Category Archives: Consumer activism

HMO as (bad) doctor

My wife and I each recently received letters from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, our health insurer through my employer. These letters introduced us to a program being run by BCBS which, to put it bluntly, is wrong, wrong, wrong.

When “Kosher, Vegan” is neither

Given the web of Federal and state laws and regulations surrounding food labeling and deceptive trade practices, you would think that a food manufacturer with a nationwide market wouldn’t survive for long if it outright lied about the ingredients in its products, intentionally deceiving vegans, vegetarians, and people who keep kosher. Alas, that’s apparently not… Read More »

Staples Easy Rebates Horror Story

Before I had a blog, I wrote this article about an incredibly bad experience trying to get a Staples rebate to which I was entitled. Read the article there, then comment here if you wish!