If the approaching holidays are putting you in a generous mood, you may want to be cautious the next time the phone rings. A story today by Rick Karlin explains that a lot of the money that is donated through telemarketers on behalf of local charities does not actually benefit those groups at all. In […]
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New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is cracking down on dealerships that could be misleading customers about what they can get using the federal Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), also known as ‘Cash for Clunkers.’ According to the Albany Business Review, forty dealerships in the Capital Region received cease-and-desist letters. Cuomo’s office said its […]
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I just saw Kristi’s post about ordering custom shower curtains. This company will put your photo on a shower curtain for… $149 – $199! Luckily, you will get free shipping with it on all US orders. I don’t even know where to begin. So instead of saying anything about this “deal” I say we start […]
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The Huffington Post is reporting that the new credit card legislation signed by President Obama last Friday not only cracks down on abusive practices by credit card companies, but it also targets deceptive advertising, including those ads we see all the time from freecreditreport.com. You probably know what ads I’m talking about: The goofy guy […]
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We’ve seen lately a lot of promotions for free fast food. Restaurants that are trying to promote new products announce you can get these products free on a particular date or post coupons online that you are supposed to be able to redeem at the nearest location. We’ve even posted a few of these on […]
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Granted, I wouldn’t have noticed it if it wasn’t for this post which tells you how ridiculous the original offer is. So this guy is offering a 10.1 MP camera for $200. He says it’s been only used once and he needs to sell it quickly. Ironically, Walmart offers the same camera for $179.88 + […]
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