You may have heard the curious story this week of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is supposed to make sure thousands of everyday consumer products don't pose unnecessary dangers. Given the spate of recent high-profile recalls, Congress has just discovered there's too much work for the agency's paltry staff of 400, and is now considering a law to beef up its work force Curiously, the... read full post picked by dollyllama 11 months ago

Here are the cars and SUVs with the lowest scores in Consumer Reports' annual auto tests. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

You join a gym to exercise your body, but if you want to quit, you may find it hard to exercise your rights. A brand new Better Business Bureau analysis found that consumer complaints about gyms are up more than 90 percent in the last five years. picked by muppet 9 months ago

amusing article about consumer responses to products picked by fogowar 1 year ago

A change in UK law is set to move the realm of spiritualism from under the cover of the 1951 Fraudulent Mediums Act to a new Consumer Protection Act.

This is a change in the balance of law so that no longer would a plaintiff against a medium need to prove fraud, but the medium would need to prove their veracity. picked by pocksucket 6 months ago

Cool-designed Consumer Digest Blog picked by skandal 2 years ago

Clark Howard is a radio and tv guru in Atlanta helping people save money and not get ripped off by big business. He's extremely thrifty - check out his tip on making a 17-cent disposable razor last a year or more - but he must be doing something right, because he's a multi millionaire. He also fully funds and builds at least one house in Atlanta for Habitat for Humanity every year - he's built abo... read full post picked by capriccio 2 years ago

Well Done of course. A company has created an innovative way to deliver their annual reports. In a tiny book that needs to be baked, in order for the thermo reactive ink to appear in the pages.

They call it, Well Done. picked by muppetmaker 9 months ago

Plug In: The 10 Best of Consumer Electronics Show 2007 picked by vanfermin 2 years ago

Consumer data exposed. Retailer's problem to fix security issues, or the bank's? picked by domeafavor 2 years ago

The magazine's list includes the first American product in 5 years and the first Korean models ever. picked by dollyllama 8 months ago

U.S. insurance companies systematically overcharge customers and underpay home and auto claims to pad their already-fat bottom lines, a consumer group said Thursday. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

If you use an insecure OS in the UK and someone drains your bank account, the banks say it's your fault. The Register reports: 'The Banking Code produced by the British Bankers' Association (BBA), and followed by most banks, makes it clear that banks will not be responsible for losses on online bank accounts if consumers do not have up to date anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall software insta... read full post picked by extc68 6 months ago

Consumers can prevent their credit reports from being released in most instances without their authorization under a new state law... picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

I don't care about corporate interests or revenue streams. I'm the consumer, and as far as I'm concerned it's all about me. picked by leopoldogolba 9 months ago

Some breakfast cereals marketed to U.S. children are more than half sugar by weight and many get only fair scores on nutritional value, Consumer Reports said on Wednesday.

Glazed donuts have less than some of these! picked by maven 1 week ago

THE first unwanted child has been dropped off at Japan's new "baby hatch", outraging the conservative Government after reports that it was boy aged three or four.

Follow up on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

What effect does the daily barrage of advertising on TV, radio, billboards, and magazines have on our long-term mental and physical well-being? picked by hypnotode 2 years ago

I hate bad customer service. Hate, loathe, despise. There is nothing that will make me angrier, nothing.

I found my nirvana. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Hackers allegedly hijacked satellite TV signals in southern China to broadcast anti-government messages, news reports said Thursday. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago