Neat Stuff on the Internet

Just like it says, here is a quack-watch service. Bless these good Samaritans who are trying to alert us of the scum of the human race. A visit to this site is a must. I just love this type of site. If I were a district attorney I would take a proactive role by having a full-time person monitor the quacks. What sense is there of waiting for complaints—that is a passive role. Perhaps a little bit of political pressure in the right place will do wonder for our society.

http://www.quackwatch.com/

Your tax money doing good work! Go to this US government site to learn all about the credit world and the legislation that have been passed to protect your interest. All this may actually save you money and make you more secure. A few minutes spent here are a few minutes well spent. It may be wise to bookmark this site for easy access.

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-credit.htm

Well, all right, the Consumer Report is a nonprofit organization. Let’s face it they cannot give the store away because it takes money to survive, even if you are a not-for-profit organization. However, they have enough free reports that makes frequent visits to their site a pleasure. This is an unbiased organization having of goal of helping us all, support them with a subscription.

http://www.consumerreports.org/main/home.jsp

Do you have a Lemon of a Car?

Check this out! If you have lemon car (at least in the US), you may have a recourse. Or, perhaps, your car may have a defect. Usually, the original buyer is notified, but, if you bought a car second-hand, you might not be aware of recalls! Check it out!

http://www.defect.com/

If you have something to say to a company, good or bad, PlanetFeedback will even help you write your letter! Then, they will send the letter to anyone you want,and will forward copies of the letter to any other location. What is neat is that PlanetFeedback will then manage the follow up process. Don’t worry about style, Planet Feedback will help you prepare that perfect letter every time. You can also make your letter PUBLIC, if you desire, and share your observations with the rest of the world.

http://www.planetfeedback.com/

Your tax dollars put to good use. The Fefederal Consumer Information center is ready to supply you with tons of excellent information. Check on internet scams, product recalls, product guides, and much more. The new FCIC now serves as a trusted, one-stop source for answers to questions about Federal agencies, programs and services.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

This online pharmacy site let you Search for information on more than 4,500 popular drugs. All written in plain English

http://www.rxlist.com/

More useful consumer information resources.

http://www.consumerworld.org/

There are all sorts of agencies, nonprofit organizations, and associations that have a multitude of consumer alert bulletins. I will be posting the URL here as I run across new sources. Keep visiting herff.com/wordpress and this section for new stuff.

State Bar of Wisconsin http://www.legalexplorer.com/consumer/consumer.asp
State of California Controllers Office http://www.dbf.state.fl.us/alerts.html
US Product Safety Commission (recall information) http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/topic.html

Full-Spectrum Lighting Effects on Performance, Mood, and Health

http://www.nrc.ca/irc/fulltext/ir659/contents.html

“This site contains links to four papers presented at a symposium at the 101st Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, held in August, 1993, in Toronto, Ontario, which summarize the differing views of experts on this subject. It also includes an extensive literature review.”

There are scams and then, there are Internet scams!

Here is a guy who has been in the trenches and is willing to share his thoughts on scams. Heed his advise and save time and money. Make sure you examine what he has to offer. He talks about “The System lie” and the “Guru lie.” It is up to you to judge his offering based on what he preaches. In any case, if you see something that really “fires you up” or something that flashes powders in your eyes, reread what this gentleman has to say before acting—he may just save you time and money.

http://www.badbizopps.com/

Consumers helping other Consumers

Here is a site that is of tremendous importance to you and the product manufacturer. After all, those who have bought a specific product are the one who can give you the best advices and guidance. ePinion has established a community of trusted members—ePinion takes good care of evaluating things which come their way.

Epinions offers a place for you to share your expertise with the people who need it most.

Most of all, opinions have impacts. If you received a marginal product or services, now is the time to voice YOUR opinion. You can bet that your expertise will either enhance or decrease the sales of that product. Fair is fair, if you are satisfied with a product or serve, here is the place to let others know.

http://www.epinions.com

Early this morning while waiting for my cup of coffee to rattle my neurons, I decided to try http://www.fightback.com/ as a URL. Lo and behold, I go linked to David Horowitz site—A site which “act as conduit for consumer protection and redress.”

As you have seen in the past on this site, this is not the only site of its kind. All we need now is someone to have a “coordinating” site to broadcast a valid consumer complaint to ALL “fight back” sites. If you know of such a site, drop me an email.

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