Federal Citizen Information Center
View (free) or order ($) copies of hundreds of
great books on a wide variety of topics |
Consumer Search
Web-based publishing company that helps
consumers find answers about what products are top-rated or best bets in
their class |
Consumer.gov
Resource for consumer information from the
federal government |
Better Business Bureau
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CNET Product Reviews
Features reviews of home and business
electronics. |
PCWorld Reviews
Reviews of computers and related peripherals. |
SpamCon Foundation
Organization fighting to reduce unsolicited junk
email. |
Spam Cop
Maintains an unsolicited email blocking list
compiled by user reports. |
CallerPoint - Phone Service Reviews
Objective reviews and comparisons for long distance, local
and cellular plans. |
Consumer Action
Federal Citizen Information Center.
Features the Consumer Action Handbook. Offers tips, topics, and
further resources for consumers. |
Retrevo
On-line product manuals, reviews and purchasing guides. |
Snopes.com
Urban legends reference pages. Covering a
wide variety of subject matter including consumer scams and fraud. |
National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration
Information on traffic, vehicle and equipment
safety. |
Annual Credit Report
Central site where you can request your free
annual credit report if you eligible. |
Federal Trade
Commission: Consumer Information
Advice on avoiding scams and rip-offs and tips
on other consumer topics. |
United States
Department of Agriculture |
Consumer Reports
Webwatch
Was established to investigate, inform and
improve the quality of information published on the World Wide Web. |
Opt-Out Prescreen
Allows consumers to opt-in or opt-out of firm
offers of credit and insurance. |
Federal Trade Commission: ID Theft
Provides a step-by-step guide on what to do if
your identity has been stolen. It includes who you should contact and
a sample letter to block fraudulent information from your credit report.
It also includes tips to help you avoid identity theft. |
Federal Trade
Commission on Credit
How to access free credit reports, deal with
debt collections and protect your personal financial information. |
Consumer Search
Reviews the reviews on all types of products,
including furnaces and major appliances to fitness equipment and cameras. |
E-mail Preference
Service
Contact for those that wish to reduce the amount
of unsolicited e-mail thru their "opt out" service. |
Compare My Meds
You can check the listings for generic
medications at 4 major chain pharmacies who sell many meds for $4 or less
per prescription. |
Drugs@FDA
Find details on prescription drugs as well as
therapeutic equivalents and the patient package insert. |
NeedyMeds
Provides information to help people find
programs that will help them with the cost of medicine and other healthcare
expenses. |
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Ohio Consumer Information |
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Public Utilities
Commission of Ohio
The PUCO provides apples to apples rate
comparisons for Ohio public utilities. Will help solve disputes
between consumers and utility companies. |
Office of
the Ohio Consumers' Counsel
The Consumer's Counsel is the residential
utility advocate, representing households in proceedings before state and
federal regulators and in the courts. It provides info and responds to
consumer questions about electric, natural gas, telephone and water
services. |
Ohio Health Insurance
Guide
Free health insurance quotes and comparisons.
Describes policy regulations and lists rules insurance companies must
follow. Topics include open enrollment, preexisting conditions, limits
on cancellations and temporary/conversion policies. |
Ohio Health Care
Association
Consumer information on health care, nursing
facilities, living wills, durable power of attorney and advance directives. |
Ohio Insurance Facts
This site offers insurance related information such as winter
weather concerns for homeowners, free fire safety brochures and window
stickers and recent legislation. Follow the link to the insurance
factbook for a variety of information such as Ohio drunk driving laws, the
most stolen makes of vehicles list, collisions with deer by couty, fire and
tornado statistics, how to save money buying insurance, insurance
terminology, company information and insurance statistics of all kinds. |
Office of the Ohio
Consumers' Counsel |
Ohio Attorney General
Includes information on consumer protection,
victim's services, law enforcement and much more. |
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Phone Numbers for Consumers |
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gethuman
Database with secret phone numbers and codes to
get a human when calling a company for customer service. |
Cliché Ideas
Difficult to find 800numbers and customer
service numbers. |
Consumer Action: Corporate Consumer Contacts
Provides difficult to find corporate and
customer service phone numbers as well as parent companies of subsidiaries.
Contact numbers for federal agencies and state resources. |
Hard to Find 800
Numbers |
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Information and
Reports on Charities |
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Give.org
Run by BBB Wise Giving Alliance, offers giving
tips and free reports on national charities. |
American Institute of
Philanthropy
Site of the American Institute of Philanthropy,
a charity watchdog service. |
