Instead of grandstanding for public relations purposes as he runs for the U.S. Senate, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal might want to reorder his priorities so that his staff focuses on complaints that actually impact his…
If an ancestry gene testy tells you that George Washington was a relative, it may or may not be true. A report published in the American Journal of Human Genetics says the tests leave a…
Thanks to the Consumerist.com for helping former used car salesman Alan Slone spill his guts about a “classic dealership technique used to addle your mind and empty your wallet.” “It’s called “The Four Square” and…
Duncan Haimerl, a former Courant business news editor and its longtime automotive columnist, died Monday in Kent, where he was recuperating from surgery, The Courant reported. Haimerl, 72, of Warren, was a news editor and wrote…
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that his investigation into Sleepy’s has not produced any evidence that the nation’s largest retailer of mattresses has been systematically selling returned mattresses as new. Nor has Blumenthal…
This may come as a surprise to many of you – it certainly did to me – that stores in Connecticut are permitted to sell used mattresses and box springs without disclosing that they are…
While I am sure that small package store owners are wonderful people, I can’t figure out why governments should be protecting them. The only reason that Connecticut forbids alcohol sale Sundays, after 8 p.m., on…
You think jewelers and furniture stores have huge margins? Â Check out spice prices. Compare what you pay in a grocery store to what the REAL cost is at places like Costco or Wal-Mart. Consumer Reports…
Best Buy, the nation’s largest electronic retailer, has two major legal battles on its hands as it defends itself against accusations from Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and New York class action lawyers Kantrowitz, Goldhamer…
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s investigation into consumer complaints that Sleepy’s delivered used mattresses instead of new ones has expanded to include allegations from 25 customers that they were sold mattresses that had bedbugs. Sleepy’s adamantly denies…
This brilliant article in the New York Times shows why we need a government that will watch over corporations that care more about dollars than people’s health. Why we need journalists to report such things…
Facing expulsion, five major Better Business Bureau chapters adopted the controversial A to F letter ratings for businesses, which has come under attack from consumer advocates and some businesses. New York City, metropolitan Houston, Nebraska/South Dakota,…
Here’s another sign of the rude? or just plain audacious times. These women will go to a business you are angry at and spread the word. Read this fascinating LA Times story. Is this the…
Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said today that Sleepy’s has failed to provide him answers to all his critical questions regarding the giant mattress retailer’s business practices. Blumenthal, who in July began an investigation into…
Embarrassed by public disclosure that Courant management – for the first time in its history – is holding up a story of a state investigation into one of its prime advertisers, the nation’s oldest newspaper…