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Corey: I Did Nothing Wrong

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In response to my criticism posted yesterday, author Alan Corey blogged his defense of his money-saving techniques, which include using the same popcorn bag to get free refills for three months and claiming dropped cellphone calls to get free minutes.

He says he gets plenty of fan mail from readers, and it's only pesky journalists who are critical. Being unethical, he says, requires a victim, and his behavior didn't hurt anyone. Readers, I'd love to know what you think. Would you reuse the same popcorn bag for months?

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Come on...what kind of guy writes a book advocating techniques to scam people? His methods are dishonest, plain and simple, and anyone who disagrees is probably as bad as him. I think Corey is doomed for eventual failure...after reading his book, would you be willing to do business with him? Can you imagine signing a contract with this guy? If he'll scam a phone company over a few cents for some dropped calls, what will he do to you when there are thousands of dollars involved? Stealing from the lost and found? Wow! That's about as low as you can get, in particular when you are wealthy and don't even need the money! Theft is never victimless...we all pay higher prices due to people like Corey. And ethics aside, he's not even very smart...if he was, he would realize that writing a book advocating such things makes him look petty and cheap.

Rodney Funk of GA 7:51AM July 01, 2008

He sounds like a petty thief. And I am not a journalist. As if his actions do not translate in to higher costs to everyone else. I hope he gets busted.

Cranky_Old_Batt of CA 1:17PM February 18, 2008

As someone who has worked in a movie theater, reusing popcorn bags other than the same day isn't just unethical, it's probably unsanitary. Butter changes the composition of the bag...and unless he's keeping these bags in a hermetically sealed environment, stuff might seep through. The ick factor is just too big...

Veronica of NH 6:37PM February 17, 2008

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