American consumers have never been comfortable with the idea of haggling for a better price. If you disagree, ask a few friends how much they enjoyed buying their last new car. Yet according to a recent AP article, consumers are starting to haggle with retailers for better bargains. And desperate retailers are more open than [...]
Go ahead and take that Christmas sweater or toaster back where it came from. MSNBC reports that many retailers are relaxing their returns policies making it easier to return unwanted gifts. Why would they do this in a retail environment where sales are so hard to come by? According to the National Retail Federation, retailers [...]
The Bernard Madoff scandall on Wall Street has more than rich fat cats concerned about protecting themselves from scam artists. If the rich and powerful can fall prey to alleged scam artists like Madoff, say concerned consumers, what chance to we have? You should be very concerned about Ponzi scams and other types of hoaxes. [...]
Confirming what many Verizon users already suspected, a recent Consumer Reports survey of its readers in 23 cities rated Verizon cell service superior, although cell phone service improved across the spectrum. Survey respondents cited fewer problems with connectivity, fewer dropped calls, and the ability to widely receive service that’s free of static.
If you don’t know that these are difficult times you are either very rich or have just woke up from a five year nap. This is not your father’s recession, it’s closer to your grandfather’s depression. Millions of Americans are out of work and more soon will be. Large and small businesses are feeling the [...]
