Category Archives: Consumer activism

Maybe the T should ask the people who drive cars about changes to bus schedules?

The MBTA just spent $900,000 in federal stimulus money to buy 25 new buses for use along Route 28 (Mattapan Square to Ruggles Station).  These longer, articulated buses don’t fit in the current bus stops, so the stops going to have to be enlarged, eliminating between 60 and 92 parking spaces along a stretch of… Read More »

Do we have a Jordan’s PowerCharge account, or don’t we?

My wife and I recently visited Jordan’s Furniture to look at mattresses.  While we’ve had our problems with Jordan’s in the past, Mattresses are definitely a commodity item, the Jordan’s “sleep techs” really do seem to know what they’re talking about, and their mattress prices are quite reasonable. We have a Jordan’s PowerCharge account which… Read More »

Jordan’s Furniture stops offering anti-stain treatment on upholstered furniture

You may have heard that 3M changed the formula for its Scotchgard products a number of years ago after it was revealed that they were causing significant environmental damage (well, it’s actually much worse than that, but that’s the basic idea).  The new Scotchgard doesn’t work as well as the old one did.  Apparently, none… Read More »