FreeWarranty.com, as the name suggests, wants to offer you free warranty on all kinds of products, which primarily includes gadgets and electronics. It works like this – you buy a product through them and you get extra warranty for it, for a maximum of up to 1 year. It’ll direct you to popular stores like [...]
Many of us may have experienced being held up for a ridiculous amount of time whenever we call a customer service number. This precious time spent waiting on hold could be used somewhere else productively. Sometimes, we may even find ourselves dropping the call when the waiting time becomes too much. LucyPhone is a free [...]
Caveat Emptor is Latin for “Buyer Beware,” a very fitting name for a Firefox extension that lets you see recent product recalls before you make an online purchase. Here’s how it works: highlight any product name, right-click it and then click “Caveat Emptor” followed by “Check this product.” You’ll be shown the search results from [...]
Twitter is becoming an integral part of the web and companies are finding it more and more important to let users reach them via Twitter. FollowBase is a website that aggregates those companies in one place and lets you receive customer support on Twitter. Simply select the desired company from the list and you will [...]
FCIC (Federal Citizen Information Center) is an online US Government consumer information center that aims to provide useful information to consumers. The website includes consumer news items, online tips and guides, factsheets about health, a list of consumer related publications and links to several consumer action websites. The FCIC provides links to consumer related information [...]
Products expiring unnoticed until it’s too late is a problem faced by many companies and individuals which can be solved by using ExpireTrack. ExpireTrack is a free and easy to use expiration date tracker which is based online. After registration, you’re simply asked for basic information about the product such as a description and of [...]
Customer Service Scoreboard, as the name suggests is a website that lists customer service ratings of most popular companies in US. The ratings are based on the feedback provided by people online. Companies are rated from 1 to 10 in 5 different categories – issue resolution, reachability, cancellation, friendliness and product knowledge. And finally given [...]
SiteJabber is an online consumer advocacy service that protects users against fraudulent and untrustworthy websites. It provides a platform where everyone can share their experiences using popular websites and buying from online retailers. Users can rate and write reviews about websites that they have personally used and browse websites reviews submitted by others. For easier [...]
WarrantyElephant is a website designed for storing and organizing warranty information of your purchased goods online. The application lists all you items by expiration dates and lets you easily retrieve important information (telephone numbers, serial numbers.. etc) with a single click. The site will send you email alerts at 6 months, 1 month and 1 [...]
Bought a new DVD player or a home theater system but have no clue how to set it up? Wondering where those red and yellow cables should go? Enter WireWize – it can give you a step-by-step setup instructions for pretty much any home entertainment electronics out there. Find out how to connect home theater [...]