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| Past Consumer News June 08 - June 18, 2008 |
SURVEY SAYS MIDSIZE BANKS SERVE
CUSTOMERS BETTER
June - 2008 - I agree with this survey.
Nobody can serve you better than a
regional financial bank.
Source: MarketWatch
THE 10 MOST ANNOYING HABITS OF
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
June - 2008 - Whether its rebate hassles,
wasteful packaging, nagging software or
skimpy support, it's time to fight back.
Source: PC World
PRACTICING PROPER PORTIONS
June - 2008 - Some helpful hints on how to
get a handle on the how-much factor when
trying to lose or maintain weight.
Source: Reader's Digest
SIX FLAGS REQUIRES YOU TO CHECK
ALL BAGS FOR $1 BEFORE EACH RIDE
June - 2008 - What's next? Pay toilets? Extra
fees to use trash cans? Who do they think
they are, the airlines?
Source: The Consumerist
CONSUMER QUESTIONS ANSWERED -
LEMON LAWS, SPAM E-MAIL
June - 2008 - Consumer Correspondent
Elisabeth Leamy answers viewer questions
on popular consumer subjects.
Source: ABC News Online
CREDIT CARD COMPANIES'
BLOODSUCKING EVIL TRICKS
June - 2008 - Some of the worst offences:
Huge fees exceed card issuers' costs and
risks. Interest rates aren't disclosed and
rates jacked up if you pay only hours late.
Source: MSN Money
U.S. SEEKS $200 MILLION IN REFUNDS
FOR CREDIT-CARD USERS
June - 2008 - Consumers were hurt by
deceptive marketing practices for subprime
credit cards costing consumers $185 each.
Source: MarketWatch
FDA INSISTS PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES
WITH BISPHENOL A ARE SAFE
June - 2008 - Plastic baby bottles and water
bottles are safe, a federal health official
claims, hoping to ease concerns.
Source: ABC News Online
NEW DEATH RISK CHART SHOWS
SMOKERS SHOULD BEWARE
June - 2008 - If you smoke, start thinking of
yourself as a decade older than you really
are. This newly published list puts some of
the biggest health dangers into context.
Source: MSNBC
BACKSTAGE TECH TOUR AT THE NBA
FINALS
June - 2008 - Logging the mind-boggling
amount of statistics produced in a single
NBA game is an intense undertaking.
Source: CNET News
AMERICAN AIRLINES BOOSTS FUEL
SURCHARGE - AGAIN
June - 2008 - American Airlines has raised
its fuel surcharge by $20 per round trip on
many routes. No surprise here.
Source: USA Today
BEAT THE HIGH COST OF SUMMER
June - 2008 - The best thing about summer
is the feel of it, and that's free. But you can
enjoy it without digging a deeper debt hole.
Source: Reuters
AMERICANS LOOKING TO GREEN
CAREERS
June - 2008 - A new interest and job
openings grow in a variety of eco-friendly
fields.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
MICROSOFT PATENTS TECH MANNERS
FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
June - 2008 - The invention has methods for
defining and administering device manners
policy (DMP). Example: Your cell phone
turns off automatically in a theatre.
Source: Ars Technica
HANDLING WORTHLESS STOCK
June - 2008 - You have stock in a company
that files chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now what
do you do with your stock?
Source: SmartMoney
THE QUICK 10: THE 10 BEST PAYING
JOBS IN AMERICA
June - 2008 - It doesn't include
self-employed people but these 10 jobs will
earn you a six figure salary. Good Luck.
Source: Mental Floss
WHEN TO WALK AWAY FROM A
MORTGAGE
June - 2008 - It's a moral issue only if you
have a choice - and many people don't. Is it
worth it to try to hang on to your house?
Source: MSN Money
SALMONELLA POISONING IN
TOMATOES SPREADS TO 16 STATES
June - 2008 - Take tomatoes of your grocery
list until they get a handle on this thing.
Source: ABC News Online
CUSTOMERS BETTER
June - 2008 - I agree with this survey.
Nobody can serve you better than a
regional financial bank.
Source: MarketWatch
THE 10 MOST ANNOYING HABITS OF
TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES
June - 2008 - Whether its rebate hassles,
wasteful packaging, nagging software or
skimpy support, it's time to fight back.
Source: PC World
PRACTICING PROPER PORTIONS
June - 2008 - Some helpful hints on how to
get a handle on the how-much factor when
trying to lose or maintain weight.
Source: Reader's Digest
SIX FLAGS REQUIRES YOU TO CHECK
ALL BAGS FOR $1 BEFORE EACH RIDE
June - 2008 - What's next? Pay toilets? Extra
fees to use trash cans? Who do they think
they are, the airlines?
Source: The Consumerist
CONSUMER QUESTIONS ANSWERED -
LEMON LAWS, SPAM E-MAIL
June - 2008 - Consumer Correspondent
Elisabeth Leamy answers viewer questions
on popular consumer subjects.
