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Is the $100,000 fine too much or just enough?

March 29th, 2014

Can I borrow $100,000? Okay that does sound ridiculous, after all in this day and age, finding all that money is an extreme hardship. Well that’s the amount commuters will have to pay if they take unregulated ‘robot’ taxis in the corporate area effective April 1, 2014. The Jamaica Urban Transit Corporation (JUTC) has announced [...]

4 Simple Steps to cheaper Hotels

March 26th, 2014

So you have a few days off from work coming up and you know exactly where you want to spend it. You have visions of lying on the beach of a five star hotel on the North Coast while you sip from glasses with little umbrellas on the rim. That particular fantasy is usually dashed [...]

7 Tips on enjoying your Shopping experience

March 23rd, 2014

In this day and age, shopping has become a terrible experience for some consumers. They are seen pushing trolleys furiously through the aisles and examining prices on products with a pained expression on their faces. This is because shopping for items you want but can no longer afford is a very frustrating experience. It is [...]

World Consumer Rights Day – ‘Your Phone, Your Rights’.

March 17th, 2014

I asked several of my friends which technological device that makes their life easier, they could live without using for a month. Most of them identified the television, the radio,microwave and computer as viable options. Less than half of them identified their phone, as a device that they would be willing to sacrifice. When I [...]

The Cost of Beauty

March 14th, 2014

There is an old adage which says, ‘Beauty knows no pain.” It refers to the lengths women will go in order to maintain their appearance. One of the challenges of beauty maintenance is the cost. In Jamaica, there are many salons which cater for those who want to maintain a beauty regimen. Why are beauty [...]

7 of the Worst Consumer Experiences

March 12th, 2014

I try to be a positive person, after all living each day totally focused on the problems is bound to drive any sane person over the edge. The truth is though that there are many experiences that consumers face on a daily basis that makes life very difficult. Many of the negative experiences could have [...]

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