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Optometrists / Eye Doctors: Seeing Profit

No part of the human body is more frequently taken for granted than the eyes. Vision is the first sense we rely upon to interpret our surroundings, but because our eyes are so essential to even the most mundane of our activities, we often forget how important they are, and don't always think to seek the best care for them. Even though eye care is arguably the most prevalent specialty of the medical industry, somehow we often forget that, too. After all, almost everyone will have to visit an optometrist at some point in their life, something that can't be said of orthopedists or podiatrists.

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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Corporate / Business Lawyers: Passing Your Buck

Corporate lawyers are typically the most talented in their field. Their prices are staggering, but so are the stakes: your company's profits, reputation, or survival. Most business decision-makers know little about the field of law and are not in a position to debate the merits of their law firm’s decisions. The fact that attorneys are experts in the art of intimidation also does not help matters. When you question one of the lawyer’s decisions, the response often involves a condescending barrage of legal terms, ending with a question about whether you’d like to lose your case, have your merger fail, pay more taxes, etc.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

Caterers: Unappetizing Pricing

Catering is expensive. At some point or another you will be in charge of planning a very important special event and most likely you won’t be able to prepare and serve food for dozens or hundreds of hungry people. Caterers know that and won’t let you forget it. Because there is not necessarily any relationship between the price you pay for catering and the quality of the food or service, it is your duty to do a little investigation in order to avoid unpleasant surprises.

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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Used Car Dealers: Driven Towards Profit

In America, car dealers are not simply easy targets for mistrust, they are universal ones. Indeed, the only figure more loathed than the new car dealer is the used car dealer. By no means are all used car dealers crooks, but enough of them are to warrant suspicion for the entire industry. Too many victims of fast talking and shiny smiles will break the bank for a broken-down car while the salesman pockets the difference. So how can you tell an honest dealer from a crafty scam artist? How can you secure a safe, reliable used car for a reasonable price?

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Saturday, July 08, 2006

Computer Service and Repair Centers: Fixing Until You’re Broke

When your computer slows down or stops working, you will frequently need to bring it in for repair. Your options will be either a chain store like CompUSA or Best Buy, or a local computer store. The process of repair begins the same way – you bring your ailing PC down to the repair location, where it is checked in. You leave with a receipt and the promise that you will be contacted with an estimate for the cost of repairs.

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Friday, July 07, 2006

Day Care / Child Care: Minding Your Money

In an age where both parents work 40 hour weeks, many families require child care. Child care is a booming business, but like any business, consumer exploitation and dangerous cost-cutting are rampant in facilities nationwide. So when selecting a child care center, what are you supposed to look for and what are you supposed to look out for? How do you keep your child safe from getting sick, hurt, or worse, and how do you keep yourself safe from getting ripped off?

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New Car Dealers: Driving Your Money Away

Car salesmen, like politicians, have become accepted in our society as a necessary evil. Their duplicity is accepted by the general public with a yawn and a shrug of resignation. But unless you want to stroll down the freeway every morning, you will have to deal with them.

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Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Funeral Directors: The Morbid Truth

Many syndicates profit off of human suffering, such as therapists, pharmaceutical companies, and Haagen-Dazs. But profiting off of human death? That is the foreboding province of funeral directors. The death business is a remarkably lucrative industry, mostly because of the staggering 100% market penetration of death. Nothing may be certain except for death and taxes, but it's much easier to cheat on your taxes.

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Posted by admin on 07/05 at 02:41 PM - 1 Comments

Cosmetic Surgeons: Enhancing Your Costs

In the beginning, Adam and Eve cheerfully romped through the Garden of Eden as bare and unabashed as all the other beasts. Man and woman were content with and even grateful for whatever flesh God had given them, and the Lord saw this, and it was good. One fateful day, however, the vile Serpent who lived in the Garden—later confirmed to be Joan Rivers—tempted Adam and Eve to eat from the forbidden Tree of Vanity. They did so, and afterwards, they looked upon themselves and saw they were ugly, and they were ashamed.

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Sunday, July 02, 2006

Online Legal Research Services: Forget All The Books! (Except Your Checkbook)

The two main providers of online legal research services are Lexis-Nexis and Westlaw. These two companies are like Coke and Pepsi. They’re both excellent choices and can fully meet your needs, but there are differences that make attorneys prefer one over the other.

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