Problems with new appliances When an appliance stops working, the consumer would usually request to have the appliance replaced or to be refunded. While the Consumer Affairs Act ...
The art of haggling can pay dividends Electronics and appliances are some of the priciest home goods with some of the highest mark-ups, making them ripe for haggling, said Bell, who negotiated ...
US Growth Is Revised Downward, to 2.7% Factories are churning out more steel, cars, appliances and other goods, but not because consumer demand is particularly strong. Instead, they are producing ...
Battling the big-box appliance retailers Nationally, small appliance stores are holding their own. They accounted for about 40 percent of appliance sales in This Week in Consumer Electronics' 2009 ...
Sears Offers Layaway on Home Appliances Now it's including home appliances in the program for the first time. Sears is running in-store ads, as well as ads on its site, Sears.com. ...
Electricity-starved Iraqis' obsession: generators At the same time, demand skyrocketed after the fall of Saddam Hussein when Iraqis could finally buy appliances that weren't previously available. ...
Verizon readies home energy and security services Existing appliances or lights can be managed using plugs equipped with radios that connect them to the home automation network. Many other companies have ...