‘Consumer education’ Archive

Disneyland’s Radiator Springs Racers – Tips to Minimize Waiting and Maximize Enjoyment December 29, 2012 No Comments

The newest attraction at Disney’s California Adventure Park is Cars Land, which opened on June 15, 2012. And the most popular ride in there is Radiator Springs Racers, where people have reported waiting as long as 4 hours to get on the ride. Prior to going, I had friends and co-workers recount their experiences and offer [...]

Free Credit Score for all Wells Fargo Customers October 2, 2012 No Comments

From Oct. 1 through Nov. 15, 2012, all Wells Fargo customers can stop by a branch and get their credit score for free. Note that this is different than the free credit REPORT that the government provides, as that is simply a report and does not include your credit SCORE from the 3 credit agencies [...]

Giggle’s Gear Guide – Car Seats February 23, 2012 No Comments

This is a partial reprint from Giggle; read the entire article here: http://www.giggle.com/Car-Seats/gear-guides-car-seats,default,pg.html As far as the law is concerned, diapers, clothes, and a bed for your baby are all optional. A car seat is the only item you’re legally required to buy—no ifs, ands, or buts. It doesn’t even matter if you don’t have a [...]

Groupon versus LivingSocial – One Person’s Experience January 4, 2012 No Comments

While there are dozens of social buying local deal daily deal sites out there, the most prominent are Groupon and LivingSocial. If we were to assign +1 or -1 points, how would these two compare to each other in terms of the quality of merchants and in customer service? Here is my opinion based on [...]

Is Satisfaction Guarantee for Real? Why Should Consumers Take Advantage of it? December 8, 2011 No Comments

Almost every product sold nowadays comes with a satisfaction guarantee, but how many people actually hold companies to these claims? It’s usually not worth one’s trouble to complain about a $3 bag of stale chips and maybe the manufacturers are banking on this. However, it’s also likely that manufacturers want to keep consumers happy so [...]

How to Protect Yourself from Gift Card Scammers December 7, 2011 No Comments

We’ve written several articles on eShopBlog about how to save money using discounted gift cards and where these cards can be purchased. There’s absolutely no risk if you buy from Costco because the gift cards are new and unused.  There’s very minimal risk if you buy from places like Plastic Jungle Gift Cards, Cardpool Gift Cards, and ABC Gift [...]

Retail Calender – When Does It Go On Sale? November 30, 2011 No Comments

We all know that Halloween candy and Christmas decorations go on sale the day after the holiday has passed, but what about other items?  There’s no “Thank Goodness for Television” holiday or “Mattress Appreciation Day”, but we definitely notice these items on sale at certain times of the year.  If you had a list that [...]