Archive for August, 2007

Top Reward Credit Cards

August 12, 2007

I am known as one of the top users of personal and business reward cards. I know the best deals on cards for people who charge all amounts to their credit cards. These days you can charge almot anything to a card and earn rewards and cash back. I am listing some of the top [...]

Matching Wal-mart Pricing on Generic Drugs

August 12, 2007

Wal-mart earlier this year came out with a special deal on generic prescription drugs. Basically they designed a list of popular generic drugs that they will fill at $4.00 each for a 30 day supply. This caught many headlines and made their competitors unhappy about this deal. Wal-mart will lose money on the drugs but [...]

Payday Loans Should Be Illegal

August 11, 2007

Payday loans are predatory loans that are legal in all states. A paycheck is the basis of getting the loan. If the loans are not repaid in two weeks they rollover with interest accruing. The trick with the payday loans is that keep rolling adding up interest as they go. Credit card companies can charge [...]

Frequent Buyer Cards Can Mean Big Savings

August 11, 2007

Frequent Shopper cards have become more common with local and major retailers. Office Dept, CVS,Staples, Vons, Albertons and hundreds of other retailers offer  special deals for their customers and occasionally mail limited offers to those that use them. I know that some people don’t want to fill out the forms for these cards, or dont [...]

Save Money by Pricematching

August 10, 2007

Many retail stores offer price matching to their local competitors. This allows customers to shop with convenience in the stores they do the most business with. Sometimes you can also use additional coupons to save on your product purchase. Stores like Best Buy, Office Depot,Staples, Circuit City all price match. Generally speaking you need to [...]

Staples Offers a FREE item Each Week!

August 9, 2007

Staples has a special promotion running that will give customers a FREE item each week. The rebate for the product can be filed online in as little as 5 minutes. Check out the weekly flyer in the Sunday paper or online at www.staples.com

Overcharging the Customer Commonplace

August 9, 2007

No matter where I go, I find overcharges on items I purchase at all kinds of stores. With all the computer sophistication and systems, customers often are overcharged for various items especially sale items. I think if you closely check the prices you pay, you might find a few hundred dollars per year in overcharges. [...]

Cell Phone Insurance- Another Ripoff

August 8, 2007

When you go to purchase a new cellphone the carrier will try to sell you cell phone insurance for your phone. They tell you how expensive the phone is (when not subsidized b the carrier) and offer the insurance. The cost is usually $4.00-$5.00 per month. What the cell phone company won’t tell you is [...]

FREE Commercial Software and Games

August 7, 2007

Ticketmaster Fees are Outrageous!

August 7, 2007

I think Ticketmaster service fees are outrageous. Many years ago you had to call Ticketmaster in order to buy tickets. Salespeople would try and upsell you for more expensive tickets and then try to sell you magazines and credit cards. It was a big hassle and you could be on hold for a while. Now [...]