Stories tagged "consumers"

Cell phones 'more dangerous than smoking' - The Independent view story

• Submitted by candymagee
• 8 months ago
• (http://www.independent.co.uk/life...)
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U.S. rechecking cause of salmonella outbreak view story

• Submitted by cGt2099
• 5 months ago
• (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25417...)
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As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak — or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.

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Best Buy Refuses To Honor 2 for $25 DVD Sale view story

• Submitted by cGt2099
• 10 months ago
• (http://consumerist.com/349162/bes...)
• Became popular 10 months ago

Silly Jason He thought a Best Buy sign reading for meant he could buy two DVDs for $25. He obviously didn't read the part of the sign that requires customers to buy Saw IV. Oh, that's not part of the sign?

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5 Tips to Determine if Your Short-Term Lender Is Consumer-Friendly or Predatory view story

• Submitted by ClubFemina
• 6 months ago
• (http://www.marketdigest.biz/5-tip...)
• Became popular 6 months ago

Today's economic climate has left more consumers strapped for cash. Those who don't qualify for bank loans or credit cards increasingly are turning to

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Someone Stole Your Cell Phone? Tell It to Phone Home view story

• Submitted by candymagee
• 2 months ago
• (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/200...)
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If your phone is lost or stolen, the application, called Maverick Secure Mobile, encrypts your data, sends you a text message with the location of the phone and, best of all, plays an annoyingly loud siren to torture the thief.

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Gas Prices Send Consumers Online to Shop view story

• Submitted by BrettFavre
• 4 months ago
• (http://blog.searchenginewatch.com...)
• Became popular 4 months ago

As gas prices rise, mall traffic has been dropping. But all is not lost for retailers. Consumers are increasingly turning online to conduct their shopping, according a report in the New York Times.

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Grab your wallet: Qwest wants release from line-sharing rule view story

• Submitted by DiffeeOnline
• 7 months ago
• (http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/p...)
• Became popular 7 months ago

Qwest wants freedom from FCC line-sharing regulations in four of the major markets it serves. A new study says deregulating those big Qwest markets could cost consumers dearly.

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Bank Of America Won't Let You Access Your Money view story

• Submitted by cGt2099
• 9 months ago
• (http://consumerist.com/360064/ban...)
• Became popular 9 months ago

Silly Bill He thought Bank of America would let him spend on a home theater system just because he had over $10,000 in the bank.

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Ten Biggest Reasons Credit Card Companies Are Evil view story

• Submitted by cmfpublications
• 8 months ago
• (http://www.apply4-credit.com/blog...)
• Became popular 8 months ago

When you hear that someone is evil, does a chill go down your spine? Evil is something that’s associated with cruelty and fear. It’s something that makes you think about the dark corners in the bedroom that make you pull your covers up around your nec

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Hoping to Make Phone Buyers Flip view story

• Submitted by ivomortani
• 9 months ago
• (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/29...)
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"These days, designing a new mobile phone can seem like something out of an episode of 'Dr. Phil'."

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