Source: ABC News Online
CREDIT CARD COMPANIES'
BLOODSUCKING EVIL TRICKS
June - 2008 - Some of the worst offences:
Huge fees exceed card issuers' costs and
risks. Interest rates aren't disclosed and
rates jacked up if you pay only hours late.
Source: MSN Money
U.S. SEEKS $200 MILLION IN REFUNDS
FOR CREDIT-CARD USERS
June - 2008 - Consumers were hurt by
deceptive marketing practices for subprime
credit cards costing consumers $185 each.
Source: MarketWatch
FDA INSISTS PLASTIC BABY BOTTLES
WITH BISPHENOL A ARE SAFE
June - 2008 - Plastic baby bottles and water
bottles are safe, a federal health official
claims, hoping to ease concerns.
Source: ABC News Online
NEW DEATH RISK CHART SHOWS
SMOKERS SHOULD BEWARE
June - 2008 - If you smoke, start thinking of
yourself as a decade older than you really
are. This newly published list puts some of
the biggest health dangers into context.
Source: MSNBC
BACKSTAGE TECH TOUR AT THE NBA
FINALS
June - 2008 - Logging the mind-boggling
amount of statistics produced in a single
NBA game is an intense undertaking.
Source: CNET News
AMERICAN AIRLINES BOOSTS FUEL
SURCHARGE - AGAIN
June - 2008 - American Airlines has raised
its fuel surcharge by $20 per round trip on
many routes. No surprise here.
Source: USA Today
BEAT THE HIGH COST OF SUMMER
June - 2008 - The best thing about summer
is the feel of it, and that's free. But you can
enjoy it without digging a deeper debt hole.
Source: Reuters
AMERICANS LOOKING TO GREEN
CAREERS
June - 2008 - A new interest and job
openings grow in a variety of eco-friendly
fields.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
MICROSOFT PATENTS TECH MANNERS
FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
June - 2008 - The invention has methods for
defining and administering device manners
policy (DMP). Example: Your cell phone
turns off automatically in a theatre.
Source: Ars Technica
HANDLING WORTHLESS STOCK
June - 2008 - You have stock in a company
that files chapter 11 bankruptcy. Now what
do you do with your stock?
Source: SmartMoney
THE QUICK 10: THE 10 BEST PAYING
JOBS IN AMERICA
June - 2008 - It doesn't include
self-employed people but these 10 jobs will
earn you a six figure salary. Good Luck.
Source: Mental Floss
WHEN TO WALK AWAY FROM A
MORTGAGE
June - 2008 - It's a moral issue only if you
have a choice - and many people don't. Is it
worth it to try to hang on to your house?
Source: MSN Money
SALMONELLA POISONING IN
TOMATOES SPREADS TO 16 STATES
June - 2008 - Take tomatoes of your grocery
list until they get a handle on this thing.
Source: ABC News Online
IS $1 MILLION ENOUGH TO RETIRE ON?
June - 2008 - One million dollars is not what
it used to be. You might want to do the math
to see if you are going to need more.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
HOW TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR
FREE
June - 2008 - Some of the ways to get a free
ride have a few strings attached, others
don't. See how you can take advantage of
this great opportunity.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
PHONY ESCROW COMPANIES
DEFRAUD CAR-BUYERS OF $$$$$$
June - 2008 - The BBB is issuing an alert to
warn online car shoppers that scammers
are posing as phony escrow services.
Source: The Examiner Online
DISINFECTING WIPES MAY SPREAD,
NOT KILL GERMS
June - 2008 - The problem seems to be that
once you wipe a surface, the bacteria is not
killed when you then wipe another surface.
Source: ABC News Online
ARE AIRLINES STARTING TO TREAT
PASSENGERS LIKE FREIGHT?
June - 2008 - Are you ready for scales at the
ticket counter ready to weigh passengers to
determine your ticket price?
Source: Bloomberg.com
BEST BUY RECYCLES ELECTRONICS
FOR FREE
June - 2008 - Best Buy is testing a new free
program to enable consumers to dispose
some of the electronic waste sitting around.
Source: The Huffington Post
PAYING TO PEE MAY BE LATEST
AIRLINE FEE
June - 2008 - Don't be surprised at what the
airlines come up with to try and ding
passengers for more fees.
Source: ABC News Online
45 REASONS TO HAVE A BABY RIGHT
NOW
June - 2008 - This list is for those that would
make fantastic parents. Not everyone
should breed so think it over carefully.
Source: Babble
BLOOD FOR OIL, LITERALLY
June - 2008 - Donors are pumping out blood
to make life easier at the gas pump.
Source: ABC News Online
MOST RETURNED ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS WORK FINE
June - 2008 - Only 5% of consumer
electronics products returned to retailers
are genuinely defective. Go figure.
Source: PC World
BRINGING MOM AND OTHER
INTERVIEW FLUBS
June - 2008 - Some people make the
dumbest mistakes when going to an
interview for a job.
