Week of December 9, 2024
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Shoppers Fight Back Against Strict Return Policies [alternate link]
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Companies often like to tuck mandatory arbitration clauses in the terms and conditions section of their website. A reader told us of this even more ingenious place to hide it.
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
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Consumer Reports is out with their latest new car predicted reliability ratings of 22 brands of vehicles. Guess what, neither Lexus nor Toyota made the number one spot! And the Cadillac of cars, literally, is in next to last place. (Individual model ratings only available to C/R subscribers.)
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Rules requiring mandatory refunds for certain delayed and cancelled flights came into effect earlier this year. But what about all the other expenses you might have to incur for meals, an extra night in a hotel, and new flights that cost more money, not to mention all the aggravation? A new proposal was unveiled last week by the DOT to fix that.
We all marvel when we hear of a good samaritan supermarket clerk warning a shopper who is buying a ton of high-value gift cards that she could be a victim of a scam. Similarly, we love when a bank teller knows a customer and warns him that making unusually large withdrawals could be a sign of a scam in progress. Now some state laws including a new one in Florida starting in January encourages banks to get involved and halt suspicious transactions when they suspect a customer is being victimized. And in this separate feature, take this eight question quiz to see how good you are at spotting illegitimate bank messages.
Consumer AlertNew Proposal Would Compensate Air Passengers for Delays, Cancellations
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