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ll bean
L.L. Bean Rocks
The lovely Anne dropped us a note about her wonderful experiences with L.L. Bean. Apparently, L.L. Bean rocks. More » -
Credit Reports
Dispute Credit Histories When Companies Combine
The best time to dispute erroneous credit report items is when companies merge, says reader Thomas. It's a little gray hat but hey, power to the people. Thomas writes:- "I've found that the best time to clean up problems in credit history is when companies merge with or are bought out by other companies. Frequently, a lot of the payment history details are lost when IT systems are merged. I had a student loan I didn't realize was back in repayment, and it caused me problems for years. Then that student loan company was acquired by another. For the third time, I disputed the information and it was deleted because the new company was unable to provide any details or evidence."
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Pennies
Restaurant Rounds Up to the Nearest Nickel?
Maybe this is something new that we're missing out on, but since when is there a "rounding" charge? This restaurant in Brooklyn rounded up $.02 to make this bill an (even?) $22.95. Uh, what? Maybe it's part of the war on pennies. —MEGHANN MARCO More » -
Consumerist Kit
Find A Surgeon Online
Just saw this on the news (thank you, Katie Couric): HealthGrades is a website giving consumers unprecedented access to health procedure cost and hospital information. More » -
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H&R Block
H&R Block Leaves Guy With $3100 Bill
Travis used H&R Block's On-Line Tax Help last year, and due to an error on H&R Block's part...he's been hit with a $3100 tax bill for a deduction he took but was not qualified for. Travis didn't pay the extra $29 bucks for the "Peace of Mind guarantee", so Travis will be responsible for the bill. Whoops. H&R Block's included "Accurate Calculations Guarantee" covers "penalties and interest caused by such error." More » -
Ask the Consumerists
Meghann Will Ship Her Broken DVD Player Back
The people have spoken. Meghann will ship her broken DVD player, not make a video of her smashing it. Spoilsports. More » -
trans fats
Food Industry Funded Group Really Worried (For You) About Trans Fat Bans
The Center for Consumer Freedom posted a full page ad in today's USATODAY. More » -
Best Buy
VIDEO: No $1600 Camera But Here's A Jar Of Pasta Sauce
Remember that St. Louis couple who bought a $1600 Sony camera from Best Buy, only to find a jar of pasta sauce inside? As we told you, Sony agreed to ship them a new camera but we thought you would like to see their TV interview. Seem like honest folk. More » -
Consumerist Kit
Get Ready For Tax Time With 3 Folders
AllFinancialMatters has a suggestion for preparing for taxtime year round, something easy and low-energy you can do on a regular basis. Get three folders and label them Income, Expense, and Credits. File records accordingly. Ding! More » -
Best
Papa John's: Best Nationwide Pizza
Papa John's International Inc. received the top rating among national pizza delivery and take-out chains in the Restaurants & Institutions' Consumers' Choice in Chains Survey. The survey rated national pizza chains on " food quality, service, convenience, cleanliness, value, atmosphere, menu variety and reputation." The competition? Pizza Hut scored highest in the "atmosphere" category, but lost to Papa John's in everything else. More » -
Credit Reports
Delete Negative Items From Your Credit Report
Recently we checked out our credit report and were surprised to see a $500 unpaid charge. It was from a video store we frequented in college. (We could've sworn we returned Wicker Man....) The video store had never sent us any notice and the debt was sold to a collection agency, who had also never contacted us. Odd. More »
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