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Mouse Print*-- Be Skeptical of Glowing Amazon Reviews
Most people these days check product reviews before making a significant purchase. The word of caution this week is not to believe all the reviews you see, even at Amazon.
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
Retail Pharmacies and Mail Order Drugstores Ranked
JD Power questioned almost 15,000 pharmacy customers to gauge their satisfaction level with the service they received. Generally speaking, supermarket drug counters scored the highest, followed by big box stores like Sam's Club and Target. Mail order was next, and finally freestanding locations of chain drugstores came in last place.
The Consumer Guy, Steve Sbraccia, offers warnings about lookalike travel sites and other travel scams that may separate you and your money, and potentially leave you stranded.
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InKind is a restaurant discount program. If you do not have an InKind account, this offer will get you $25 off your restaurant tab of $50 or more (not including tip). They have hundreds of participating restaurants nationwide, but not in every city. The discount is available through use of the app. You also enter your credit card in the app to pay for the balance after the free $25 is deducted. You must use this link to get this offer (and provide referral credit to MrConsumer). On occasion, they offer extra discounts like $25 off a $25 bill during restaurant week.
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When Is the Last Time You Cleaned Your Coffeemaker?
Most people these days check product reviews before making a significant purchase. The word of caution this week is not to believe all the reviews you see, even at Amazon.
That story is in Mouse Print* this week.
JD Power questioned almost 15,000 pharmacy customers to gauge their satisfaction level with the service they received. Generally speaking, supermarket drug counters scored the highest, followed by big box stores like Sam's Club and Target. Mail order was next, and finally freestanding locations of chain drugstores came in last place.
U.S. News has just published its "best hospitals" list. The site is not easy to navigate. Here are the overall top 20 hospitals nationally. And these are the best hospitals by state. Lastly, here are the best hospitals by medical specialty. This is their methodology to come up with their ratings.
