Week of November 6, 2023
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If you tried to get one of the bargain burritos last week during Chipotle's Halloween promotion, you may have been frustrated and disappointed. They blew it. And what are they going to do to make it up to customers? Bupkis!
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
Many a scam starts if you Google a company's phone number because scammers have created phony websites listing their own number instead of the one for the real company. Now the same advice holds true for using your smart speaker or Siri, Alexa, or Google Assistant for obtaining a company's phone number. Don't do it. The BBB reports consumers think they are speaking to an airline or other reputable company, but in fact it is a scam to get money from you. You should only get company phone numbers from your billing statement or by going directly to the company's website (and not Googling the website address). Here's the story.
When the new iPhone 15 debuted in September, all the major carriers launched promotions offering this $799 cellphone for free. Of course, there were some catches. You had to trade-in a pretty recent phone, and sign up for a pretty pricey two or three-year service plan. The NY Times figured out how much this will cost you -- between $2,400 - $3,200! We figure doing it on the cheap with an unlimited plan from Visible (owned by Verizon) for $25 a month and a $300 trade-in for your old phone from a third party, you could get an iPhone 15 (full price) with service for three years for $1399. If you don't need unlimited data, you could easily pay under $1,000. And if you didn't need the latest and greatest iPhone, you can save a bundle with a cheaper Pixel, Samsung, or Moto.
Consumer Alert
Consumers' Checkbook says that depending where you go car maintenance costs for a test car varied from under $200 to over $1,000. Here are tips to cut your car maintenance costs.
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