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03/08/2013
Tips to enjoy a scam free film and music festival at SXSW
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11/12/2012
Better Business Bureau serving Central, Coastal, Southwest Texas and the Permian Basin was named one of the top small workplaces in Austin. This is the second time our organization has won this honor. The first time was in 2010.
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10/18/2012
Better Business Bureau invites area consumers and businesses to participate in its bi-annual Shred Day events Saturday, Oct. 20 and Saturday, Oct. 27. Shred Day is an opportunity for local consumers and businesses to prevent identity theft and help the environment through free on-site document shredding, as well as paper, cell phone and computer recycling. BBB Shred Day events will be held in the following cities:
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10/05/2012
With football season underway and Austin City Limits Music Festival and Formula 1 just around the corner, many fans are eager to get tickets to their favorite events. Better Business Bureau warns that buying a ticket from the wrong person could leave you outside the gates.
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09/05/2012
Better Business Bureau has received numerous complaints from across the country about two websites based in Leander, Texas — art-heist.com and hollywoodframed.com. Consumers allege they ordered art and frames from Hollywood Framed and Art Heist, but either never received their orders, received the wrong order or received a product far inferior to the one advertised online. Many alleged the company did not respond to their calls or emails pertaining to delivery of the product ordered or refunds.
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08/31/2012
Better Business Bureau gave out 677 Business Reviews over the past 12 months to consumers looking for general contractors in Bastrop. That’s nearly 10 times the number recorded the previous year, before wildfires swept through a large portion of Bastrop County.
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06/01/2012
As a business owner, nothing is more important to your storefront than an eye-catching sign. Signs can help attract new customers and strengthen your brand. Unfortunately, BBB continues to receive complaints from business owners across the country regarding custom neon and LED signs from Austin-based Everything Neon.
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05/08/2012
Better Business Bureau Shred Day events resulted in 116,368 pounds of consumers’ confidential documents, computer parts and cardboard shredded and recycled. In addition, 10 boxes of old cell phones were recycled. Nearly 100,000 pounds of paper documents were safely disposed of by certified document destruction specialists in the following locations throughout Central Texas:
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05/02/2012
It was advertised as the right car at the right price. Robert Munzer said funds were tight when he saw an advertisement for a base-model Kia Sorento for a great price at Capitol Kia in Austin. Not wanting to waste his time, Munzer sent an email to the dealership asking if it still had that particular vehicle in stock. The company emailed back that it was. However, when Munzer arrived on the lot, the salesman told him the vehicle had sold out, and showed him a similar, but more expensive, car.
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04/26/2012
Many brides dream of their wedding day for years. When it finally arrives, they want everything to be perfect, as this is a day they will remember forever. A good wedding photographer can immortalize a wedding in beautiful pictures that can be passed down for generations. Unfortunately, some brides are telling Better Business Bureau that Thanks for the Memories Wedding Photography has scarred the memory of their wedding day.
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04/26/2012
The Austin City Council is holding a public hearing today to consider a new ordinance which would put tighter restrictions on where payday and auto loan lenders can do business.
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11/09/2011
The only real solutions offered by Austin’s Collision Solution seem to be empty promises, deception and shoddy work, customers say. Better Business Bureau is cautioning Austin customers about the auto body shop after receiving seven complaints this year regarding its quality of work and customer service. The company answered only one of those complaints.
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11/03/2011
Better Business Bureau shred a total of 202,000 pounds of consumers’ confidential documents between the eight Shred Day events held throughout Central Texas last month.
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10/19/2011
BBB invites consumers and businesses to participate in its seventh semi-annual Shred Day. The event provides free shredding and recycling services to take steps toward identity theft prevention and a greener planet.
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05/20/2011
BBB warns local consumers to think twice before attending Armando Montelongo’s “Mega Millionaire Round Table Live” seminars being held in Central Texas next week. According to the company’s website, daily seminars are planned in the greater Austin and San Antonio areas during the week of May 23 – 27, 2011. These seminars promise to help consumers “learn to make cash” with “no money” and “no credit” by flipping properties they purchase for “pennies on the dollar.” However, dozens of consumers have contacted BBB to complain that they did not get the real estate selling information they expected and to request help getting a refund from the company.
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