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Saturday, October 10, 2009
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Buyer Beware: Unbeknown to Online Buyers So Called "Cash Discounts" Companies Can Leech Bank Accounts"
Evelyn here,
Beware of online services that offer to give you a percentage of you purchase price back on online orders. What these services do is deduction up to $10 - $13.00 per month from your checking account. Many customers do not understand that when they hit the so-called "cash back" or "special cash back "shopper discount", they have unwittingly given these companies access to their checking account by way of their credit and/or debit cards.
And what to these customers get in return? NOTHING! The so-called discount company will give customers the line that they are receiving huge saving on each online purchase, but the truth is that many online stores will give their customer those saving with their online sales and promotions automatically when offers. In short, customers are better off not clicking away their checking accounts to unscrupulous companies offering further discounts. Victims of such unethical practices can cancel such accounts and request a full refund of deducted funds. However, if the company doesn't want to refund the funds or attempt to lead customers into a further commitment, a complaint can be filed against them with Better Business Bureau with positive results. Usually the customer will find that the company has a long list of complaints.
Two such companies are:
1. Great Fun, a service provided by Trilegiant Corporation at https://www.greatfunsite.com
2. Shopper Discount and Rewards, a Webloyalty.com, Inc. at http://www.webloyalty.com/.
So, what appears to be a great deal at the end of that order transaction really is not, so be satisfied in knowing that you have ready gotten the best deal for your dollars from the company you trust, and don't push that so-called special discount/saving/refund button at the end!
Evelyn out!
Friday, October 2, 2009
Unemployment Up
NPR BREAKING NEWS:
Unemployment Up To 9.8 Percent; Payrolls Down 263,000
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate was the highest since June 1983 and payrolls had now dropped for 21 consecutive months.
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http://n.npr.org/NPRI/
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Unemployment Up To 9.8 Percent; Payrolls Down 263,000
The Labor Department said the unemployment rate was the highest since June 1983 and payrolls had now dropped for 21 consecutive months.
More at NPR.org:
http://n.npr.org/NPRI/
--- For NPR on your mobile phone, visit m.npr.org ---
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