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11/05/2009
Tempted by the promise of travel bargains, customers of Royal Palms Travel, a travel club in Dallas, complain that the savings are not as represented. Jeannette Kopko, BBB Dallas spokesperson, tells CBS11-TV, Ch. 11, about the complaints from customers who paid up to $4,500 for memberships.
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11/03/2009
In this recession, the BBB Dallas local advertising review program finds that pricing claims continue to be the most prominent tool in the fight for consumer dollars.
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11/02/2009
The federal government recently announced the creation of a similar rebate program for consumers looking to purchase new energy-efficient appliances. BBB offers the following guidance to consumers who might be interested in taking advantage of the program.
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11/02/2009
With layaway experiencing a comeback, your Better Business Bureau offers the following guidance on how to use this old fashioned payment plan in lieu of credit cards.
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11/02/2009
Better Business Bureau has received more than 1,500 complaints about several dozen Web sites that are trading on the Google name to scam people who want to learn about making money from home.
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11/02/2009
Office morale can dip as employees face uncertainty about their jobs. Better Business Bureau offers guidance for small business owners on how to keep office morale high in a tough economy.
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11/02/2009
BBB Wise Giving Alliance advises donors to research a charity prior to giving and provides five questions to ask when vetting where to contribute this holiday season.
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11/02/2009
Customers of Royal Palms Travel, Inc., a travel club in Dallas, are complaining to the BBB, alleging failure to disclose conditions on a free airfare incentive. Complaints also allege misrepresentation of the promised savings on travel services.
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11/02/2009
When a merchant "stuffs" furniture or other goods into a house to sell as if the items are being sold by an individual, that's a "stuffed house". The seller may use a sympathy pitch -- claiming to going through a divorce or moving on short notice, for example -- and may advertise on Cragslist or in other classified ads. Jeannette Kopko, spokesperson for the BBB in Dallas, says these sales are hard to identify.
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10/26/2009
Children’s Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative report shows marked progress in 2008 through self-regulation.
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10/20/2009
Bargain hunters who ordered wholesale electronics and clothing from Chinese Internet sites say they never received the items they ordered, the BBB warns.
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10/14/2009
UPDATE: As of October 14, 2009, Carter Eye Center representatives have met with the BBB and provided information which it believes will substantiate the advertising in question. The BBB is reviewing the information provided.
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10/14/2009
The sudden closing of Automatic Driving School in the Dallas area has parents concerned about how their teens can finish driver training that's been paid in advance. Better Business Bureau offers tips.
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10/13/2009
The BBB Dallas local Advertising Review program has earned the 2009 Outstanding Bureau Award for Ad Review, Overall Program. The award was presented on October 6, 2009, at the Annual Assembly of BBBs in Boston, MA.
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10/13/2009
Better Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is alerting job seekers to Government Careers, Inc.(GCI), a Tucson-based company that helps “government job seekers assert themselves into the government wor
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