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06/29/2012
The number of consumers searching home security system dealers continues to increase year to year, according to Better Business Bureau. Inquiries are especially high during the summer months, when families are planning their summer vacations and looking for ways to avoid leaving their home vulnerable to thieves.
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06/29/2012
El número de consumidores buscando los distribuidores vendiendo sistemas de seguridad para la casa sigue aumentando año a año, dice el Better Business Bureau. Las consultas son especialmente altas durante los meses de verano, cuando las familias están planeando sus vacaciones y buscan diferentes maneras de evitar en siendo vulnerable a los ladrones.
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06/19/2012
Self-storage facilities dot the landscapes of new and older communities. Consumers rent units to empty overflowing garages, stash furnishings while moving or remodeling, or store business supplies for future use. Better Business Bureau recommends researching storage facilities prior to handing over precious belongings.
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06/19/2012
Las empresas de almacenamiento se pueden encontrar en todas partes entre las comunidades. El consumidor necesita rentar de una empresa de almacenamiento para limpiar su garaje o para proteger muebles mientras la remodelación de una casa. Hasta pueden estar guardando artículos para su negocio en uso de futuro. El Better Business Bureau recomienda investigar cualquier empresa de almacenamiento antes de que entregue sus artículos preciosos.
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05/17/2012
After receiving hundreds of complaints against companies using aggressive door-to-door sales tactics to pressure consumers into buying bogus or misleading products, Better Business Bureau is issuing an alert about such companies. The issues range from magazine subscriptions that were paid for but never delivered, to food products that were not of the high quality originally promised.
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01/09/2012
Better Business Bureau investigates thousands of scams every year, from the latest gimmicks to new twists on old schemes. Some scams quickly fizzle out, while others plague consumers year-round. In alphabetical order, here are 10 of the most prevalent scams of 2011:
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06/24/2011
Summer is here and BBB warns that consumers could be visited by salespeople who may turn up the heat with high pressure sales tactics and misleading offers.
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04/20/2011
Central Texas-area consumers should be on the alert for door-to-door meat salespeople, according to multiple complaints recently filed with BBB. In the same fashion BBB warned about last April, consumers continue to allege that the representatives use high pressure sales tactics to collect hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars in cash and then never deliver the meat.
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04/30/2010
The second phase of the 2010 Census begins this Saturday as 635,000 census takers begin visiting households that did not return their census form through the mail. BBB serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas encourages anyone who didn’t return their form in the mail to prepare for a visit from a census taker by learning what to expect and how to identify scammers.
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04/27/2010
BBB serving Central, Coastal and Southwest Texas has issued an F rating to Ranch House Quality Meats, Inc. for failure to respond to 21 of their 31 consumer disputes. The company uses refrigerated vehicles to offer wholesale frozen meats and seafood to consumers through door-to-door sales. Click here to view the company’s BBB Reliability Report™.
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04/20/2010
Consumers nationwide report to BBB they have been contacted by solicitors claiming to offer health insurance affiliated with recent health care reform legislation. Reports to BBB state sales representatives use high pressure sales tactics, claiming the policies have a limited enrollment period and asking consumers for personal information.
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04/14/2010
Friday, April 16th is the final day to mail in the 2010 Census questionnaire. Households that have not submitted the form by Friday will be visited by a census worker starting May 1st. The US Census Bureau has created a toll free number (1-866-872-6868) for consumers who did not receive a questionnaire to request one be mailed or to respond to the questions via phone.
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04/14/2010
Friday is the deadline to have your 2010 Census questionnaire mailed back. Anyone who doesn't can expect a census worker to come knocking at their door from May 1, 2010 until July 10, 2010. Just as a
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03/30/2010
Last Friday, we wrote about new guidelines for security companies, specifically mentioning door-to-door sales. In the spirit of that theme, we received an e-mail today from a consumer who was taken by
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03/16/2010
Every ten years, the US federal government is required to count every citizen in the country. The US Census Bureau is mailing questionnaires this week and participation is required by law. In 2000, only 68 percent of Texas residents returned their Census form and the bureau estimates that each one percent increase in mail response will save $85 million.
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