Shopping for Products & ServicesBuying Plans
Facts for Consumers
- Auction Guides: Not So Hot Properties
[PDF]
Warns about ads for auction guides that promise vehicles for as little as $500 or foreclosed homes from $5,000, with no money down. How to avoid shelling out your hard-earned dollars for fraudulently marketed auction guides. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Continuity Plans: Coming to You Like Clockwork [PDF]
Explains how negative option and "trial period" plans work, how to protect yourself in shopping for a plan, and where to complain. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
- Prenotification Negative Option Plans
[PDF]
Explains how negative option plans work and your rights under Federal Trade Commission's Negative Option Rule. Lists factors a buyer should consider before subscribing to a plan. 8.5"x11", 4 pages.
- Service Contracts [PDF]
Gives questions to ask before buying a service contract on a major appliance or car. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
Consumer Alerts
- Buying, Giving, and Using Gift Cards [PDF]
- "Free Trials" Aren't Always Free
[PDF]
Explains how "free trials" work and how to avoid the costs that might be hiding in some free trial offers. 8.5"x11", 2 pages.
- Free Trial Offers: Timing is Everything [PDF]
- Holiday Shopping on a Budget: Tips from the Federal Trade Commission [PDF]
Tips for creating and sticking to a budget, shopping holiday sale ads, and learning about layaway plans.
- Season's Tweetings [PDF]
