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Sep 25 2008, 12:56 PM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Truman Lewis at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. The credit crisis and record high gas prices have teamed up to drive the world's largest Chevrolet dealer out of business. Bill Heard Enterprises is closing all 13 of its stores today, the company told its local managers on Wednesday. Insiders said the company notified the stores' general managers of the closing at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Automotive News reported. It closed a store in Arizona earlier this month.
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Aug 12 2008, 03:30 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Joe Benton at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. The owners of millions of Ford cars and trucks could be driving vehicles still equipped with a faulty cruise-control switch that can start a fire under the hood even when the vehicle is parked and the ignition is turned off. As of July 31, in its most recent report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Motor Co. said about 4.8 million of the more than 10 million recalled vehicles are now repaired. Some vehicles were included in more than one recall, making it hard to calculate precise numbers.
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Aug 05 2008, 08:48 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Joseph S. Enoch at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. Nearly all kids meals at national restaurant chains exceed the recommended number of calories for a child's meal, according to a report by a consumer advocacy organization. "When you take a kid out to a restaurant, virtually every meal aimed at kids is above their suggested caloric intake," said Michael Jacobson, executive director of the not-for-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest. A report from CSPI said 93% of 1,474 kids meal combos at 13 chains exceed the limit of 430 calories that experts recommend for 4- to 8-year-olds for one meal. Topping the list were two items from Chili's kids menu that each offered just over 1,000 calories, while many others contained 700 or more.
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Jul 31 2008, 11:40 AM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Martin H. Bosworth at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. In the face of high gas prices, stagnant wages and a moribund housing market, Americans are using credit cards less and less. A new study by Javelin Strategy & Research found that all ages of Americans, across all income levels, are cutting back on discretionary spending with cards, buying only necessary items, and often having trouble with the balances they maintain. "The sharp decline in credit card spending challenges the popular belief that more Americans are charging basic goods in order to sustain their quality of life," said Javelin president James Van ***. "Consumers are making deliberate cutbacks like shopping at superstores, eating out less and watching what they charge."
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Jul 15 2008, 08:33 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Joseph S. Enoch at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. Less than a year after the Federal Trade Commission settled with Craftmatic for breaking telemarketing rules, the agency may now be investigating the adjustable-bed manufacturer for its door-to-door sales tactics. ConsumerAffairs.com has received 134 complaints dating back to 2000 about Craftmatic beds -- many regarding what consumers say are pushy sales tactics that prey on the elderly.
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Jul 10 2008, 09:25 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Truman Lewis at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. When the transition to digital television occurs in February, many homeowners who have carefully included a portable, battery-powered television in their disaster-preparedness kit will be out of luck. The small, inexpensive analog sets that consumers in earthquake- and hurricane-prone regions have come to rely on won't be able to receive the digital signals that all television stations will start sending when the changeover occurs Feb. 18.
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Jul 03 2008, 01:06 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Joe Benton at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. The July Fourth holiday will see $4 gasoline throughout most of the country. Consumers will spend more money per gallon on gasoline celebrating the national holiday weekend than they have ever spent in the history of the nation.
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Jul 01 2008, 11:46 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. When large corporations face tough times, they often hire "efficiency experts" who come in and tell them how to save money. Households, struggling under the strain of higher gasoline prices, could use the same kind of service right about now. Playing the role of an efficiency expert, Consumer Reports magazine says it has looked for and found ways for the average consumer household to trim up to $500 a month from its budget. Even at $4 a gallon, that buys a lot of gas.
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Jun 12 2008, 12:28 PM
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Karen Datko
Money Blog: Smart Spending Blog - MSN Money
This post comes from Martin H. Bosworth at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. The digital-television transition took center stage at a House Commerce subcommittee hearing this week, just as the Government Accountability Office released a new report indicating mixed progress in preparing households for the change. The House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet used its fifth DTV hearing to focus on the results of the $40 coupon vouchers offered through the Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The coupon program has been criticized for issuing vouchers that expire within 90 days, without opportunity for replacement or renewal.
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Apr 30 2008, 10:38 AM
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Karen Datko
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This post comes from Lisa Wade McCormick at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com. Consumers who buy professional hair-care products at major retailers -- or at grocery stores and drugstores -- are not getting the bargains they may think they are. They're also fueling a grey-market industry that deals in counterfeit, stolen or outdated merchandise. That's the warning issued by hair-care giants like Paul Mitchell, Redken and Matrix, which are trying to crack down on an industrywide problem known as diversion.
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