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Target Accused Of Selling Store-Brand Defective Phone Charging Cables
A federal lawsuit was filed earlier this month claiming that Target’s Heyday cell phone charging cables are defective and break soon after purchase.
iPhone Updates Hurting Users Of Newer Models Claims Lawsuit
iPhone Updates Hurting Users Of Newer Models Claims Lawsuit
NETGEAR Nighthawk: Review Owners’ Negative Comments Before Buying It
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Better Business Bureau Warns About Buying From SneakFoot.com
The Better Business Bureau says it has received hundreds of complaints about SneakFoot.com from customers accusing the company of failing to send them the merchandise the paid for. They say the company fails to respond…
Amazon Accused Of Driving Up Prices By Limiting Its Sellers From Reducing Prices On Other Sites
Amazon, which has faced numerous lawsuits over the way it limits competition and treats its workers, is now being sued by Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine, who is claiming that the giant company…
Complaints Of Ecco Shoe Soles Disintegrating Still Keep Coming
This YouTube video was posted in 2016 Complaints about the high priced Ecco shoes falling apart have been filed on consumer sites for more than 16 years – including on ours. In-fact our column on…
Report: 27 Connecticut Facilities Using Hazardous Chemicals Pose Risk To Thousands Of Low-Income Neighbors
By Adam Wisnieski There are 27 facilities in Connecticut that use such large quantities of hazardous chemicals that they are required to submit disaster response plans to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.About 170,000 people—roughly 5…
gDiapers Settles With Feds Over Claims Of Deceptive Environmental Claims
Down to Earth Designs, Inc. Settles FTC Charges That Its Environmental Claims for Diapers and Related Products Were Deceptive Order Requires Company to Substantiate a Range of “Green” Claims for its gDiapers Products Portland, Oregon-based…
Spending More On A Mattress May Not Be The Best Deal
Buying a new mattress is a major household expense for most of us. But buying the most expensive one is not necessary to getting a top-flight mattress. That is according to Consumer Reports, which this…
Outlet Malls Sell Lesser-Quality Merchandise
Prices at outlet malls might be cheaper but then so is the quality of the merchandise, according to a recent story in the Sacramento Bee. While 10 years ago brand-name products were sold at…
Are Christmas Sales Real?
Like many others I started my Christmas shopping during Thanksgiving week. My wife brought home a Lands’ End catalog from the hair salon she goes to that advertised 30 percent off all items, plus free…
Save Money By Buying Store Brands To Replace Grocery Items Like Heinz Ketchup
Been hooked on Heinz ketchup? Well you might like store-brand ketchup just as much and you will save about one third on the price. That is the result of a Consumer Reports taste test of…
JC Penney Jacks Up Prices Before Giving Discounts
At J.C. Penney stores around the country workers have been busy for months boosting the prices of all their merchandise by as much as 100 percent. Why? So they can then give their shoppers discounts…
Yale Study: Moms Who Can’t Afford Diapers Are More Likely To Be Depressed
By: Karen Schmidt Low-income mothers in New Haven who can’t afford enough diapers to keep their babies clean and dry are more likely to report trouble coping with stress, depression or trauma, according to a…
What Car Salesmen Don’t Want You To Know
It wasn’t that long ago that new car salesmen had the upper hand when it came to dealing with customers. But now armed with the Internet and a smart phone, consumers have the potential of…
Retailers Agree to Settle FTC Charges They Marketed Real Fur Products as Fake Fur
Three clothing retailers have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers by marketing that products contained “faux fur,” when in fact, the products contained real fur. In administrative complaints, the FTC…
Costco’s Secret Codes For Special Discounts; Look For 97 Cents
If you are a Costco member you already know that the member-only discount chain has some quirky marketing programs – like moving merchandise around so you have to check out parts of a store you…
Common Tricks Merchants Use To Make Us Spend More
Major retailers spend millions of dollars in sophisticated marketing strategies to get us to buy their products – whether we need them or not. But there are simple tricks that many use that are very…
Beware of Super Storm Sandy Flood-Damaged Vehicles For Sale
Hurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed about 230,000 vehicles, mostly in New York and New Jersey, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, and it’s possible that at least some of these vehicles will end up…