Content Tagged 'Consumer'

Brace yourself the next time you go to the grocery store or fill up your car with your gas, because prices may soon sky rocket as early as next month and the Mississippi River is to blame. Watch Video

FedEx customers are raising eyebrows about the class action lawsuit filed against the company.

You may be paying more this holiday season thanks to shoplifters. Watch Video

It's 40 stores under one roof in an area of town that's growing in popularity. The "MemShop" pop-up market opens Thursday in Overton Square. Watch Video

It doesn't compare to winning the lottery, but if you own a flat-screen TV, you could be eligible for a share of a billion dollar class-action settlement. Watch Video

The long lines, whether inside or out, have become synonymous with Black Friday. Many waited hours for stores to open so they can grab door buster deals. Watch Video

Delta Airlines is offering a sale on Memphis airfares. You heard right, cheap fares from one of the most expensive places to fly in the country. The sale comers within hours of the Memphis Airport Authority approving a new lease with Delta that critics call a sweetheart deal.

Coming soon to a grocery store aisle near you, higher prices for staples like meat, chicken, and milk. It is all due to one of the worst and most wide-spread droughts in decades. Watch Video

This Sunday, a new state law allows stronger brews to be sold. Stores, restaurants and bars are all expecting a boost to business, and drinkers are expecting a boost to their taste buds. Watch Video

Locals can't wait, and they're not the only ones. Shoppers are expected to come from states away. Watch Video

The Better Business Bureau of the Mid-South is cautioning consumers to do their research on seemingly "great deals" through group buying websites after numerous complaints about a local housekeeping service.

Billions of thoughts are posted online everyday and now a company called "Decooda" is setting up shop in Memphis to track and sell your online thinking.

The wait is over for iPhone fanatics. More than hundred people camped out at the Apple store in Germantown for Friday's release of the iPhone 5.

Pre-Black Friday deals start Thanksgiving Day, and folks are wasting no time getting in line right now to nab the best deals. Watch Video

Depending on the cup of joe you drink, car you drive, and where you like to eat, you could be a Democrat or a Republican. Watch Video

With a sales tax of only seven percent, DeSoto County, Mississippi calls out to Memphians. Shop here, save money - and they do. Watch Video

Online retailer Amazon has begun emailing Tennessee customers, telling them they might owe taxes on their purchases.

Love shopping on Amazon? Did you do a lot of it last year? If so, you may owe some back taxes. Watch Video

Every time we turn around, the price at the pump is down. But if you think that trend will continue, think again.

Chicken wing lovers need to shell out more bucks for the cluck. The price of poultry is sky high, and a spokesman for Tyson Foods says it'll remain high for at least the next two years. Watch Video

More than 3,500 people have responded to a Facebook page where they can complain about Delta Airlines and the high fares in and out of Memphis. Congressman Steve Cohen is one of the latest to join. Watch Video

There are still more than 400 Mo' Money Tax Service customers who don't have their tax returns, and all these months later, despite a federal investigation and impending Congressional hearings, we may not be any closer to knowing what really happened this tax season. Watch Video

There are more delays for Mo' Money Taxes customers, after one of the companies hired to process tax refunds for the tax service quit. Watch Video

There's talk in Memphis of letting voters decide whether to raise the sales tax one half cent. It would be the highest in the state, but there could be other sales tax increases that will make communities on an even keel with Memphis; Collierville for one. Watch Video

The director of Little Rock's airport says passenger complaints of more than hour-long waits to get through security screening can't be duplicated and that many passengers are not arriving early enough for their flights.

Memphis Light, Gas and Water is once again offering its heat-related reconnection program for those without utilities.

The company that runs more than 20 downtown Memphis parking lots gets an "F" from the Better Business Bureau for everything from outrageous charges to unanswered complaints. Watch Video

TSW Storm Shelters, Inc. is booming with business as Mid-South residents try to be more tornado-ready. Watch Video

Imagine filing your tax return and learning your refund has already been given to someone using your social security number. It's already happened to a number of people in Olive Branch this tax season. Watch Video

Sick and tired of sky-high airfares at Memphis International Airport? The people who run the airport want to hear from you. Before you get your hopes up though, one airline consultant says you should know a few things before packing a suitcase full of complaints. Watch Video

Letting your car idle for two minutes uses as much fuel as it takes to drive one mile. Watch Video

Mo Money Tax Services says a computer glitch is partially to blame for a delay in handing out refund checks to customers.

The co-owners of Mo' Money Tax Service are formally apologizing for a tax return mess that continues to anger hundreds of customers. Watch Video

More problems for Mo' Money Tax Service, as it continues to grapple with a computer glitch that has left many customers waiting on their tax refunds. Watch Video

Six locations of Mo' Money Taxes in Norfolk. Virginia have closed following complaints from customers that weren't receiving their refund checks, a problem echoed by customers in Memphis. Watch Video

Any time you buy produce at the grocery store, a candy bar at the corner convenience store or even a car, chances are it was delivered by truck. Watch Video

Walgreens couldn't reach a deal with a company called Express Scripts, which processes dozens of different brand name and generic medications. It affects nearly everyone under TRICARE, Medicare, and FedEx employees. Watch Video

The co-founder of Mo Money Tax Service is going on the record after more than a week of turmoil, calls for federal and criminal investigations, and angry customers demanding their delayed tax returns. Watch Video

One Memphis City Councilman wants to keep a closer eye on shops that buy gold. Watch Video

Mo' Money's owners call their customers "hardworking people who are the backbone of America," and if those hardworking people are now Mo' Money "haters," so be it. Watch Video

Talk about cutting edge. Think about mowing your lawn without ever leaving your living room, or trimming the grass from the shade of your front porch. Watch Video

The latest effort to allow wine to be sold in Tennessee supermarkets has failed for lack of a sponsor in the state Senate.

Memphis International has the highest average airfares in the country, according to a government report last month. Yet flights to many of the same places from the airport in Little Rock cost hundreds of dollars less. Watch Video

A Virginia Congressman is calling for a federal investigation into Mo' Money Tax Service, as scores of customers continue to wait for their federal tax returns. Watch Video

The nation's Attorney General is now being asked to take a look at Mo' Money Taxes.

Tennessee food shoppers know all too well about the price they pay at the register. Everything costs more these days because of rising fuel prices, but there's a chance that you could soon see a miracle. Several state senators are introducing ideas that would do away with the state sales tax on food. Watch Video

The foreclosure crisis has hit hard in Shelby County, and now a national civil rights pioneer is adding his voice to the call for change. Watch Video

Many Mid-South families have a history of renting and never owning a home. Watch Video

Co-founder Markey Granberry is adamant that none of the delayed refunds are his company's fault and because of that, he said he doubts Mo' Money will reimburse affected customers a portion of the fees they paid his company. Watch Video

The state of Tennessee is adding a second car model to its electric vehicle rebate program, which so far has drawn fewer participants than expected.