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Combating Christmas commercialism and consumerismAs early as the 1900s, Santa was portrayed as a pot-bellied, white-bearded man in a red-and-white outfit. It wasn't until Coca-Cola used Santa for a marketing campaign the early 1930s that his image became synonymous with commercialism. Top five money-saving tips from five area businesses
Sometimes, the best way to find out how to get the best discounts and deals on goods or services is to go directly to the source. 10 tips for getting back into the school routine
Come on, admit it. You intended to keep a schedule this summer, but when the kids slept in you liked the extra quiet time. Then the daylight lasted so long it was often later than you realized when the kids finally hit the sack. Not living by the clock was a refreshing change of pace, but school will be starting in a matter of days or weeks depending where you live, and you know your family needs to get back into the groove. Corporations pay heed when frugal moms blog
NEW YORK When Melissa Garcia was frustrated by Old Navy's scanty coupon offerings, she didn't just complain to the store. She vented on a message board tied to her blog, consumerqueen.com, which is read by at least 30,000 people each month and now, increasingly, by corporate America. How to save precious dollars when dining out with the family
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Summary Box: Consumer prices flat in FebruaryCOST OF LIVING FLAT: The price of clothing, shelter and other goods was unchanged last month, the government said, as a drop in energy prices offset a rise in food costs. What would a new consumer protection agency do?
NEW YORK Watch out for consumers, police financial products. It sounds like a simple mandate for a proposed new consumer protection agency. Unhappy customers: Complaints to BBB up 10 percent
NEW YORK Complaints to the Better Business Bureau were up nearly 10 percent last year, with the banking industry seeing the biggest jump in unhappy customers. Supermarket workers approve Stop & Shop contract
HARTFORD, Conn. Supermarket workers at Stop & Shop in southern New England have ratified a contract that ends weeks of difficult negotiations over wages and benefits.
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Lawmakers wnt to limit txt msgs and e-mailsSAN FRANCISCO Open government in the heart of Silicon Valley is starting to mean turn off, tune out, power down. FCC seeks comment on rules for TV-cable talks
WASHINGTON Federal regulators are seeking public comment on a petition by cable, satellite and phone companies for new government rules that would give them more clout in negotiations with TV broadcasters over programming. Summary Box: Yelp under fire in business' lawsuits
THE ALLEGATIONS: Since late February, at least three lawsuits seeking class-action status have been filed against Yelp, a site that asks people to review businesses. The cases claim that reviews on Yelp are manipulated, depending on which companies pay to advertise on the site and which don't.
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