Mail order clock saga tests patience and blues
Readers recount a blue electronic alarm clock that failed repeatedly after returns and repair charges. The column quotes a corporate response promising a blue clock is being processed for Col. G, while earlier brown and black models arrived with no alarm. The item highlights customer frustration and mail back cycles involving a Utah shipment.
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FTC moves to protect mobile home buyers with warranty rules
The Federal Trade Commission advances plans to require manufacturers and other warranty issuers of mobile homes to set up and maintain effective complaint handling systems. Public hearings will be held in Washington on September 12 and San Francisco in December to address warranty disclosures and delays in service or repairs, and to clarify consumer warranty rights.
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Consumer agency bill faces uphill fight in House
AP reports a U S consumer agency bill struggles amid heavy lobbying by the Chamber of Commerce and others. Rep Benjamin Rosenthal says the measure may be 20 to 25 votes short in the House though Senate support remains promising.
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