consumer protection

just say "no" to rebates

I am absolutely furious. I purchased a product with two rebates offered, and sent for both of them. One never came, and I repeatedly got jerked around by the phone help line. I emailed for help, and...

what to do if a chemist sells you expired medicine.

well i recently bought a medicine from a pharmacy here in melbourne, australia. to my shock it was expired and i noticed it only after consuming several doses. i dont know how far off should this...

Obama moves to improve food safety

Good news and hopefully they are working with Congresswoman DeGette who has done so much on this issue in Congress.The actions, to be unveiled by the administration at an event Tuesday, were based on...

Consumer safety focused China eyes 'standing room' airline

I've flown on my share of dodgy developing world airlines but this is where I would draw the line. What else would you expect to be allowed in a country that consistently has consumer safety...

Citi raises credit card rates ahead of new law

It's really time to punish this idiotic company. Whether it's raising salaries to get around having to deal with their own problems or even being rescued from total failure, this is a company that...

Mattel agrees to fine for lead in toys

The fine sounds a bit small though to their credit, there have not been any new publicized problems related to lead in their toys for young children since the 2007 scandal. It appears as though...

Harvard study confirms bisphenol A problems

What do those fancy-pants Ivy Leaguers know anyway? They're part of the global scientific conspiracy to use facts and disrupt businesses ability to do business. Is it really fair to hold back a...

Study: Prescription drug prices increasing

Why Bush made an extra effort*not* to negotiate pharmaceutical prices remains a mystery, or at least an annoyance. As a buyer when you have volume, you use it to force lower prices. That is basic...

ISPs doing their best to turn back the clock, destroy competition

Are they really promoting a floating rate that punishes users from well, using the internet? Isn't that the purpose?This sounds like the old fashioned telephone calls charged per minute of...

Do you haggle?

More and more I've been reading articles about haggling coming into fashion again during the recession.My dad used to haggle on everything, much to our collective family embarrassment, so I avoided...

Another salmonella alert

Looks like this place is a salmonella factory. Do they make anything that isn't part of the alert?Union International Food Co. is expanding a spice recall to include all Lian How brand and Uncle...

Competition, anyone?

How does AT&T still have exclusive rights to the iPhone and even think that it's possible to extend it? Even France now has competition with the iPhone. When I look at situations like this I wonder...