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Consumers Union Wants You to Share Your Story

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tell-it-like-it-is dept.

dcgirl20006 writes "Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports launched a new site to help consumers across the country who are dealing with phone bills, cell phone contracts, cable packages and Internet scams. Consumers experiencing problems are not alone. The site is searchable and consumers can find one that most closely matches the situation in which they are in. We don't have all the answers to every problem consumers may face, but some consumers have shared solutions and suggestions."

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  1. Taxes by gcnaddict · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this work with IRS tax issues? I'd love to post my issues with the IRS in there

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  2. poof! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Sharing is bad. the RIAA told me so.

  3. Slashdot subscribers... by gardyloo · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...can complain early?

  4. Re:Dear Consumers Union by TykeClone · · Score: 3, Funny
    The sum of US$20,000,000.00 is small change! I got one of these recently from a Russian talking about $98.5 million!

    Who does Abdulla think he is? I don't think I'd even hit reply for anything less than $50 million...

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  5. Unfair by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 4, Funny

    This kind of witch hunt is totally unbalanced! We need a Corporations Union (independent of Congress) that has a list of consumer tricks to get out of paying bills. Like bankruptcy - they're liable to claim that getting sent to Iraq is making them pay their bills too late to keep their spouse and kids heated through the Winter. Post your list of corporate concerns, like not enough return on campaign bribes, below.

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  6. What's that burning plastic smell? by Deep+Fried+Geekboy · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh no! It's their servers igniting!

    I expect to see a severe downgrading of the reliability of whatever brand it is they use in the next Consumer Reports, or at least the addition of a column for 'Slashdot survivability'.

    Perhaps someone should post a helpful article on their site, when it finally comes back up.

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  7. Re:Dear Consumers Union by Ruie · · Score: 2, Funny
    The sum of US$20,000,000.00 is small change! I got one of these recently from a Russian talking about $98.5 million!

    It's the quantity that matters. There are a lot more opportunities in Nigeria than Russia ;)

  8. Re:one bad report doesn't make a bad product / svc by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 3, Funny

    the player's shuffle capability was notably erratic.

    The shuffle was erratic?

    Think about what was just said.

    "When I press the 'shuffle' button, it just starts playing random songs."

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  9. Re:Great Use of the Web by keytoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Thanks for providing the link - I can't believe I've never been to to that site before!

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  10. BUT unions are EVIL!!! by ylikone · · Score: 2, Funny

    walmart told me so.

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  11. Bussiness Plan by ElNonoMasa · · Score: 2, Funny

    1) Let everybody know about problems and share solutions. Build big database.
    2) Once the site is actually useful, switch to a subscription model.
    3) Profit