Have you ever seen something in a store and fretted over impulse-buying, wondering whether you could get it cheaper online? A new service, Frucall, aims to answer that question for you.
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Best Black Friday Deals
By 11.15.06
Because you’re lazy and we’re nice, we’ve scoured the forums and pored over the adscans.
HOWTO: Negotiate Your Gym Membership Like a Diva
By 11.15.06
Getting a gym membership without getting screwed is next to impossible, right? Wrong. Here are some simple negotiating tactics that will have you jazzercising in no time.
Lock In Cheap Airfare
By 11.15.06
Our favorite airfare search site has just unveiled an exciting new service called Fare Guard.
Cut Monthly Bills In Half
By 11.14.06
This technique for getting companies to reduce your monthly bills is so classic and effective, it bears explicit reiteration.
Photocopy Your Wallet Before You Lose It
By 11.14.06
Sometime this year, you may lose your pocketbook, so prepare against this dilemma by cloning the coin purse. After scanning or photocopying your wallet, you’ve got:
Skip Black Friday Lines
By 11.14.06
If you’re not going for a door-buster or a super-limited item, this trick could save you a lot of time when shopping on Black Friday.
So You’ve Been Served By A Debt Collector
By 11.10.06
Not all people whose accounts are sold to debt collectors are cheats and scalawags. Sometimes they’re just people who made a mistake somewhere… or sometimes the debt isn’t even valid
Search and Destroy Hidden Phone Charges
By 11.10.06
Hidden, fraudulent, charges on your phone bill could end up costing you big over time. Inside, we’ve got a guide to spotting and rectifying this fee-skimming.
Negotiate Your Next Cellphone Contract Like A Diva
By 11.10.06
If your cellphone contract is ending, you can haggle the next one into a much better deal. Here’s how:
HOWTO: Make Black Friday Count
By 11.9.06
If you like jostling in a sea of shoppers for limited deals and waiting in the cold, Black Friday is the shopping holiday for you! Here’s how to get the most of Friday, November 24.
What’s A Good Dealership Rating Site?
By 11.9.06
Reader Etinterrapax wants to know if there’s any trustworthy car dealer ranking sites.
HOWTO: Call A Company, Get The CEO’s Office
By 11.8.06
Calling a big scary company and getting executive customer can be daunting for the novice, so we wanted to show you how easy it is.
Your Good Name: Build Credit With Loans & CD’s
By 11.8.06
Here’s a method from Wikihow on building up your credit and creating credit references.
Pocket Guide To Using The Consumerist
By 11.7.06
You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.
Pocket Guide To The Consumerist
You ran a story on such and such, how can I find it? There’s a handy search box at the top right of each page. Or you can type site:www.consumerist.com into Google along with what you’re looking for. See example.