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08/02/2012
No matter what your business, you need two things: a happy, loyal customer base and a steady stream of new prospects. The Direct Selling Education Foundation (DESF) offers some great suggestions in its free e-book.
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08/02/2012
School bells will be ringing before we know it. Now’s the time to take advantage of annual back-to-school specials on supplies.
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08/02/2012
While many door-to-door salespersons are honest, BBB receives complaints from consumers who purchased poor quality items or products that never arrived. BBB warns that deceptive door-to-door sellers are looking to make a quick buck
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07/26/2012
Customers who bought into phone solicitations for magazine subscriptions from Coastal Readers Service, Inc. of Dallas, TX, are now complaining to BBB that the business deceptively trapped them into multi-year contracts and is sending bills that often exceed $1,000 in charges.
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07/03/2012
A door-to-door magazine sales scheme that victimized several St. Louis area residents is the latest of several nearly identical scams that have duped hundreds of consumers nationwide, the BBB warns.
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07/03/2012
As the July 4 holiday approaches, more discounts, coupons and promotions may pop up. Better Business Bureau warns consumers to carefully research those deals first before making a purchase. The reason: Each year Better Business Bureau receives hundreds of complaints from consumers whose “deal” only led to frustration.
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03/14/2012
Ron Poole no longer expects to get the television stand he paid for in July. He has also accepted that his brand new sofa is going to be damaged. But, he said, he should have known there were going to be problems as soon as he walked into Bel Furniture in San Antonio to take advantage of the free high-definition television the store had advertised.
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02/23/2012
Both the BBB and the FBI say timeshare resale fraud is on the rise, reported Jay Gormley on CBS11-TV, Dallas – Fort Worth. Timeshare owners pay thousands of dollars up front but their timeshares aren't sold.
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12/13/2011
With the promise of high-end items at a 95 percent reduction in price, many consumers have been lured to penny auction sites and ended up losing hundreds of dollars, Better Business Bureau reports. BBB has received more than 500 complaints about penny auctions this year.
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08/31/2011
• Global Subscription Services has automatically renewed consumers’ magazine subscriptions without permission and made unauthorized debits from consumers’ bank accounts
• BBB has received 28 complaints in four months from consumers all over the country
• Consumers report that they did not give their banking information to the company and don’t know how they obtained that information
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08/15/2011
The 13th annual Sales Tax Holiday, or Tax-Free Weekend, begins Friday and runs until Sunday. Consumers can expect to save approximately $8 for every $100 they spend on most clothing, footwear and school supplies priced less than $100. A full list of items that qualify can be found on the Texas Comptroller’s website here.
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08/15/2011
The online vehicle shoppers are being victimized by fraudulent vehicle sales and false claims of vehicle protection programs (VPP).
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08/05/2011
Better Business Bureau advises consumers to do their research before making expensive gun and shooting purchases online. One Coastal Bend area company earned an F rating from BBB and left a string of frustrated customers who paid in full for their products but never received them.
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06/01/2011
Better Business Bureau receives thousands of complaints each year from consumers who have unknowingly purchased multi-year magazine subscriptions.
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06/01/2011
To keep up with the latest technology, many consumers are tempted by the increasing number of retailer buy-back programs. Better Business Bureau advises consumers to weigh the pros and cons before parting with their money.
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