According to The “Top 10 Consumer Complaints” list, annually compiled by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the North American Consumer Protection Investigators, here are the Top 10 Complaints in 2013: 1. Auto: Misrepresentations in advertising or sales of new and used cars, lemons, faulty repairs, leasing and towing disputes 2. Home Improvement/Construction: Shoddy…
(July, 2014) From the Huffington Post, here is a list of Things You Only Pretend To Like: – Traveling – Going to a club – Meeting someone’s family – Going for a run – Abstract art – Family reunions – Reading Shakespeare – Christmas – Cooking for other people – Watching something serious on TV…
(July, 2014) According to LinkedIn.com, here are The 15 Biggest Body Language Mistakes To Watch Out For At The Office: – Leaning back too much — you come off lazy or arrogant. – Leaning forward can seem aggressive. Aim for a neutral posture. – Breaking eye contact too soon can make you seem untrustworthy or…
(June, 2014) A new ad by the hair care company Pantene asks why are women always apologizing, and raises the question of whether women say “sorry” more often than men. (audio clip below) There is actually research to back up the thinking that women say “sorry” more often than men. Two studies by the University…
(June 2014) SmartTravel.com has come up with a list of travel destinations that don’t live up to the hype: – Niagara Falls, New York. The Canadian side has better views of all three falls (American Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, and Horseshoe Falls) and it’s worth crossing the border to get them. Stopping on the American…
(June 2014) A survey by Match.com and PetSmart found out these things about people with pets: – 59 percent of respondents would perceive their date as more attractive if they found out he or she had adopted, rather than bought, their pet. – 25 percent of women have been more attracted to someone because of…
(August 2013) A new study finds that when we’re feeling sad and socially isolated, we shop. But shopping makes us even more depressed and alone. To fix it, we shop more. For the study, from Tilburg University in the Netherland, a sample of more than 2,500 consumers over six years were asked how much they…
(June 2014) The web site Whisper.com has asked people who work in retail to share their secrets. Here we go: – If I know we don’t have something and get sent to the stock room anyway, I stand back there for three minutes to make it look like I’m looking. – When it’s really hot,…
(June, 2013) The following was in the Dear Prudence column on Slate.com: “Dear Prudence: Three decades ago, I killed a man. He had broken into my home, armed; we struggled, he died. It was clearly self-defense and, frankly, I have no regrets or remorse. A few months ago, my wife’s brother did a Google search…
(May, 2014) There is a new app that will find an almost near replica of your recently deceased pet. Called PetMatch, it uses images of either an old pet, an animal that belongs to a friend, or just a favorite breed to search for similar ones nearby. The app only searches for animals that are…