How to be a Smart Consumer 101: This Saturday March 30, 2009

You’ve probably heard me talk about “The People’s Law School” on the air before.
It’s an awesome one day event held just twice a year at the University of Houston to teach consumers everything they need to know about wills, bankruptcy, consumer law, insurance law, landlord/ tenant law.. you  name it, they’ve got it covered.
Local attorneys, [...]

Too Much of a Good Thing… March 27, 2009

Ok… so you’ve paid for a membership at Sam’s or Costco.  But don’t assume that everything is a better deal at the discount warehouses.  At 10, we mentioned some of the best buys at Sam’s and Costco, and then some items you can save more money on elsewhere.
Here are some others we couldn’t fit into [...]

The #s Behind the Sam’s/ Costco Comparison March 26, 2009

Whew! Who knew comparison shopping could be so tough?
Tonight’s consumer investigation showed you which discount warehouse has the lowest prices… Sam’s Club or Costco.  And how do the prices at those warehouse giants compare with local grocery store Kroger?
It wasn’t as easy as one trip to Sam’s, Costco and another to Kroger…  so I wanted [...]

AG Says Don McGill Tricked Customers into Leases March 25, 2009

Today Don McGill of Katy and Don McGill of West Houston agreed to pay $78,000. to customers for restitution plus another $20,000 to cover the cost of the Attorney General’s Investigation.
Read the full agreement.
The AG summed it up in this news release he sent out today:
According to complaints received by the Office of the Attorney [...]

I Had to Call March 23, 2009

I was stopped at a red light at the corner of I-10 and Durham last week when I looked up and saw this sign.

Who’s hiring and for what? I had to know, so I dialed the number while at the red light.
Turns out the “charity” behind a Local 2 Investigation needs some help collecting more cash.  Watch our [...]