Source: ABC News Online
BOURBON A DAY KEEPS THE
ARTHRITIS AWAY
June - 2008 - Swedish scientists have found
that regular drinkers are 50% less likely to
develop rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: Newser
WAL-MART WHITTLES MERCHANDISE
TO BOOST SALES
June - 2008 - Wal-Mart is scaling back its
products so customers can easily navigate
its aisles with full carts back to its registers.
Source: Reuters.com
THE SKINNY ON FAT: YOU'RE NOT
ALWAYS WHAT YOU EAT
June - 2008 - Ever wonder why some people
seem able to gobble down anything and still
stay slim?
Source: Scientific American
NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES
DANGEROUS WEB DOMAINS
June - 2008 - When surfing the internet, not
all domains are equal. Security in certain
domains are more dangerous than others.
Source: newser
U.S. PRISON POPULATION HITS
ALL-TIME HIGH
June - 2008 - Simple solution. All with
violent crimes, repeat offenders, admitted
gang affiliations, dig a big hole In desert.
Source: ABC News Online
CLASS ACTION CHALLENGES NCAA
TICKET SALES
June - 2008 - The charges are that the NCAA
and Ticketmaster are operating an illegal
lottery, charging consumers nonrefundable
fees for a chance at getting tickets.
Source: Consumeraffairs.com
ZIPCAR REDEFINES THE RENTAL CAR
June - 2008 - No airports, no waiting, and no
sales pitch. Could this be for you?
Source: U.S. News and World Report
June - 2008 - One million dollars is not what
it used to be. You might want to do the math
to see if you are going to need more.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
HOW TO GO TO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR
FREE
June - 2008 - Some of the ways to get a free
ride have a few strings attached, others
don't. See how you can take advantage of
this great opportunity.
Source: U.S. News and World Report
PHONY ESCROW COMPANIES
DEFRAUD CAR-BUYERS OF $$$$$$
June - 2008 - The BBB is issuing an alert to
warn online car shoppers that scammers
are posing as phony escrow services.
Source: The Examiner Online
DISINFECTING WIPES MAY SPREAD,
NOT KILL GERMS
June - 2008 - The problem seems to be that
once you wipe a surface, the bacteria is not
killed when you then wipe another surface.
Source: ABC News Online
ARE AIRLINES STARTING TO TREAT
PASSENGERS LIKE FREIGHT?
June - 2008 - Are you ready for scales at the
ticket counter ready to weigh passengers to
determine your ticket price?
Source: Bloomberg.com
BEST BUY RECYCLES ELECTRONICS
FOR FREE
June - 2008 - Best Buy is testing a new free
program to enable consumers to dispose
some of the electronic waste sitting around.
Source: The Huffington Post
PAYING TO PEE MAY BE LATEST
AIRLINE FEE
June - 2008 - Don't be surprised at what the
airlines come up with to try and ding
passengers for more fees.
Source: ABC News Online
45 REASONS TO HAVE A BABY RIGHT
NOW
June - 2008 - This list is for those that would
make fantastic parents. Not everyone
should breed so think it over carefully.
Source: Babble
BLOOD FOR OIL, LITERALLY
June - 2008 - Donors are pumping out blood
to make life easier at the gas pump.
Source: ABC News Online
MOST RETURNED ELECTRONIC
PRODUCTS WORK FINE
June - 2008 - Only 5% of consumer
electronics products returned to retailers
are genuinely defective. Go figure.
Source: PC World
BRINGING MOM AND OTHER
INTERVIEW FLUBS
June - 2008 - Some people make the
dumbest mistakes when going to an
interview for a job.
Source: ABC News Online
BOURBON A DAY KEEPS THE
ARTHRITIS AWAY
June - 2008 - Swedish scientists have found
that regular drinkers are 50% less likely to
develop rheumatoid arthritis.
Source: Newser
WAL-MART WHITTLES MERCHANDISE
TO BOOST SALES
June - 2008 - Wal-Mart is scaling back its
products so customers can easily navigate
its aisles with full carts back to its registers.
Source: Reuters.com
THE SKINNY ON FAT: YOU'RE NOT
ALWAYS WHAT YOU EAT
June - 2008 - Ever wonder why some people
seem able to gobble down anything and still
stay slim?
Source: Scientific American
NEW REPORT IDENTIFIES
DANGEROUS WEB DOMAINS
June - 2008 - When surfing the internet, not
all domains are equal. Security in certain
domains are more dangerous than others.
Source: newser
U.S. PRISON POPULATION HITS
ALL-TIME HIGH
June - 2008 - Simple solution. All with
violent crimes, repeat offenders, admitted
gang affiliations, dig a big hole In desert.
Source: ABC News Online
CLASS ACTION CHALLENGES NCAA
TICKET SALES
June - 2008 - The charges are that the NCAA
and Ticketmaster are operating an illegal
lottery, charging consumers nonrefundable
fees for a chance at getting tickets.
Source: Consumeraffairs.com
ZIPCAR REDEFINES THE RENTAL CAR
June - 2008 - No airports, no waiting, and no
sales pitch. Could this be for you?
Source: U.S. News and World Report
