Monthly Archives: November 2011

Positive Energy, ResCom Transferring Ct Electric Customers To Firm Under Investigation

November 26, 2011
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The controversial Positive Energy Electric Company and ResCom have informed state regulators that they are transferring their tens of thousands of Connecticut customers to Public Power, which is under state investigation on complaints that some customers are not getting the rates promised. In a filing with the state Public Utility Regulatory Authority, the three...

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Ct Consumer Complaint: First Niagara’s New Charge For Check Copies

November 26, 2011
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Ct Consumer Complaint: First Niagara’s New Charge For Check Copies

From  Bob Trotta New Haven, CT Here’s a NEW problem that you might want to check out. It just came to my attention today when I received my bank statement. Warn your readers that if they have a “CHOICE CHECKING” account with First Niagara Bank, they will NOW be charged $4.00 a month just...

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Black Friday Sales Are Not As Good As Early December, Research Shows

November 25, 2011
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Black Friday Sales Are Not As Good As Early December, Research Shows

Think Black Friday’s provide great holiday shopping deals despite the crowds and pepper-spray using customer? Guess what, there are even better days for deals starting in early December. A helpful story in the New York Times today by Stephanie Clifford discloses the work of a scientist, Oren Etzioni, that shows that Black Friday’s are...

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Wal-Mart Black Friday Customer Pepper-Sprayed Shoppers To Get Her Deal

November 25, 2011
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The latest  Black  Friday outrage courtesy of Wal-Mart comes from California where a  woman shopper  pepper-sprayed other shoppers Thursday night “at the Wal-Mart in Porter Ranch had armed herself with the caustic spray to gain an advantage in the fight for merchandise at the Black Friday sale, a fire captain” told the LA Times....

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