Watch Out for Consumer Reports!
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Pixguy
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When Direct-TV called me in January to tell me that they were giving me 2 free months of a few movie channels I asked, "and I have to call you to cancel at the end of the 60 days, right?"
of course, she said yes, to which I said No thanks, get lost!
of course, she said yes, to which I said No thanks, get lost!
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It's almost as bad as a scam...
Those free offers and introductory offers sometimes require more effort than it's worth to cancel...
As for Consumers... a lot of the teachers I know treat Consumer Reports as the bible when it comes to shopping.
All I know is that I own several of their can't recommend vehicles and have been nothing but pleased I did not listen.
The most reliable, fun and best at holding value is my Suzuki Samurai which Consumers killed with scathing reports.
Those free offers and introductory offers sometimes require more effort than it's worth to cancel...
As for Consumers... a lot of the teachers I know treat Consumer Reports as the bible when it comes to shopping.
All I know is that I own several of their can't recommend vehicles and have been nothing but pleased I did not listen.
The most reliable, fun and best at holding value is my Suzuki Samurai which Consumers killed with scathing reports.
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yeah...about the same time frame as when the meek inherit the earth...
...if there were a lot less naive and gullible consumers, America would be in a much better place...
(replace "consumer" with 'voter' and the positive effect would exponentially greater...)
just sayin...
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I value CR on most things, but as an adjunct to online research. Otherwise it would be like believing only Fox News or only MSNBC.
My problem with their automatic charging is about every time I'm about to cancel they come out with a bang up report on something which I had not expected to need and all of a sudden do need. This has happened about 6 times over the last 4 years, new hot water tank for a rental house, new tools for a son, vacuum SWMBO bought (w/o research) all of a sudden dies. I'd swear they have an inside informant. I'm a little suspicious of our Corgi. She keeps an eye on everything.
I just can't figure out how she reports back.
My problem with their automatic charging is about every time I'm about to cancel they come out with a bang up report on something which I had not expected to need and all of a sudden do need. This has happened about 6 times over the last 4 years, new hot water tank for a rental house, new tools for a son, vacuum SWMBO bought (w/o research) all of a sudden dies. I'd swear they have an inside informant. I'm a little suspicious of our Corgi. She keeps an eye on everything.
I just can't figure out how she reports back.
buckeyefarmer
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I will never use siriusxm radio again, they did the same thing to me. I got it free for so many months with the car, extended it once when they made a really good offer, then I called and cancelled, they kept billing me. I had to go thru my credit card co. and got some back, but not all of it.
rekees4300
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Consumer Reports is okay except they often review stuff that is hard to find. Never had a billing problem with them.
Brad_Blazer
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I had their magazine subscription for years. They are irrelevant to me now. Thank goodness for online reviews which, despite all of their flaws, seem 1000% more accurate than the CU "experts."
I always got a kick out of their high horse attitude including the "selling it" section. Their own magazines "free of outside advertisers" were stuffed with ads and the stiff cards that fall out advertising their own additional services all at a pretty steep price. The online sales behavior is par for the course. That self-serving bunch has never really been pro-consumer.
I always got a kick out of their high horse attitude including the "selling it" section. Their own magazines "free of outside advertisers" were stuffed with ads and the stiff cards that fall out advertising their own additional services all at a pretty steep price. The online sales behavior is par for the course. That self-serving bunch has never really been pro-consumer.
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It's not a problem if you understand what they are doing. And I'd expect someone subscribing to CR would READ the contract they are agreeing to.
But I guess that's like inspecting a tractor before you buy it.
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Ahhhh a know it all. Apparently you read Consumer Reports making you superior to all of us who have seen through their BS superiority complex. LOL!
