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Should you buy at Customs Auctions?

June 17th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer In this cash strapped economy, consumers are hard pressed to find extra funds. In fact, there are many who lament that their paycheque is not adequate enough for their basic needs. Despite this consumers still battle through to find avenues in which they can save their money. One [...]

How to Buy Gifts on a Budget!

June 14th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I have always loved buying gifts for others regardless of the occasion. Due to recent financial constraints however, the joy of buying gifts has somewhat lessened. There are many special days marked on the calendar in which it is customary to buy gifts to show appreciation. So I [...]

Smoking cigarettes – Watching your money go up in smoke!

June 12th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer As a concerned consumer there is one product that really grabs my attention and that is the cigarette. I have never bought a cigarette, but that does not mean I have never smoked. That’s because even though someone else has chosen to smoke a cigarette, if I am [...]

Cellular Phone rates fall as Consumers’ celebrate!!

June 4th, 2013

Recently, consumers have been besieged by a number of negative reports about the state of the Jamaican economy. At every corner, there are more bills to pay and more money needed to pay them. Even using the cellular phone was becoming irritating as persons would often have the phone but could not afford to buy [...]

What you need to know before you rent a car!

May 28th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer Recently the rental car industry has been featured prominently in the news. There has been much concern by the police at the ease in which cars are rented by unscrupulous persons who use them to aid them in their criminal activities. The consensus is that more needs to [...]

Will You be getting the Blackberry Z10?

May 22nd, 2013

Remember the days when a cellular phone was so huge it looked as if you were talking into a radio? In fact, they are fondly referred to as ‘fridges’ because of their unwieldy size. Back then, the sole function of those phones were to stay in contact while on the road as they were only [...]

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