Consumer Protection

Xbox 360: Come on Down!

Breakfast of Champions

Breakfast of Champions

Liars on the Line

While US West delayed service for months, the company stockpiled millions.

Top 5 assholes I'd like to throw my shoes at

Like so many others around the world, I was awed by the spectacle of President Bush ducking to avoid a pair of shoes hucked by Iraqi TV journalist Muntadar al-Zeidi at a news conference yesterday. Apparently, flashing footwear at someone is one of the worst insults a person can give in Arab cultur ... More >>

Best unretirement

Vic Cionetti

Best unexpected performance by a city administrator

Veggo Larsen

Girls just want to have fun.

Women's selling circles are an old tradition.

Best New Consumer Service

Colorado Consumer Line

Ca-toff-strophe for Enstrom's

After my recent blog about fast-casual chains in Colorado, someone posted an odd comment that didn't really pertain to what I had written about. The gist of it was that Enstrom's candy company had produced mass batches of faulty candy unbeknownst to her friend, who'd shipped ten boxes as presents, a ... More >>

Best Next Job for Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio

Qwest customer-service rep

Best Cheap Appliances

Sears Outlet Store

Best Cheap Computers

Surplus Computer Store

Take It for a Ride!

Who keeps an eye on Colorado's car dealers? The dealers themselves.

High and Dry

Spanish-speaking workers are dishing dirt on a local landscape company.

Baby Bargains Dishes Dirt

Alan and Denise Fields are on a mission to warn new parents about the baby/industrial complex.

It's About the Law

Rebecca Rivera went to John Elway AutoNation looking for a fair deal, but she's still spinning her wheels.

To Your Health

Jay Reinan and John Gordy win big against Mariner Health Care.

Peter Knobel, Phone Home

Interesting developments in a developer's background.

Q: Are They Old Men?

A: Almost -- but Devo's audience is getting younger.

Hamrick

Songs That Make No Sense (Noise Buffet Records)

Fat Chance

An electronic gizmo that promises six-pack abs short-circuits.

Viva Las Villa!

Builder Paul Lambert's dream house is the hit of the show homes, but homebuyers and creditors are raining on his parade.

Eat Your Words

Essay contests seem like a fun way to sell a business. But sometimes, everyone's a loser.

Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

When the housing boom hit Longmont, city inspectors missed a few steps.

Stretching the Limits

Limo companies ride out a debate over longer vehicles, safety and lost tax revenues.

Did the Earth Move for You, Too?

Homeowners, builders and legislators are heaving over the Front Range's swelling soils problem.

Off Limits

Homeowners, builders and legislators are heaving over the Front Range's swelling soils problem.

The Poison Pill

An internet venture goes bust, leaving some of Colorado's biggest business names with a major headache.

The Big Queasy

The junk-food guinea pigs of Grand Junction have had some strange gut reactions to olestra.

Footing the Bill

How lobbyist Pancho Hays gave the boot to tenant-rights legislation.

Adding Insult to Injury

Pulling the plug on attorney advertising could get somebody sued -- including the State of Colorado

THE PROMISED LAND

MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE RANCHETTE, TWO DEVELOPERS GET DOWN AND DIRTY.

THROW AWAY THE KEY

AND THROW AWAY THE LIMON PRISON'S LOCKS, WHILE YOU'RE AT IT.

Swift beef recall: Beware of tainted "Butt Ball Tip"

Yesterday, Greeley's own JBS Swift Beef Co. recalled over 41,000 pounds of meat contaminated with O157:H7 E.coli bacteria, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service. The stuff went out on April 21 to enterprises in Colorado and a dozen other states rangin ... More >>

Total Recall: Slim Fast is the latest yank from the FDA

Slim-Fast. Now with harmful micro-organisms​As an ongoing public service, we would like to draw your attention to another FDA food recall. (As we reported here last week, the FDA recently recalled nearly 111,000 pounds of frozen beef steak fritter.) Why? Because any opportunity to explore the ... More >>

Toss your cookies (if they're from Melissa & Doug)

Cookies and sprinkles and barium, oh my!​This Melissa & Doug wooden slice and bake cookie set seemed like the perfect gift for that toddler with baker aspirations. Unfortunately, among the painted-on sprinkles and icing, Health Canada discovered an unwanted ingredient: barium. Excessive amoun ... More >>

What week is it? A breakdown of everything you could be celebrating, January 3-9

We're still unclear on why the caged bird sings.​The Christmas-New Year's stretch is over. The presents are opened, the fruitcakes eaten and the splurged-on "holiday cognac" consumed in a flurry of inappropriately commingled bodily fluids and chemically repressed despair, leaving you spent, ex ... More >>

Top 10 consumer complaints in Colorado in 2010 and early 2011

​The Colorado Attorney General's Office has compiled its list of the top 10 complaints it received in 2010 -- an unhappy roster broken down generically and specifically. In both cases, gripes about rebates hold the top spot. But when it comes to businesses by name, the outfit that prompted the ... More >>

Colorado's No. 1 in fraud complaints: Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins & CO Springs in top 15

​Statistics compiled by the Federal Trade Commission show that Colorado had the highest per-capita rate of consumer fraud complaints in the nation last year. According to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network report for 2010, Greeley, Boulder, Fort Collins and Colorado Springs all ranked among t ... More >>

Martha Stewart glass table explodes, and not for the first time (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Martha Stewart.​Martha Stewart drew blood on Father's Day. Or at least a glass patio tables marketed under the Martha Stewart Living brand did. According to Arvada's Nancy Passarella, she and her family were sitting down for a meal when the table shattered for no particular reason -- and they ... More >>