Where to find good prices for eggs in San Diego
Who would have believed it. $10 for a dozen eggs! If it isn’t one pandemic pushing up prices, it’s another. In this case, the pandemic is the avian flu that is causing egg prices to …
Consumer Articles
Santee’s $603K Cyber Payment Raises Questions over Resident Data
In a troubling incident that underscores the growing threat of cybercrime, the City of Santee, a suburb of San Diego, was apparently the subject of a cyber-attack on August 20, 2024. Just three days after …
Consumer Alert: Misleading “Compostable” Bags
We are investigating a potential consumer fraud related to mislabeling supposedly “environmentally friendly” and “compostable” consumer bags sold at Trader Joe’s and other retailers in California. Recent reports have raised serious concerns about the accuracy …
GOLF BALL DAMAGE: How to successfully sue country club for damage caused by stray golf ball
Yeah, a stray golf ball did this. Cost to repair = $1,831. Ouch! The ball was hit by a golfer using a nearby municipal golf course. So, how was I going to recoup the cost …
SCAM ALERT: FedEx/USPS Texting Scam
Got a suspicious text from FedEx lately with a hyperlink embedded in it? Join the untold thousands/millions who appear to have been recipients of an odd text. It might look something like this: So, here’s …
SCAM ALERT: Online Tinnitus Treachery Exposed
Scattered throughout the Net are Web-based info scams that overcharge or steal your money for “products” that don’t work or can be found for free at reputable Internet sites. One scam that pops up almost …
COOL TIP: How To Avoid Being Held Up….by Customer Service
Being put on hold when calling customer service sucks! It’s disrepectful of your time and often it is entirely unnecessary. A decade back, prognosticators were predicting that Internet services such as Chat, FAQs and Call …
SCAM ALERT: Favorite Food Diet’s Overpriced Fraud
The Favorite Foods Diet is one of a number of so-called diets peddled on the Internet, except that it specifically targets women. Like other Internet scams, this one offers significant weight-loss or body-shaping results, but …
SCAM ALERT: Infoscam Websites that Steal Your Money
Fraud is prevalent on the Internet. Scattered through the Net are Web-based infoscams that overcharge or steal your money for “products” that don’t work or can be found for free. A common scheme they use …
COOL TIP: Predicting the Price of Produce
Produce prices fluctuate. Sometimes dramatically. Take celery. Normally, you can buy a stalk of this ubiquitous vegetable for about $1. Yet, currently, its price is 400X higher — closer to $5 in some states. The …