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Consumer Issues, Product Reviews, Personal Finance (16 Links)

Created by ian 326 days ago in Finance. Views: 179. Link Views: 1,622
Tags: consumer
Related Tags: retail economy unemployment recession credit crisis economics investing

Have you recently purchased a product or a service that you absoultely love and want to recommend to others? Or have you been ripped off?

What particular products do you own that you can't live with out, or that turned out to be total crap? Or have you found some great information on the web about a product or service? Have you located a killer limited time deal on the internet?

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Best Buy Calls Cops On You For Telling Fellow Customer Jawbone Headset Is Overpriced, Sucks

Posted by ashton 283 days ago (consumerist.com). Views: 79
Tags: best buy

Best Buy called the cops on Alex because he told another shopper that the Jawbone headset he was considering was poor quality and marked up $30 from the manufacturer's price. Alex went to Best Buy to purchase a new Bluetooth headset because the Jawbone he [More...]

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Anti-money-laundering software scrutinizes bank customers' every move, no matter how small.

Posted by JackThompson 292 days ago (www.technologyreview.com).
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If there is a lesson from former New York governor Eliot Spitzer's scandal-driven fall (aside from the most obvious one), it is this: banks are paying attention to even the smallest of your transactions. For this we can thank modern software, and [More...]

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"$12,000 in credit card debt. 8 years of monthly payments made to Bank of America. $11,200 left to go..."

Posted by EatGrass 293 days ago (www.motherjones.com).  Views: 110
Tags: consumer issues  bank of america
Related Tags: countrywide  merrill lynch  wall street  housing bubble

In 2000, Illinois resident Marvin Weatherspoon (right) got a Bank of America credit card that he used to consolidate $12,000 in home repair bills, thinking the 4.5 percent introductory interest rate would help him get out of debt faster. Instead, though, [More...]

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Staples Tries To Charge Senior Citizen $390 For Basic Computer Repair

Posted by ian 309 days ago (consumerist.com).
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"While making a return at Staples (800 Lexington St, Waltham, MA), I happened to hear an elderly gentleman disputing a service charge. He had brought his PC in for a free "tune up," and now was being charged $39.99 for that service, plus [More...]

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"Bank Of America Stranded Me In Japan Without Cash On My Honeymoon"

Posted by ian 310 days ago (consumerist.com). Views: 85
Tags: consumer finance

Before leaving for his honeymoon, Derek called Bank of America to make sure he could rely on his debit card while he was in Japan. Bank of America assured him that he would have no problem accessing money. Yet on the third day of his honeymoon, neither he [More...]

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Consumer Reports: The 10 best cars

Posted by ian 311 days ago (money.cnn.com). Views: 149
Tags: cars
Related Tags: toyota automobiles supra energy electric cars gasoline

The magazine's list includes the first American product in 5 years and the first Korean models ever.

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11 worst cars - Consumer Reports

Posted by ian 311 days ago (money.cnn.com). Views: 87
Tags: cars
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Here are the cars and SUVs with the lowest scores in Consumer Reports' annual auto tests.

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Bank Of America Won't Let You Access Your Money

Posted by ian 316 days ago (consumerist.com). Views: 114
Tags: bank of america
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This guy wants to buy a home theater system for $5870.69, and has $10,000 cash in his bank account - yet Bank of America won't let him use his Plantinum Visa check card to do it, even after verifying his identity.

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Best Buy, Circuit City, and Micro Center techies put to the test (video)

Posted by ian 317 days ago (streamfarm.dispatchbroadcast.com).
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Best Buy and Circuit City failed miserably in diagnosing and fixing a simple problem. Wanted to charge hundreds for useless services and products.

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Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi - 12 MP SLR - due for release 4/15/2008

Posted by ian 319 days ago (www.usa.canon.com). Views: 158
Tags: cameras
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I just purchased a Canon Rebel XTi - which is great - however I might have to return it and wait for the XSi due out in several months. The addition of spot metering alone is worth the extra price or wait, not to mention image stabilization. The [More...]

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TreasuryDirect - Purchase T-Bills and T-Notes Online

Posted by ian 319 days ago (www.treasurydirect.gov). Views: 144
Tags: consumer finance

Cool site to purchase T-Bills and T-Notes Online. No state tax.

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Pay off mortgage or buy stock? Buy stock, says Consumer Reports

Posted by PhilH 322 days ago (www.consumerreports.org).
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If you invest in Vanguard S&P 500 Index instead of prepaying a 30 year fixed mortgage loan by an extra $100 every month, you end up making more money with the Vanguard 500. Over a 10 year period starting between 1986 and 1996, investing in Vanguard [More...]

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