Consumerist was on top of things while I was in a mediation this morning.
Inside organized credit card fraud
David Thomas is a former con artist who worked for the FBI running a credit-card-trading site used to track crooks, and Wired has begun posting a three-part series about his work.
10 shopping tricks that stores hate
- Buying Loss Leaders and Leaving
- Using Credit and Paying it Off on Time
- Saying NO to the Extended Warranty
- Activating Your Own Phone With A Cell Phone Company
- Shopping in the Store But Buying Online
- Buying 1 When its 2 for $5
- Opening A Store Credit Card To Get A Discount, Then Cutting It Up
- Using Websites to Track 30 Day Price Guarantees
- Buying Seasonal Items at Clearance Prices (For Next Year)
- Buy “Accessories” on Ebay Rather Than Paying Huge Markups
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