"The Surrogates" Film Shoot The film crew for the Disney sci-fi thriller "The Surrogates" shot outside of our South Street office in the Leather District this week. The film, set in the near future where humans interact with one another through surrogate robots, stars Bruce Willis as a cop who tracks down criminals. There's was an interesting set that was located next to our office at 181 South Street. From the outside, it looks looked like a futuristic salon called "Artiface" where surrogates can get a makeover ... or better yet, a tune up (the shelves are stocked with beauty products and what looks like WD-40 style oil treatments). Click here to read more. |
MyGallons.com Under Scrutiny
With gas threatening to hit $5 a gallon, it's no wonder that drivers are looking high and low for a better deal. However, if the deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is. MyGallons.com, a membership program which has promised customers that they will be able to lock in today's prices for gas purchased in the future, has come under scrutiny by the Better Business Bureau. The BBB began investigating MyGallons.com when they noticed that their advertisements suggested that they had a relationship with US Bank, a major American financial services company. Click here to learn more. |
Inside Consumer United Ryan Clauson, an up-and-coming comic in the Boston market, recently joined the Consumer United team as one of our advocates. When he's not busy saving people money, he spends his time spearheading an online project for men called Listen Act Attract where he is, what he calls, a transformational entertainer. Clauson says, "I believe in transforming people's lives while making the process fun and exciting. That's what attracted me to Consumer United. I spend my days laughing with clients as I work to see just how much money I can save them." Read more here.
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