Consumer Blotter

Car Dealer Closings - Consumer Protect Yourselves

Paul Rushing — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:54:04 +0000

In an announcement that was expected by many in the automotive industry, Bill Heard Enterprises shut the doors on all of their locations today. They have been facing multiple lawsuits and actions from attorney generals in Georgia and Florida over the past couple of years and most recently lost their inventory financing. With the closing many [...]

Mediocrity A Way of Life

PaulR — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 15:05:32 +0000

Many companies thrive by being mediocre. Their entire business is built around it. McDonald’s, Wal-Mart and Books A Million are names that come to mind. I got a good dose of mediocrity this weekend and felt like this was the best place to talk about it.

Businesses Mocked by the Glynn County Board of Commsioners

PaulR — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:05:36 +0000

By: Paul Rushing “Say it ain’t so, say it ain’t so” cried Glynn County Commissioner Tony Thaw, when given the floor to address the citizens and businesses of Glynn County Georgia. This was an attempt to show outrage and to mock local press releases issued by an Automobile Dealer for calling the commission out on [...]

Glynn County Electrician Causing Static

PaulR — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:27:51 +0000

By: Paul Rushing A prominent business man and county commisioner in Glynn County Georgia, Tony Thaw, owner of Thaw’s Electric Service has come forward to decry all of the recent hoopla about Glynn County’s unconstitutional flag ordinance. In statements made to the Brunswick News he claims that the public outcry of recent Glynn County Code Enforcement Division [...]

Presidential Wannabe Turns Hypocrite

PaulR — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:09:17 +0000

By: Paul Rushing Cap Fendig came to the defense of the Glynn County Code Enforcement Division for issuing tickets to local businesses for flying the US Flag.

Businessman Ticketed for Flying the US Flag

Paul Rushing — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:41:09 +0000

In our volatile political environment with the upcoming elections, an unpopular war, rising fuel prices and turbulent economy you would think that local government would encourage such activities as displaying our National Symbol of Patriotism, the Flag of the United States of America. Well that is not the case in Glynn County Georgia. Local businessman, Gary [...]

Lies, Deception and a Merchants Response to Unethical Affiliate Behavior

Paul Rushing — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:18:02 +0000

By Paul Rushing Green Mountain Coffee Roasters has a rogue affiliate. The affiliate was making offers that were not authorized by the affiliate agreement and when it became a customer service issue it took third party intervention to make the consumer whole. The situation that unraveled was that the consumer visited the affiliate site and had a [...]

Poor Advice from Steve Bucci Concerning Old Debts Pursued by a Collection Agency

Paul Rushing — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:40:42 +0000

By Paul Rushing Steve Bucci the president of Money Management International Financial Education Foundation must be playing into the interest of lawyers. In a recent article he claims authorship of he tells consumers:

Debt Collectors Using Automated Dialers to Call Consumers

Paul Rushing — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 00:36:15 +0000

By: Paul Rushing If a debt collector is calling you with an automated dialer they may be held accountable under several Federal Laws. A recent news story at wcnc.com implies that debt collectors are not liable under the same law that governs the Do Not Call Registry. They failed to give the whole story. Their story [...]