By Rita R. Robison The holiday season is nearly here. For those looking to give gift cards to family and friends, the Better Business Bureau recommends that you check out any gift card before you buy it. The BBB has already received nearly 500 complaints against the gift card industry,... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison HeathCo LLC is recalling about 75,000 Heath/Zenith and WirelessCommand motion sensing wall switches. When the switches are in the auto mode and the light is off, a small amount of leakage current passes through the electric circuit, including the socket. If consumers fail to disconnect the... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison Which consumer happenings cheered you this week and which ones made you want to scream or weep? Here are my best and worst consumer experiences this week: My best: Getting half off on a Christmas gift My sister and I went up to Bellingham to visit... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison In the United States, five million tons of household waste is generated each year between Thanksgiving and New Year's. That’s three times as much food waste as at other times of the year. The Worldwatch Institute offers 10 steps consumers can take to help make this... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison Best wishes to you and your loved ones on Thanksgiving Day. I wish you great times and good, healthy food. If you have mixed feelings about the Thanksgiving holiday, Mike Robbins, author and speaker, offers these suggestions: Be you. Look for the good. Make it fun... Read more →
Retail stores are racing to see who can open earliest for this year’s Black Friday sales, with some opening on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day. Kmart is taking the lead this year, opening at 6 a.m. Thanksgiving Day. Toys R Us is in second place with a start time of 9 p.m.,... Read more →
By Beverly Flaxington, Career Coach Guest Blogger It doesn’t matter how old we get or how many holidays we celebrate – for some people, family members make our celebration less than enjoyable. Family dynamics that have simmered for years will often rear up at the holidays and join us at... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison Michaels Stores Inc. is recalling about 28,000 Ashland brand glass vases in the United States and 1,800 in Canada The glass vases can break or fracture when consumers pick them up, posing a laceration hazard, Michaels and the U.S. Consumer Product Commission said in a statement.... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison Which consumer happenings cheered you this week and which ones made you want to scream or weep? Here are my best and worst consumer experiences this week: My best: Help from the clerks at Rite Aid My daughter, who lives in Spain, gave me a list... Read more →
By Rita R. Robison Across the state and country, more consumers will enjoy their Thanksgiving feast at a table away from home this year, according to AAA's annual travel forecast. Nationwide, 42.5 million Americans will travel over the holiday, a 4 percent increase compared to 2010. Sixty percent of travelers... Read more →