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State of Texas vs Conn’s Redux

By The Grump

Attorney General Abbott Resolves Enforcement Action Against Conn's Beaumont-based retailer agrees to $4.5 million in restitution, reformed business practices HOUSTON - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today resolved the state’s enforcement action against Conn’s, Inc. In May, Conn’s was charged with failing to honor product warranties, misleading customers about the nature of its products, false advertising and other violations of the... »

Sony Exits TV Manufacturing in U.S.?

By The Grump

Sony has announce the sale of their LCD TV manufacturing to a company called Foxconn and the agreement includes the sale to Hon Hai Precision Industry Group 90% of its shares in Sony Baja California and several other manufacturing operations related to Sony's Tijuana site in Mexico. Most of it's production goes to manufacturing LCD TVs for the the US... »

NESDA Rejects TTE (RCA) Service Concept

By WebWire

WEBWIRE – Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Fort Worth, TX -- In response to a new service model put forth by TTE (the manufacturer of RCA televisions), NESDA (the National Electronics Service Dealers Association) has sent a reply back to TTE Executives rejecting their program, citing philosophical differences and concern for consumer satisfaction. “Respectfully, I must inform you that the DEX concept of... »

RCA Service Companies Terminated

By NISC-T

NISC-T CONSUMER ALERT Would you purchase a vehicle from a manufacturer that required you to take your new car to your local computer repairman for warranty service? Sounds ridiculous? Consumers who purchase RCA products do so at their own risk. The RCA product warranty as we have known it for over 60 years has vanished by corporate greed much the same as... »

State of Texas vs Conn’s Appliance

By The Grump

Oh crap. Could Consumer Reports be right about those service contracts? The State of Texas thinks that something is smelly in those service contract sales; How they are administered, how they are serviced and where the money is going. Conn's stock, which had been recovering after the most recent hurricane, has hit an East Texas oil slick... »