The Telecommunication battle rages on!

June 20th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer I knew it would be an interesting development when the cellular rates started to fall. I believe that having competition effectively ensures that the consumers best interest is given priority. So I celebrated as I heard each company pledge to lower their costs. The company that fired the [...]

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Banded Products – What Consumers should know!

April 15th, 2013

Teri Ann Renee Paisley, Gleaner Online Writer It’s a now familiar sight on the shelves of Jamaican supermarkets. A product is banded together and sold as one unit. So essentially you buy one product and the other one is free. Occasionally, another product is placed in the package which complements it and is offered as [...]

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Secrets Revealed!

May 31st, 2011

I am sure I caught your attention with that headline.  Just relax there are no ‘leaks’ just my secrets for staying within a budget. Every household has a budget but not everybody is able to stick to it.   One thing that has helped me is to pay all the important bills first then if [...]

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Deal or Gimmick?

November 28th, 2010

80 % off! Everything must go! Stores often use this and other expressions to attract customers.  Especially at this time of year stores pull out all the stops to convince shoppers that they are getting a deal.  Are these really deals or just gimmicks designed to boost sales? Well there are deals out there but the wise shopper will check the quality of the [...]

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