I found this very interesting article on “The Consumerist.” I get these questions all of the time… especially #8. Even I didn’t know that one is not allowed.
Archive for August, 2008
10 Things you might not know about your Credit Card
August 30, 2008
Death & Money
August 25, 2008
My dad passed away on July 18, 2006. It was after midnight. When my mom called, I drove to their home in Tomball. My mom called 911. My dad was pronounced dead at my parent’s home.
My family was gathered, crying and comforting one another when the phone rang. I answered to hear a woman from LifeGift [...]
Diamond Class Action Update
August 22, 2008
Back in Jan, I blogged about a Diamond Class Action Lawsuit where consumers could get money if they purchased a diamond in a certain time period.
Robert emailed, asking for an update:
I have not heard anymore from either the Texas Attorney General or local & national news regarding the Diamond Settlement case. I did read a [...]
It’s a Retirement Home for your Cell Phone… that pays you!
August 12, 2008
In today’s “Ask Amy” at 4pm, we’re talking about how cell phone companies handle customer complaints of bad reception in certain areas of town.
If you’re just plain tired of your phone, for whatever reason, and it’s past the 30 day return period, you can sell it online at Cell for Cash. Our 10 pm producer [...]
Goings-on “Behind the Scenes” of the Banks Fees story
August 11, 2008
I got a lot of feedback from my investigation into Banks fees that aired July 29th.
We reported that Bank of America defended its practice of charging its customers “overdraft” fees on transactions that hadn’t actually been processed by saying that “9 out of the top 13 banks share this practice.”
Of course, after the story aired, Erin [...]
