Find Your Attorney General Or Better Business Bureau [Tools]: “ Bookmark this: MSNBC has a nice interactive map you can click to find your state Attorney General and/or Better Business Bureau. If a company is being really bad, it’s important to file an official complaint so it’s on the record. If a company gets enough complaints, [...]
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Is Your Vet Ripping You Off? [Videos]: [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.481165&w=425&h=350&fv=deepLinkID%3D222521%26videoControls%3Dcontrols%2Fcontrols_tvsd.swf%26exitFullscreenOnVideoComplete%3Dfalse%26overrideKeyword1%3Dnational%26overrideRandom%3D854450194193%26configLocation%3Dxml%2Fconfig%2Fconfig_knbc_1_1.xml%26autoStart%3Dtrue%26initVolume%3D50%26BASE_LOCATION%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fvideo.nbcuni.com%2Fembed%2Fplayer_2-1%2F%26playerID%3Dvideoplayer%26extend%3Dfunction+%28_1%29+%7B++++return+Object.extend.apply%28this%2C+%5Bthis%2C+_1%5D%29%3B%7D] from video.knbc.com posted with vodpod KNBC went undercover and found a bunch of vets are more sales people than pet doctors, using fear to sell more treatment than is necessary. They took pets with minor ailments, checked [...]
Friday, February 22, 2008
As more and more people start posting the details of their personal lives online, it is just a matter of time before insurance companies start using this information to profile insurance applicants and investigate claims. Should this be permitted? Depending on who the Facebook user grants access to, information posted to Facebook is [...]
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Pepsi is launching its new Pepsi “Raw” in the UK touting natural cane sugar over highly processed high fructose corn syrup. A move like this is less likely in the US, since corn (and indirectly HFCS) is so hightly subsidized by the government. Critics of HFCS claim that the processed sweetener is unhealthy [...]
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Consumerist has published a comprehensive guide to fighting back when you get screwed by a big company. They recommend preparing your approach. Write down what went wrong and what you will accept as a solution. Educate yourself and select your approach. They have detailed descriptions of how to attack using complaint letters, [...]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Stranded at the airport? Don’t forget Rule 240: “Stranded” (Via Digg.)
Friday, January 25, 2008
Class Actions: T-Mobile’s Mandatory Arbitration Clause Ruled “Unconscionable” [Lawsuits]: “ A class action lawsuit can proceed in Washington after the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled T-Mobile’s mandatory binding arbitration clause ‘unconscionable and unenforceable under Washington state law.’ From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: T-Mobile customers Kathleen Lowden and John Mahowald sued T-Mobile in King County Superior Court in [...]
Saturday, March 1, 2008
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