buyer beware

Webloyalty, a leading discount club marketer that partners with popular retail sites to offer memberships to consumers -- including Ticketmaster, Orbitz and Shutterfly -- agreed to refund $5.2 million to New Yorkers who the state's attorney general says were duped by its hidden fees. An...

If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. A couple of months ago I went to a plastic surgery spa and asked them about their new procedure for cellulite. I was told that the procedure is guaranteed to work and all of their clients have...

Marketing scams have been around for years, and their latest version combines the hard-sell tactics of door-to-door solicitation with one of the major pocketbook issues of today: health insurance. This version is being peddled by pitchmen hoping to take advantage of the recently passed health care...

After months of raving about dollar stores and all of the neat stuff you can find there, I thought it was time to tell you about some of the things I've bought there over the years that they should never have tried to sell for a buck. Think of this as a buyer beware kind of thing. Any store can be...

When you pick up a pack of sugarless gum on your way to an interview or after drinking a cup of coffee, you could be forgiven for thinking the sticky stuff is a veritable Swiss Army knife for your health. Lately, as this article in The New York Times points out, gum makers have been boosting their...

Who doesn't like getting something for free? I certainly l do. So do a lot of folks. That's why there's no end to the number of contests people can enter online. It seems like every other day I get emails notifying me that I've won some sweepstakes or another. I've even been the "lucky winner" of...

If you've ever been taken in by a deal that looks to good to be true -- and who hasn't -- this one's for you. Seems The Home Depot was offering just that sort of deal last weekend. A free propane tank exchange was presented in an email offer to members of Home Depot's Garden Club. Turns out that...