This is how to fight an unfair car rental damage charge — and win
Car rental companies hit their customers with unfair damage charges all the time. Here’s how to avoid a false damage claim.
Advocacy
These tales are from our consumer advocacy files. If you’re a consumer with a problem with a company, you can contact us for help as well.
How do you get out of a $28,000 timeshare mistake? Definitely not like this
Ling Lu Yamaki wanted to get out of her timeshare with Hilton Grand Vacations after she discovered a serious problem with it.
“A cruise from hell”: Raw sewage in my cabin on Holland America!
How do you solve a problem with a cruise? Here’s one Holland America passenger who had raw sewage in his cabin. And this is how he fixed it.
Who gets the money from American Airlines’ record $4.1 million fine? Not you
Here’s a dirty little secret about the U.S. Department of Transportation’s record $4.1 million fine against American Airlines for violating the tarmac delay rule, announced with great fanfare yesterday: Passengers probably won’t see a dime of it.
Chase said her identity had been stolen, but it was a Zelle callback scam
When Patricia Peticolas received an urgent call from Chase Bank warning her that someone had stolen her identity on Zelle, she wanted to do everything she could to help.
Want your complaint to fail? Just say these five things
In a world where words are easily ignored by a company, here are five things you can say that will cause your complaint to fail.
What should you do when an airline overcharges you for luggage?
Frontier Airlines overcharged Abbey Colville for her luggage on a recent flight from Denver to Detroit. Way overcharged her.
Why can’t I redeem my Verizon gift card?
Try as hard as he might, Daniel Conti can’t redeem his $200 Verizon gift card.
He’s called Verizon. He’s written. He’s chatted online. But the card doesn’t work.
She called JetBlue, but airline scammers answered. Here’s how she fought back.
The newest airline call center scam just cost Amy Lou Masick $500. She wanted to call JetBlue for a flight refund, so she Googled the airline’s phone number. And up popped the number of a company that was not JetBlue.
You might be a dishonest customer if Amazon does this to you
As Kay anxiously waits for a resolution from Amazon, little does she know that her questionable actions during the return process may have triggered a web of suspicion. With mounting evidence suggesting her potential dishonesty, will Amazon uncover the truth behind the manipulated return label? And more importantly, will Kay ever see her $151 refund or face the consequences of her actions? The final answer lies just beyond the horizon.