Could buying or having fewer things make you happier?
People are more grateful, and even more generous, when they enjoy experiences rather than material gifts, says one study.
People are more grateful, and even more generous, when they enjoy experiences rather than material gifts, says one study.
Consumers and beauty industry insiders alike are enraged at what they believe to be a preposterous move by a party-list solon to impose a “vanity tax” on beauty products and cosmetic services.
If you’re doing some last-minute grocery shopping for New Year’s Eve, it pays to check food labels meticulously, ensuring that the packaging and seal of the food items are intact and they were are stored in a clean environment.
If somebody calls you with an offer of a free telpad—landline service with a touch-screen tablet and Internet—for being a loyal customer of the Philippine Long Distance Telephone (PLDT) company,
Weather experts have warned recently that the current El Niño phenomenon, which means very little rainfall, may be the strongest on record in the modern era and is likely to intensify and last until middle of next year, threatening our water supplies.
I’ve been a sucker for freebies too long. I went for the much bigger pizza than my capacity for it because of all the extras that came with it.
It is nice to know that more and more consumers are becoming proactive. They are quick to complain about bad service and product and are just as quick to give
Happy New Year! As we start 2015, I want to thank Undersecretary Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba, who heads the Department of Trade and Industry’s Consumer Protection Group, and the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection (BTRCP) for quickly and efficiently handling consumer complaints I forward to them.
Consumers who think they are saving money by buying so-called energy saving devices (ESDs) may just be making an unnecessary expense, especially if they already have energy-efficient appliances.
The export success of South Korea’s TV dramas has spawned a hard-selling world of branded entertainment that uses product placement to push everything from smartphones to lipsticks.
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