by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer, ethics
June 3, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver This past August, Gracie and Cecil Bailey wanted to have their carpets cleaned. “There are two carpet cleaning companies in town that use the Chem-Dry method, and we had been very satisfied with one...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
June 25, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “Mr. Beaver, we live in an area with hard water, so we always use a liquid fabric softener, generally Downy or similar brands. We have seasonal allergies, but the perfumes and scents in these products has...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
February 14, 2009 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver You’ve heard the saying, “Sleep Tight and don’t let the Bedbugs bite,” but have probably never seen a real bedbug. Since the 1950s — and use of DDT with other powerful insecticides —...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
December 07, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Today we’re going to take a look at warrantees and guarantees in a very different way. More than just a discussion of the law, thanks to an interesting question from a reader, we’ve also got a...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer
October 21, 2008 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver When Cynthia Dias and her fiance, Troy Nunnelee, went out shopping for a new stove in late June, they had no idea that within a matter of weeks the promises made to America by one of its oldest and most...
by Dennis Beaver | complaint, consumer, contracts
November 04, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver I have a complaint about a restaurant I visited with a group of friends. It had been a delightful small Italian restaurant in a strip mall with about 10 tables, a friendly staff who took the time to talk...