the sample swiper for being greedy. Gharabighi wanted nothing to do with the old man's yelling and socked him right in the face, sending him to the hospital with a laceration above his eye.
Gharabighi, who has a history of run-ins with authorities, was arrested and charged with elder abuse. If convicted, he could face up to 11 years in prison.
24-year-old Derrick Gharabighi was helping himself to some free Nutella samples at a California Costco. All was fine until he grabbed the last two samples off the tray right as a 78-year-old man was reaching for them. The old man got angry and started scolding the sample swiper for being greedy. Gharabighi wanted nothing to do with the old man's yelling and socked him right in the face, sending him to the hospital with a laceration above his eye.
Gharabighi, who has a history of run-ins with authorities, was arrested and charged with elder abuse. If convicted, he could face up to 11 years in prison.
If you've ever had to lift your jaw up off the floor after seeing an enormous cell phone bill, imagine how this Oregon man must have felt after seeing a balance of $2 million.
The problem goes back to last November, when Ken Slusher opened a new Verizon account with his girlfriend. Right away he knew there were some discrepancies with the billing because his first month's bill totaled $698 when it should only have been $120. It also showed a previous balance of $451. Slusher didn't like what was going on and decided to cancel the account. But the bills kept coming, and the bill collectors kept calling.
Eventually, Slusher was informed that he owed Verizon a total of $2.1 million. After several months of arguing with collectors and making no progress toward reaching a resolution, Verizon finally apologized and admitted it had made a mistake. The company has resolved the issue.
The problem goes back to last November, when Ken Slusher opened a new Verizon account with his girlfriend. Right away he knew there were some discrepancies with the billing because his first month's bill totaled $698 when it should only have been $120. It also showed a previous balance of $451. Slusher didn't like what was going on and decided to cancel the account. But the bills kept coming, and the bill collectors kept calling.
Eventually, Slusher was informed that he owed Verizon a total of $2.1 million. After several months of arguing with collectors and making no progress toward reaching a resolution, Verizon finally apologized and admitted it had made a mistake. The company has resolved the issue.
Before you throw away that pile of junk mail that's been piling up, you should really go through it carefully in case there's something worth keeping mixed in, like, say, a winning lottery ticket.
Four months ago, Linda Tuttle of Michigan purchased a Mega Millions ticket and then forgot all about it. She recently returned to the store she bought it at and learned that a winning ticket worth $1 million had been sold there in May and that the winner had not yet come forward to claim the prize.
Remembering the ticket she'd purchased, and realizing that she had never checked the numbers, Linda turned her house upside down. She eventually found the ticket stuck in with a pile of old mail and claimed her prize.
Four months ago, Linda Tuttle of Michigan purchased a Mega Millions ticket and then forgot all about it. She recently returned to the store she bought it at and learned that a winning ticket worth $1 million had been sold there in May and that the winner had not yet come forward to claim the prize.
Remembering the ticket she'd purchased, and realizing that she had never checked the numbers, Linda turned her house upside down. She eventually found the ticket stuck in with a pile of old mail and claimed her prize.