consumer help

    By Jean Chatzky

    | 8:00AM 3/08/2011
    If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Become a fan of Consumer Ally on Facebook. Q. I recently placed an order online at TheAwesomeStore.com, and I accidentally ended up with an order for two DVDs instead of one. The company notified...

    By Jorgen Wouters

    | 2:15PM 2/24/2011
    If you're starting to think about your taxes and searching online for the official site of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, make sure you don't click on IRS.com by mistake. The IRS, like many U.S. government sites, uses the ".gov" top-level domain name, and can be found at IRS.gov. But IRS.com...

    By Jean Chatzky

    | 3:15PM 12/14/2010
    If you're having a problem with a business, Consumer Ally can help. Write us at HelpMe@WalletPop.com. Q. I have been a Comcast customer for six months or so. In that time, I have had nothing but problems. I have two boxes. Half the time I have had Comcast, one has not worked. I was also lied to...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 8:00AM 9/20/2010
    Consumer Ally has added another ally in its mission to inform and help consumers. We welcome SiteJabber.com to the fold, adding a new tool for you to check out and weigh in on sites good and bad to avoid fraud and help others avoid getting ripped off. On the side of the main Consumer Ally page you...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 10:30AM 5/20/2010
    In addition to bringing you news of interest to consumers and information to help you to be safer and more prepared, we also like to help people who can use a little assistance dealing with a business. In each case, we'd like to think folks will learn a bit more about how to deal with these sorts...