Best Site for Saving Yourself Headaches
July 8th, 2008
After we’ve found what we’ve been looking for, whether a car, a lawnmower or a tax preparation service, we often hesitate before handing over our cash. Am I making the right choice? How likely is it that something will go wrong? How will I know if there is a recall? And what if what I am buying hasn’t been reviewed by Consumer Reports? With all of the items that make up our households, figuring this out can be a daunting task.
Enter www.consumeraffairs.com and give yourself some peace of mind (or something to worry about). www.consumeraffairs.com screens and publishes complaints and problems from everyday folks as well as recall information on just about everything. They have an easily searchable database so you can zero in on your item without wasting a lot of time. And if you check the site before you buy, you could save yourself some money and aggravation as well!
This site is a comprehensive resource for checking up on a company and product before you buy. Or, if you have experienced a problem, you can see if others have been in the same situation and if they have been able to resolve it or not.
If you sign up for their newsletter, you will receive an email once a week talking about all the current consumer issues–whether its subprime mortgage scams or exploding Fords or vitamin shams–to keep you in the know! Also, they include a list of recalled items from cars to toys to power tools. This way, you can get your item fixed or replaced before anyone loses a finger–or worse!
Copyright 2008-2009 Kristin Delfau, author of Turbo-Mom's Guide to Saving Money Without Wasting Time a womens' personal finance book, and Aji Publishing.
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