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08/02/2012

Door-to-door Selling Complaints Projected to Double Over Last Year

While many door-to-door salespersons are honest, BBB receives complaints from consumers who purchased poor quality items or products that never arrived. BBB warns that deceptive door-to-door sellers are looking to make a quick buck

07/03/2012

BBB Warns Public About 'All Four One,' Organized Network Of Magazine Sales Scams

A door-to-door magazine sales scheme that victimized several St. Louis area residents is the latest of several nearly identical scams that have duped hundreds of consumers nationwide, the BBB warns.

06/29/2012

The Summer Months Ring an ‘Alarm’ for Consumers

The number of consumers searching home security system dealers continues to increase year to year, according to Better Business Bureau. Inquiries are especially high during the summer months, when families are planning their summer vacations and looking for ways to avoid leaving their home vulnerable to thieves.

08/11/2011

BBB Warns of Asphalt Paving Scam Hitting SE Wisconsin

The Wisconsin BBB wants to warn homeowners about James Joles Asphalt Paving, a traveling driveway repaving company that is going door-to-door in the Milwaukee area and leaving a string of unsatisfied customers in its wake.

07/21/2011

BBB Warns of Door-to-Door Meat Sellers

With grilling season upon us, the Wisconsin Better Business Bureau (BBB) doesn’t want you to get burned by companies going door to door selling packaged meat.

06/08/2011

BBB Warns Against Door-to-Door Magazine Sellers

The Wisconsin BBB warns that deceptive door-to-door magazine sales crews are hitting the pavement and looking to earn a quick buck this summer.

04/20/2011

Door-to-Door Meat Peddlers Plaguing Central Texas Neighborhoods

Central Texas-area consumers should be on the alert for door-to-door meat salespeople, according to multiple complaints recently filed with BBB. In the same fashion BBB warned about last April, consumers continue to allege that the representatives use high pressure sales tactics to collect hundreds, sometimes thousands, of dollars in cash and then never deliver the meat.

09/20/2010

When to Shut the Door on a Traveling Seller

Regardless of what door-to-door sellers are selling, protect your home and your wallet by confirming their credentials.

06/01/2010

Can You Trust a Door-to-Door Meat Salesman?

Every summer, Better Business Bureau receives troubling complaints from consumers who purchased meat from door-to-door salesmen and were dissatisfied with the quality or even claim to have gotten food poisoning.


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