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It's no secret that every
DMV office is like a relocated bit of Soviet Mother Russia on U.S. soil, or that the people who work there really do talk and act like Patty and Selma. SmartMoney lists
10 other things that may not be as well known, though. For the most part, the list is light on advice and heavy on anecdote and scandal—but there are still a few good lessons to be learned from it. They include: visit the nondenominational
dmv.org before you go; don't ever buy vanity plates (especially ones that announce you're a female); and flood-damaged cars, which are dangerous to drive, are being fraudulently sold as "used" via unscrupulous dealers who take advantage of lax DMV title rules, so always "screen the car's VIN through the free database at
carfax.com/flood."
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sunglass hut
Why does Radio Shack need your phone number to sell you a pair of batteries? It's unknowable. Or, actually, it isn't — they're data-mining you so they can sell it to third-parties or put together marketing statistics.
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complaints
G. would like to sell his car but can't, as the Illinois DMV has lost his title among piles of paperwork and has no interest in finding it.
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