consumer

A consumer is a person who uses a commodity, product, or service.  In plain language, consumers are people who buy stuff.  We're all consumers in on way shape or form. If you purchase products on the internet then you are a consumer.

Consumers drive economies. Your plumber, mechanic, or car washer provide you services which you consume.  If you're reading this you're likely a consumer of online goods.  

Many blogs and websites focus on not only techniques to be a knowledgeable consumer, but also provide help to consumers who may have run into trouble in their consumer experience (purchasing or post purchase).  Some provide help with the purchase experience to arm you with the right information to make the right purchase.

If your blog has information to help improve the consumer experience either pre-purchase or post purchase, use the tag "consumer."

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “consumer”

• Group Buying = Lowest Price for Solar. Ever.

  
  CleanTechnica — Authority: 633
  What with the Vice President promoting the PACE super affordable model of city financing for solar and the econo-apocalypse-related drop in solar panel prices, you’d think that solar was in the bag by now, but group buying on top of all that will still buy the cheapest solar for your roof. One Block off the ...
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• Blu Ray Disk Players

  
  Wise Shoppers Read The Buyers Guide and Product Reviews Before Shopping — Authority: 155
  Among blu ray disc players, the two most critical aspects are the player’s capacity of giving the highest possible quality of audio and video and the other one is the added features like having the ability to browse the Internet. No to mention still enabling the consumer to play standard DVDs and CDs that are in the ...
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• Japanese And Korean Automakers Top The Reliability Rankings

  
  AutoBrag Blog — Authority: 151
  Asian automakers are still building the most reliable cars and trucks , with 8 of the top 10 brands from Japanese and Korean companies, according to an annual survey by Consumer Reports . But several models from Ford Motor Co. are now consistently scoring above Honda and Toyota , the perennial leaders. While ...
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• The Establishment Of Corporate Gifts Industry Within Singapore

  
  Memmis.com News Agency — Authority: 161
  We all grasp that corporate gifts are intended to make the company image, unfold positive goodwill, increase business, enhance productivity levels, and many more. Theyll permit massive or tiny companies to invite prospective purchasers, thank existing ones, and impress potential clients. This suggests additional ...
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• (PVH) Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation – Higher Estimates on a Surging Share Price

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. ( PVH ) is seeing higher forecasts ahead of reporting third-quarter results next week. The full-year Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.49 per share was increased from last month’s $2.46. Company Description Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. is a global designer and marketer of branded dress ...
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• (RL) Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation Relocates to Piedmont Triad

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. ( RL ), a leading global designer and distributor of premium lifestyle products, has decided to relocate some of its distribution business from West Virginia to Piedmont Triad in order to consolidate its operation in the region. The company plans to close a warehouse and distribution center ...
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• Wine Reviews...Are we Hyped, Framed or Looking at a Mirage

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  I was just done reading Create your own economist (Tyler Cowen) which mentions in Chapter 4 an experiment a few years back by researcher Frederic Brochet in Bordeaux playing with the visual expectations of professional tasters in Bordeaux. Jonah Lehrer in The Subjectivity of Wine (Science Blogs, Nov 07) tells us ...
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• We Reprogrammed Our Site for the iPhone

  
  Communications and Technology Blog - Tehrani.com — Authority: 476
  You remember a while back I discussed how the real apple tax is the lack of Flash support from Apple? I further explained how virtually all websites with video have to create duplicate video formats for their content - Flash for most devices and H.264 for iPhones. It gets more complicated for a site like TMCnet ...
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• (CTRP) Top Performer for Thurs: Ctrip.com- Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Ctrip.com International, Ltd. ( CTRP ), the Chinese travel service provider, has watched its shares advance approximately 6.55% Thursday after beating expectations in the third quarter. The gain is enough to put Ctrip.com on the Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers List today. Volume has more than doubled to approximately ...
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• (EMS) Emergency Medical Beats Consensus Estimates

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Emergency Medical’s ( EMS ) third quarter earnings per share came in at 66 cents, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 60 cents but remained unchanged from the year ago period. The company reported revenues of $665.1 million, a decline of 2.1% compared to the third quarter of 2008. Revenues would have been ...
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• (F) Ford’s European Sales Impress

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Ford Motor Company ( F ) revealed an impressive 12.8% rise in sales for October in its 19 European markets, outperforming the 6.8% gain in sales for the overall industry. In fact, the sales rise was considered as the best monthly performance in more than a decade. Several incentive programs by the European ...
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• Non-domiciles have same £325,000 IHT threshold

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Ive been told the UKs inheritance tax allowance doesnt apply if you were born a foreign national and that a smaller allowance is applicable. I have been told that the £325,000 inheritance tax (IHT) allowance, which can be passed on to a spouse, does not apply if you were born a foreign national and are regarded as ...
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• Ryanair rejects our death certificates

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  After my mother-in-law died before she was due to travel with Ryanair, I followed procedure to apply for a refund. Ryanair could not confirm if it had received the death certificate and then said it couldnt deal with me. My mother-in-law, who was Spanish and lived in Spain, died in France just before she was due to ...
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• Barclaycard finally pays after bath company sinks

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  I claimed with Barclaycard, under section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act, for remedial work towards bathroom repairs but it said my claim was greater than the maximum allowed. We had an en-suite and a bathroom installed in 2008 by a local design company. We have had problems ever since and tried to get the company to ...
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• I was cleared over the crash but my premium took a hit

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  My car insurance quote has doubled after a crash that wasnt my responsibility, even though my broker said once the claim was settled my no claims discount would be reinstated In January, a car overtook me while I was turning right. My car was not damaged but the other party, who lost only door trimming, claimed ...
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• Consumers to be given class action powers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 983
  Disgruntled bank customers will be able to band together for the first time to contest unfair terms and overcharging under new rules to be introduced by the government. Wednesdays Queens speech will announce legislation that will allow customers to pursue "class action" lawsuits against finance companies. While the ...
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• (PII) Polaris Industries Inc. – Industry-Leading Yield of 3.4%

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Polaris Industries Inc. ( PII ) recently declared a quarterly dividend of 39 cents per share, which translates into an industry-leading yield of 3.4%. In mid-October, the company announced third-quarter earnings of 94 cents per share, which was below the previous year’s $1.13 but 12% ahead of the Zacks Consensus ...
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• 25 Easy Homemade Gift Ideas

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 561
  Once Thanksgiving rolls around here in the United States, I like to try and stay as far away from any malls or large shopping centers. The stress from the traffic and crowds almost matches the stress from seeing greed and consumerism at its peek.But even though going to malls to buy gifts is not my [...]
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• HR 778 IH…The fresh milk bill no one talks about

  
  The Proud Political Junkie's Gazette — Authority: 136
  By: Marti Oakley  All rights reserved  It would appear earlier this year Rep. Ron Paul (R) Texas, introduced this simple bill into the record of the House.  Here we are in Mid-November, eleven months later……and not one co-sponsor or any action has been taken on this bill.  It is sitting idle in ...
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• (F) Steel Industry – Industry Outlook

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 461
  Steel Output Mounting The Steel industry, which consists of companies engaged in the extraction of iron ore and coke coal for the processing of iron and steel, has the major chunk of sales concentrated with a few producers. The industry includes metal ore exploration and mining services, iron and steel foundries ...
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