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CONSUMER RIGHTS

Customer prepays Sears for washer installation that never happens and struggles to get the labor charges refunded.

Sears didn’t install my washer. Why won’t it refund the labor charges?

September 27, 2025September 26, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Sears can’t install James King’s washer, and it won’t refund him. How can he get the company to honor its obligations?

Categories Problem Solved
Customer's Groupon for a now-closed restaurant isn't being refunded in cash, only in-store credit. Is this fair?

Why won’t Groupon refund me? The restaurant closed!

September 20, 2025September 19, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Sofya Mumford’s $65 Groupon voucher is worthless after the restaurant goes out of business. Why won’t the company refund her money?

Categories Problem Solved
Loyal Target shopper's debit card mysteriously closed without explanation. See how she fought to get her card back and the 5% discount restored.

Target closed my card without warning! Get it back!

September 5, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Why is Martha Norrick’s Target Circle debit card closed? Target has given her several reasons, but it’s doing nothing to help her get her card back.

Categories Problem Solved
Hotel overbooked, Booking.com promised a refund for a pricier room, but then stopped responding. How to hold them accountable.

Booking.com promised to refund me $655 for my hotel room — but now it won’t!

September 4, 2025September 3, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

After Frances Dooley’s hotel booking is canceled, Booking.com says it will refund her new room’s higher cost. But then it goes silent. What can you do if a company breaks its promise?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
After a merger, Victoria Broer lost key-holding service at her Denver airport parking lot. Can companies change policies post-payment? Know your rights and next steps

I paid for unlimited airport parking. Then the company changed its rules.

September 11, 2025September 1, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Victoria Broer has parked her family van at USAirport Parking near Denver International Airport for a decade. The company held her keys for her in its office, and she felt safe — so safe that she paid $1,825 every year for unlimited parking privileges.

Categories Advocacy
Are AI systems quietly costing you money when you travel? From rental car scanners and hotel vapor detectors to airfare pricing algorithms, travelers face unfair charges and surveillance. This guide explores where the tech traps are — and what you can do to fight back before it costs you hundreds of dollars.

AI anxiety: How technology is turning travel into a trap — and what you can do about it

August 31, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Worried about every little ding on your rental car? Do you always go into “anonymous” mode on your web browser before booking airline tickets?

Categories On Travel
Hertz bills renter $5,873 months after a deer accident, then demands $842 more for "diminished value" without documentation.

Hertz wants another $842 after my insurance paid — is that legal?

August 27, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Victoria Muenchow hits a deer while driving a Hertz rental van, files a claim through her credit card insurance, and waits 10 months for Hertz to send a $5,873 bill. After her insurance settles the bill, Hertz demands an additional $842 for “diminished value” but can’t provide documentation. Can she fight this fee — and win?

Categories The Travel Troubleshooter
StubHub charged a seller $747 in fees despite promising a waiver after Adele's show was postponed. See how she fought for her refund.

StubHub charged me $747 in fees after Adele postponed her concert. But it promised not to!

November 8, 2025August 25, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Ellen Kwan-Portal just can’t let go of her Adele tickets.

Categories Advocacy
Is your trip nonrefundable? Discover why airlines and hotels are tightening refund rules and the strategies you can use to potentially recover your money.

Travel is more “nonrefundable” than ever — here’s how to get around that

September 27, 2025August 24, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Christina Anderson thought her hotel room in Reykjavik, Iceland, was refundable. But when her flight to Iceland was canceled because of bad weather, she made a stunning discovery: It wasn’t.

Categories On Travel
Homeowner paid American Standard for a bathroom renovation, but the shower doors are faulty, and the company won't repair them.

My American Standard shower doesn’t work! Can you help me get it fixed?

August 22, 2025 by Christopher Elliott

Doreen Waltrich pays American Standard $32,952 for a new bathroom, but now the shower doors don’t work. Why won’t the company fix it?

Categories Problem Solved
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