Stiffed
There is a target on your back.
You thought you knew the wars raging around us, in Ukraine, in the Strait of Hormuz, in the path of Ice agents.
But the vast, unacknowledged, ignored War is against the consumer.
What kind of society seduces, depends upon, brags about its consumer base only to treat it with disrespect and contempt?
Ours.
Consumer fraud has become an epidemic.
I check carefully before I buy in order to ascertain return policies. It is a waste of time. Even when I get the policy in writing, it is ignored. Phone reps are polite, sympathetic, and powerless. In the end, corporate ignores them.
Frankly I am fed up, but there seems to be no recourse, no accountability.
If you have a solution I would love to hear it. For now, I have sharply reduced my online spending.
I have been stiffed half a dozen times recently, and by some supposedly reputable companies.
As Mr. Rogers would say, I've got my mad on.
c. Corinne Whitaker 2026 and always
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