CARFAX Reports Now Free Online When Buying Jaguar
Carfax today announced an expanded role in the Jaguar Select Edition Certified Pre-Owned program. Carfax Vehicle History Reports, a continued requirement of the Jaguar certification process, will be available free wherever Jaguar Select Edition vehicles are sold online. Starting tomorrow, used car shoppers will have instant access to the reports from each vehicle listing with the simple click of a mouse.
Since 2002, Jaguar dealers must run a Carfax Vehicle History Report on every vehicle submitted for certification. In addition to qualifying for the Carfax Buyback Guarantee, each car must undergo a stringent 140-point quality and reliability inspection performed with an exacting level of scrutiny and attention to detail to become a Select Edition Certified Pre-Owned Jaguar. A free Carfax Vehicle History Report is provided for each certified Jaguar car for sale at the dealership and online.
"Our customers are incredibly savvy shoppers and expect nothing but the best from the Select Edition program," said Glenn Drake, National Remarketing Manager at Jaguar Cars Land Rover North America, Inc. "We've taken another step forward to ensure the most discerning online shoppers know they're purchasing a top quality Jaguar automobile. Carfax Vehicle History Reports make the best certified program even better."
Jaguar Select Edition recently clinched the independently-audited IntelliChoice award for Best Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Program in the luxury class segment for the fifth consecutive year.
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Monday, July 31, 2006
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
Bunn Recall Continues Growing, More Incidents Reported
A year after Bunn-O-Matic voluntarily recalled 1.75 million coffeemakers, the recall has been broadened again. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 16 more incidens have occurred when the coffeemaker’s plastic pour-in bowl and lid melted or ignited due to an electrical failure, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Having the same maker in our office, we have always been pleased with its durability, quality and value. Even Consumer Help Web will heed the warning issued yesterday by the government, which says that consumers should do one of three things:
A year after Bunn-O-Matic voluntarily recalled 1.75 million coffeemakers, the recall has been broadened again. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that 16 more incidens have occurred when the coffeemaker’s plastic pour-in bowl and lid melted or ignited due to an electrical failure, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Having the same maker in our office, we have always been pleased with its durability, quality and value. Even Consumer Help Web will heed the warning issued yesterday by the government, which says that consumers should do one of three things:- Contact the firm for a free factory repair,
- a free in-home repair kit, or
- a discount on a future purchase.
How to tell if your coffeemaker has been recalled: Consumers should unplug the coffeemaker and allow it to cool (for at least three hours) before checking if they have one of the recalled units.
The recall involves Bunn® home coffeemakers with model numbers GR-10B, GR-10W, B-10B, B-10W, and BT-10B (including any of those same model numbers ending in the additional letter D) with six-digit date codes (1) ending in “04” with the two middle digits between “21” and “52” or (2) ending in “05” with the two middle digits between “01” and “40”. (If the date code has a seventh digit, consumers should ignore the last digit and use the first six digits.) The model number and date code are stamped on a small white or silver sticker on the bottom of the coffeemaker. The 10-cup Bunn® coffeemakers have either a black or white plastic base and top, and measure 14 ¼-inches high by 7-inches wide by 13 ¾ -inches deep. The word “BUNN®” is printed on the front of the machine in chrome.
How To Contact Bunn: For more information, consumers should call Bunn-O-Matic at (800) 385-2652 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Technorati Tags: recall, Bunn, coffeemakerTuesday, July 25, 2006
Seasilver Supplement Owners Default On Redress
The marketers of Seasilver, an alleged phony cure-all, have been ordered to pay almost $120 million for failing to comply with an earlier order requiring them to pay $3 million in consumer redress.
In ads for Seasilver, the promoters claimed the product, a liquid dietary supplement containing aloe vera, phyto-silver sea vegetables, herbs, cranberry concentrate, and other ingredients, was clinically proven to treat or cure 650 diseases, including cancer and AIDS, and caused rapid, substantial, and permanent weight loss without dieting. The FTC alleged that the claims were false and unsubstantiated.
In March 2004, the defendants agreed to settle the FTC’s charges. The settlement, filed in federal court, barred the defendants from making false or misleading claims in the future. It also required the defendants to pay $3 million in consumer redress and included a suspended judgment of $120 million, which would become due if the defendants misrepresented their financial status, or did not make the payments as they agreed.
To date, Seasilver, USA, Inc. and Americaloe, Inc., and their owners, Bela Berkes and Jason Berkes, have paid less than $1 million of the consumer redress they agreed to pay. Under the Court’s order, entered on June 20, 2006, the Seasilver marketers are now jointly and severally liable to pay the full amount of $119,237,000, plus interest.
The FTC has secured liens on the defendants’ assets, including a nursery, an aloe farm, and equipment. The two largest distributors of Seasilver, who were named in the FTC’s complaint and settled the charges, have made their separate court-ordered payments of $1 million and $500,000.
The hotline number for this case, 1-866-408-2536, contains more information for interested consumers.
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: seasilver, consumer , FTC , refunds
The marketers of Seasilver, an alleged phony cure-all, have been ordered to pay almost $120 million for failing to comply with an earlier order requiring them to pay $3 million in consumer redress.
In ads for Seasilver, the promoters claimed the product, a liquid dietary supplement containing aloe vera, phyto-silver sea vegetables, herbs, cranberry concentrate, and other ingredients, was clinically proven to treat or cure 650 diseases, including cancer and AIDS, and caused rapid, substantial, and permanent weight loss without dieting. The FTC alleged that the claims were false and unsubstantiated.
In March 2004, the defendants agreed to settle the FTC’s charges. The settlement, filed in federal court, barred the defendants from making false or misleading claims in the future. It also required the defendants to pay $3 million in consumer redress and included a suspended judgment of $120 million, which would become due if the defendants misrepresented their financial status, or did not make the payments as they agreed.
To date, Seasilver, USA, Inc. and Americaloe, Inc., and their owners, Bela Berkes and Jason Berkes, have paid less than $1 million of the consumer redress they agreed to pay. Under the Court’s order, entered on June 20, 2006, the Seasilver marketers are now jointly and severally liable to pay the full amount of $119,237,000, plus interest.
The FTC has secured liens on the defendants’ assets, including a nursery, an aloe farm, and equipment. The two largest distributors of Seasilver, who were named in the FTC’s complaint and settled the charges, have made their separate court-ordered payments of $1 million and $500,000.
The hotline number for this case, 1-866-408-2536, contains more information for interested consumers.
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: seasilver, consumer , FTC , refunds
