Other LanguagesConsumerman Herb Weisbaum reveals his six tips for being a smarter consumer in this top-notch MSNBC article. Read his sage advice and implant it firmly in your noggin and you’ll cut your risk of being conned ...
The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division released its annual Top 20 list of consumer complaint categories today in conjunction with National Consumer Protection Week. Each day this week, we’ll post a tip related to industries that receive the most complaints. Complaints about communications companies, which primarily include phone companies, held onto 1st place for at least the eighth consecutive year. So today we offer tips on selecting a wireless phone plan:
It's tax season again. According to a Better Business Bureau (BBB) analysis, nearly one-third of complaints against tax preparation companies allege that the preparer made an error or mistake in the tax return, often requiring the consumer to pay fines or added fees to rectify the problem.
... The Attorney General’s Office offers this advice to help hire a reputable tax preparer or find free tax help. ...
Attorney General Rob McKenna invites the Latino community to attend a free town hall meeting on Friday, Feb. 22, in Pasco to learn more about the office’s work on identity theft, car sales, notarios and other consumer protection issues. The meeting will be conducted in Spanish and English, with real-time interpreting. Additional presenters from Mexican Consul office in Seattle and the Tri-Cities Hispanic Chamber of Commerce ...
Drug makers Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. have suspended TV ads for Vytorin, a week after a study revealed the cholesterol drug is no more effective than a high dose of one of its components available generically at a third of the cost ...
Planning to do a remodel on your home? Labor and Industries is attending home shows statewide to educate homeowners about how to check out contractors. The Attorney General's Office received more than 800 complaints last year about contractors. Be smart and choose wisely so you don't end up paying too much or fixing someone's shoddy work.
If you’re one of those folks who still uses an antenna or rabbit ears on top of your television, pay attention ...
You ate the holiday ham, devoured Grandma’s pumpkin pie and plunged wholeheartedly into your co-worker's bottomless candy dish. Then you stepped on the scale. Now, like much of the world, you’re resolved to hit the gym, flatten your tummy and switch from French fries to organic produce ...
Attorney General Rob McKenna and UW economist Keith Leffler will discuss results from the first phase of the state’s ongoing investigation into gas prices and gather public comments during three evening public forums ...
A consumer contacted our office to question the legitimacy of the American Community Survey mailed to him by the U.S. Census Bureau. He was concerned that the survey advised him he was compelled by law to fill it out. It asks for personal information, so he thought it might be ...