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Better Business Bureau
 Websites presented in alphabetical order BBB: Better Business Bureau 
 Updated several times a month, their alerts section warns about fraudulent business scams. In addition, there is a national database of business reports that include complaints on companies, a searchable directory of BBBs in the U.S. and Canada (with links when available), the BBB Code of Advertising, the Standards for Charitable Solicitations, a link to their charities database, and full text of many booklets. http://www.bbb.org/ Topics: College and University Education, Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance Last updated Nov 14, 2002 Better Business Bureau (BBB): Buying Jewelry
This consumer guide to purchasing jewelry features information about gold, silver, platinum, diamonds, colored gemstones, and pearls. Topics include jewelry manufacturing techniques, colors and karats of gold, types of silver (such as sterling), color and clarity of diamonds, and differences between natural, cultured, and imitation pearls. http://www.bbb.org/alerts/article.asp?ID=441 Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Fashion, Science, Science Last updated Jan 26, 2005 Consumer World
The most comprehensive directory of consumer products and information on the Web. Not annotated. Over 2000 resources: check an airfare, find an ATM machine, file a consumer complaint with a state agency, read hundreds of consumer booklets, find a low rate credit card or mortgage, look up the wholesale price of a car, locate a Better Business Bureau, find a toll-free number, contact a company's customer service department, comparison shop for bargains, check stock quotes or CD rates, or read a movie review. Created by Edgar Dworsky, noted consumer advocate. http://www.consumerworld.org/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Finance Last updated Jun 15, 2003 Give.org: BBB Wise Giving Alliance
"Reports on nationally soliciting charitable organizations that are the subject of donor inquiries. These reports include an evaluation of the subject charity in relation to the 23 provisions of the voluntary CBBB Standards for Charitable Solicitations." Includes a special section on charities involved in relief efforts for the 2004 tsunami in South Asia. Give.org is affiliated with the Council of Better Business Bureaus (CBBB). http://www.give.org/reports/ Topics: Charity & Nonprofit Resources, Consumer Research & Advocacy Last updated Jan 13, 2005 Want to Buy Tickets to the Obama Inauguration? Let the Buyer Beware
This notice about tickets for the 2009 Presidential Inauguration advises "the public that purchasing scalped tickets could leave you out in the cold with empty pockets on Inauguration Day." It explains the distribution process for inauguration tickets, suggests reasons for not purchasing tickets from online brokers, and offers suggestions for consumers who decide to take the risk anyway. From the Better Business Bureau (BBB). http://us.bbb.org/WWWRoot/SitePage.aspx?site=113&id=1869d6a9-82aa-49a1-8419-40a8251fa916&art=7761 Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, The United States Presidency Last updated Nov 17, 2008 |
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