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Black Friday (Jamaican Style)

November 26th, 2011

In America the best shopping deals are on the Friday November 25,2011 which is the day after their Thanksgiving Holiday. Of course, we are far from those shores but there are still other ways to enjoy deals and save money. First buy a copy of The Gleaner and if it is the issue published on [...]

Restaurant Week – A Consumer’s Dream!

November 10th, 2011

As consumers tried to cut back on their spending, eating out became one of the luxuries that most people found it the easiest to do without. After all, most Jamaicans can cook and with the high cost associated with eating out it made perfect sense to cut out that expense. I must admit that I [...]

Are you a confident consumer?

July 14th, 2011

Are you feeling more confident this year than you were last year? Are you expecting to earn a higher income? Well, according to the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce consumer confidence has improved this quarter. They noted that more plans were made to have vacations, which is one of the signs of increased confidence among consumers. [...]

Bank charges draw criticism!

September 1st, 2010

Recently there has been a lot of criticism for the charges banks add to customers for various transactions. In all fairness, everyone knows that all banks charge for some services, such as changing checks and using A.T.M. machines. However, did you know that some banks charge you if you go below a minimum balance in [...]

‘What goes around comes around’

August 10th, 2010

I thought the price increase announced by the cement company recently seemed a bit harsh, especially when it came on the heels of other companies trying to relieve the assault on consumers’ pockets during these hard times. I was surprised to read the headline, ‘Cement Company Flounders’ in an article published in The Gleaner August 6, 2010. Well maybe I was not [...]

The Recession Game

June 15th, 2010

Amid all the stress of trying to stretch our dollar to pay all our bills, we now have to keep up with the rising cost of products and services. It seems as if every day I hear on the news that another product or service faces increased costs, which they then pass down to the [...]

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