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The Knowledgeable Consumer

Consumer Alert..

Consumers are falling victim to scams by numerous businesses large and small. In today's climate ethical practices seem to be a thing of the past. The average costumer often fall victim to such unethical practices. Our intent is to alert the viewers of this site of consumer alerts, scams and recalls.

One Thing You Can Do

Before you do business ...Retail stores with bad return policies, checking & credit theft, rebate fraud or other unscrupulous business policies; such as phony auto repairs, auto dealer bait-and-switch tactics, restaurants with bad service or food, corrupt government employees & politicians, police corruption, home builders, contractors, unethical doctors & lawyers, online stores that sell non-existent products, dead beat Dads & Moms, landlords & tenants, employment career business opportunity, and individual con artists who scam consumers. These are just a few of the countless topics available. Report a complaint on badbusinessbureau.com


Consumer Savings

  1. Redfin.com, saving consumers thousands of dollars in the home buying and selling market.
  2. Bluebook.com Purchasing a car, research car first to find out what is is worth.
  3. Saving Money On Fuel This Winter
  4. Zillion.org Consumer Reports for kids toys and Games.
  5. Your best protection against buying a used car with costly, hidden problems. CARFAX searches its nationwide database and provides a detailed report in seconds.
  6. Edmunds.com Purchasing a car, research car first to find out what is is worth.

Consumer Help

  1. NLSONLINE a library online recalls for various categories.
  2. Complaints.com database of personal, first-hand, consumer experiences with products and services.
  3. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission  find Product recalls and other consumer press releases.
  4. (FSIS) Food Safety and Inspection Service This page contains summary data on active food recall cases.
  5. What to Do If You Have a Problem with Food Products Problems: Your hot dog has a strip of plastic inside. The canned chili contains a metal washers contact (FSIS) Food Safety and Inspection Service
  6. Most telemarketers cannot call your telephone number if it has been registered properly by utilizing the National Do Not Call Registry.