Consumer Hacks with Wendy Knowler

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Know your rights as a consumer. ECR’s Consumer Watchdog, Wendy Knowler, is giving us daily consumer tips to help empower you as a consumer. Here are the latest Consumer Hacks with Wendy Knowler.

Keep your cool, and your cash

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Keep your cool, and your cash
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Declined at the till? Believe the machine, not your phone

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Declined at the till? Believe the machine, not your phone
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Had an op? Your first check-up should be free

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Had an op? Your first check-up should be free
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Proof of address, not proof of spending

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Proof of address, not proof of spending
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"Potential winner" doesn't mean you've won

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"Potential winner" doesn't mean you've won
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Selling your home? Tell your bank first

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Selling your home? Tell your bank first
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Where there's no will, there's a formula

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Where there's no will, there's a formula
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"Duty-free" doesn't mean charge-free

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"Duty-free" doesn't mean charge-free
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Never let anyone talk you out of claiming

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Never let anyone talk you out of claiming
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Buying a car privately? Beware - you have no safety net

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Buying a car privately? Beware - you have no safety net
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Never say "yes, that's my debt"

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Never say "yes, that's my debt"
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Check the name on the ticket. Every letter

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Check the name on the ticket. Every letter
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That “diagnostic fee” has to be flagged first

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That “diagnostic fee” has to be flagged first
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The price on the shelf is the price you pay

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The price on the shelf is the price you pay
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Too small to fight is not a thing

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Too small to fight is not a thing
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Airbags are not the expensive part

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Airbags are not the expensive part
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That airline credit is on a clock

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That airline credit is on a clock
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The visa nobody warns you about

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The visa nobody warns you about
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Which Starlet are you driving?

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Which Starlet are you driving?
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Two minutes before you buy a car

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Two minutes before you buy a car
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Never stop paying the whole bill

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Never stop paying the whole bill
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Shake the sand out

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Shake the sand out
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Your usual Uber is going away

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Your usual Uber is going away
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Paying for the privilege

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Paying for the privilege
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Pay down the card that's nearest its limit first

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Pay down the card that's nearest its limit first
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Check the stars before you sign

2 months
Check the stars before you sign
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"No refunds" is not the last word

2 months
"No refunds" is not the last word
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Ask what they'll buy it back for

2 months
Ask what they'll buy it back for
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A discount you can't use isn't compensation

2 months
A discount you can't use isn't compensation
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Cancelled isn't cancelled until they say so in writing

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Cancelled isn't cancelled until they say so in writing
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