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Yesterday the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced some findings from its study of the problematic Chinese drywall, which 1,900 Florida homeowners have complained stinks and makes people sick. The commission told the Associated Press t...
There is a reason that I am not a pilot and the reason is this: I am afraid I would get bored, start messing around with my laptop and miss Minnesota. Unfortunately for Northwest Airlines, they don't hire people who utilize my rigorous program of...
A new report has been published that ranks the quality of health care for all 50 states and the District of Columbia. It's not looking too swell for people who live in the South.
One of the most disturbing findings from the report is that "...
Outgoing Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis looked like he had a pretty sweet deal, with the $53 million pension he's due to get when he walks. Hold on, says one union, in a letter to White House "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg: "The Americ...
While U.S. authorities are still trying to figure out whether letting the Godzilla and Megalon of ticket-selling join forces is a good thing, the U.K. has come to the rescue of concertgoers worldwide. The Competition Commission declared that the merg...
eBay shoppers and particularly eBay buyers are annoyed after a back-end outage has kept shoppers from searching and from viewing sellers' stores for most of the day. While the site posted a workaround that makes it possible for users to search, it's...
Nick didn't notice the label on this package of ground beef until after he brought it home. Seeing how he bought it on November 20, 2009, and the label claims that it was packaged on August 8, 2004, he's a little confused.
We might be dealing with low inflation and even a falling cost of living, but not everyone in the United States is dealing with the same economic woes. Americans who are in prison have their own economy—one with rampant inflation, alleged price-fixing,...
Reader broncobiker sent us the photo at left, wondering whether check acceptance policies might be getting a little out of hand. But checks have so much potential for fraud, and so few shoppers use them, that many merchants have just stopped accepting...
Shortly after surviving the death of her husband and a life-threatening medical crisis, Ann Howe of Seattle decided to refinance her home mortgage. Everything went smoothly until the bank informed her that the refinance couldn't be completed because...
I'm shocked at how low this site is ranked. i make it a daily or hourly visit. It's all those horrible consumer stories you see on the news but way ahead of time and more interesting with more meat. Heck they even give out executive phone numbers. Plus the writing is darn good especially when considering the subject matter.
