HelpMate: Cooling-off laws, bait and switch, and consumer tips
A reader reports a door to door vinyl pool sale that used pressure to close a cash deal and discusses cooling-off limits, NSP I ethics review, and potential remedies. Other items review dried eggs for individuals, postage stamp catalog updates, false weight loss pills, popcorn labeling, beef tenderizers, and consumer guidance from HELP-MATE on handling disputes and filing inquiries with agencies.
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NSP
NSPI
Henningsen Foods Inc
White Plains
New York
Senate probes UPS postal service decline prompts reform push
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee chair Sen. Gale W McGee announces a Feb 27 launch of a nationwide probe into U S Postal Service operations amid rising complaints and uneven delivery. The investigation will examine mail processing, zip code issues, and recent cost-cutting measures cited as hurting service.
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Washington
Senate
US Postal Service
Gale W McGee
Dwyo
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
McGee
Congress
Western Union
Parcel Post
United Parcel Service
UPS
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National Swimming Pool Institute
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
K Street
Washington, D.C
United States
A.B
Government Printing Office
U.S
GPO
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The
Poultry and Egg Institute of America
Stanford Research Corp
East Orange
N.J
Postal Service
Stanford
Newark
Remco Industries, Inc
Harrison, N.J
Remco
American Butter Institute
Virginia Knauer
Institute
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
M.B
Swift & Co
Swift
Help-Mate
Chronicle-Telegram
Sears
Carnegie
Wed
Egular
Sears Heme
Southgate
Tan
Nia
New York City
United Nations
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