Avoiding luggage fees
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 23-02-2011
Airline luggage fees are steep and getting steeper. So are you better off taking your bags with you on a plane or shipping them separately?
Appliance rebate updates from California, New York and Texas
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 23-02-2011
More locksmith complaints: Naughty Business of the Week
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 23-02-2011
It’s a good idea to always ask how much a service is going to cost before it’s performed, so you aren’t surprised by what’s on the bill. But according to the state attorney general’s office, an Anne Arundel County locksmith has tricked customers into a high, undisclosed fee just for responding to a service call — and holding their keys until they agree to sign.
The BNote: a local currency for Baltimore
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 22-02-2011
The Baltimore Green Currency Association wants to start your commitment to buying local in your wallet.
The most profitable supermarket products
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 21-02-2011
Reading Andrea’s story about food prices rising this year makes me wonder how people are going to make it work financially. Some Marylanders are going to be making some tough choices about what to feed their families.
Food prices rising: where do you find the best deals?
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 20-02-2011
Beware food shoppers.
You may be about to blow your grocery budget.
That’s because food prices are expected to rise 2 to 3 percent this year, which I write about in today’s newspaper. The rise won’t be all that noticeable until later in the year, but some grocers have already started increasing prices.
How to bring a mold outbreak under control
Filed Under (Consumer Reports) by Admin on 19-02-2011
HomeGoods opening in Glen Burnie
Filed Under (Consumer Interests) by Admin on 19-02-2011
Off-price retail chain HomeGoods will open a location in a former A.J. Wright store in Glen Burnie in May.
