by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
January 08, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Planning a trip out of the country and want to use your cell or smartphone? Then, today’s story will help you from feeling pickpocketed by your wireless provider, potentially saving from several hundred...
by Dennis Beaver | air conditioning, consumer
August 11, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In August of 2008, Christina Couture of Hanford spent close to $9,000 for two energy-efficient Tappan air conditioner units. Less than four years later, both failed because the refrigerant leaked out of the...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, technology
March 05, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver “We are two U.S. Navy officers at the Naval Weapons Station in Lemoore. We have both been fortunate indeed in being married to the most wonderful women in the world – who are from Japan,”...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
March 23, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver Buying a new car is rarely a simple, straightforward procedure unless money is of no concern. Most of us want the best deal possible, yet, customers who understand how an economy functions know that for automobile dealers to remain...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, wine
November 10, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver Today’s story will be of special interest to anyone who enjoys wine, or who, like San Luis Obispo reader, Jamie, wants to surprise a friend. “Katie loves Cabernet Sauvignon and in mid-August, the afternoon of her birthday...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising, fraud
June 15, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver If you love to barbecue, then if I say Omaha Steaks, the next word that pops into your head will probably be dinner, followed by mouth-watering, followed by dinner once more, and that will be followed by “Where’s my credit card?” Omaha...
