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Thrifty Mommy

October 7th, 2007

Beware of Minibar Charges

Did you know . . . One in four travelers say they’ve had a dispute over a hotel minibar charge, according to a recent study conducted by TripAdvisor.com.
I was clueless on the fact that many hotels are using automatic motion and weight sensors that register your purchase.  Just simply moving the items in the refrigerator around […]

By Karen -- 9 comments

September 12th, 2007

Paying Not to Have Long Distance?

Phone companies have thought up yet another way to get money out of you.  Verizon is starting to play AT&T’s dirty tricks by charging customers a fee for long distance even if you don’t use it.
What? 
I remember years ago when I had a land line, the companies were trying to charge me an $8 a […]

By Karen -- 8 comments