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Top 10 Tips to Bag a Bargain on Black Friday

shopping The biggest bargain shopping day of the year is the day after Thanksgiving. We offer our top tips to snag the best bargains, and maybe you won't even have to fight the crowds since some of the deals will be available online.

Worst Toys of 2008

toys Every year, consumer lawyer Ed Swartz and his son unveil 10 potentially dangerous toys that should not be on your shopping list. Some of the toys pose a choking hazard or the potential to cause a strangulation.

Tech Products Baffle Buyers

Were you one of those people who had a VCR where the 12:00 was always blinking? If so, you are among the nearly fifty percent of Americans who need help setting up most new electronic devices. In a study of over 2000 adults [pdf], the complexity of today's gadgets has caused frustration for their users, problems that they could not solve themselves, and confusion by the information they were given. So, you are not alone.


Consumer Quickies

  • 7 Online Alerters to Help You Save Money
  • Not All Collision Damage Waiver Coverage is Equal [Story omits "loss of use" coverage issues]
  • FTC Gets Sales Halted of Spyware Keylogger Software
  • Credit Card Users Face Higher Fees, Rates
  • FTC Cracks Down on Payday Lenders
  • Harvard Prof Fighting Music Firms on Song Swapping
  • He Says the Next Big Think in Ads: Honesty!
  • Trade Groups Finds No Health Issues in Granite Countertops Tested
  • Check Retailer's Health Before Buying Giftcards
  • If Your Giftcard Issuer Goes Bankrupt...
  • Service Contracts Likely Survive Retailers' Bankruptcy
  • They Buy for the Thrill, Then They Return It
  • Needless Air Filters Pushed When Changing Oil
  • Interactive US Credit Card & Mortgage Delinquency Map
  • Motrin Viral Video Backfires Angering Moms
  • Half of TV Makers Flunk Recycling Test
  • Scientific American's 2008 Gadget Gift Guide
  • Yapta Now Tracks Airline Award Seat Availability
  • Consumer Prices Drop Record 1% in a Month
  • Microsoft to Offer Free Antivirus Software
  • 10 Best Newspaper Websites
  • New Keyboard-less Blackberry Storm Reviewed
  • CT Sets Rules Against Mislabeling Olive Oil
  • Future: Electricity Sent to Appliances Wirelessly
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    mouse print There are a couple of surprises lurking in the fine print of this year's Black Friday circulars as revealed this week at Mouse Print*.


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    Guide to Buying a Digital Camera

    Consumer Reports has put together a guide to help you navigate through the raft of digital cameras on the market.

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