CT Better Business Bureau

Connecticut’s tax holiday, which runs from August 18th to the 24th, offers consumers an exemption for clothing that costs up to $300 per item.

Physicians, utilities, financial institutions and private businesses use Social Security numbers for identity verification and filing systems, purposes for which the numbers were never intended.

Some con artists are also trying to extract information and credit card numbers by claiming the victim must comply under the Affordable Health Care Act.

Most complaints about travel services concern disputes over products and services, followed by advertising/sales and billing and collection issues.

Connecticut Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are cautioning consumers to re-think some common misconceptions about protecting yourself and family from harmful solar radiation.

In some cases newlyweds have been left waiting as long as six months to photos because of a lack of clarity in contracts or because vendors underestimate the time it will take to get the work done.

This is the time of year when contractors show up in neighborhoods and go door-to-door to offer cut-rate prices for paving. Some may be operating illegally in the state, lack proper licensing, insurance, qualifications or skills.

Some of them may be operating illegally in the state, lack proper licensing, insurance, qualifications or skills, and do poor quality work, don’t finish the jobs, and in some cases, take deposits and disappear.

Some debt relief companies require an upfront fee for their services, which is illegal under federal law.

Consumers filed more than 5,290 complaints about home security systems and monitoring companies last year nationwide, and in Connecticut, it was the 5th most complained-about type of business.