by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, language, management, restaurant
January 24, 2025 • By Dennis Beaver We’ve all seen news stories where giant swarms of locusts descend on farmers’ fields and within minutes decimate their crops. But, did you know there is a human version? That’s right, human “locusts” devouring plate after plate,...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, false advertising
March 17, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver It is virtually impossible to go online or open almost any magazine and not be constantly told about how some language program makes it easy to learn a foreign language “like a child learns a language,...
by Dennis Beaver | business, consumer, restaurant
December 29, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver
We’ve all heard the saying, “Penny wise and pound foolish.” “For business owners, it means focusing on saving money to the point of turning customers away. There has to be a balance between money saving...
by Dennis Beaver | business, complaint, complaint letter, consumer
September 24, 2021 • By Dennis Beaver
This column is often copied on complaints readers have sent to businesses, governmental agencies and professional service providers. Some are easy to read, coming right to the point, outlining what happened and the desired...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, fraud
March 4, 2017 • By Dennis Beaver “I have read your column for years and need your help in righting a wrong, my wrong. “For the past six months I‘ve been one of those obnoxious, pushy creeps you meet when walking into almost any home improvement store — anywhere in the...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer, fraud
November 25, 2022 • By Dennis Beaver It isn’t often that I am a “witness” to a glaring example of consumer fraud, but thanks to “Frank” and his grandmother, “Thelma,” I was “virtually” standing next to her, listening to an optical salesperson violate several of their...
