How to win your consumer dispute using the Elliott Method
If you’re having trouble with a company, the Elliott Method can help you fix any consumer dispute.
Advocacy
These tales are from our consumer advocacy files. If you’re a consumer with a problem with a company, you can contact us for help as well.
My Whirlpool stove is defective again. How do I get it fixed?
Chuck Reiter hoped the third time would be the charm for his new Whirlpool stove. The company had already delivered two faulty appliances and reluctantly replaced them, but his weird adventure in Whirlpool hell was about to get even weirder.
Amazon didn’t receive my return package. What should I do?
If you return a product to Amazon, but it says the package never arrived, what can you do?
I’m on a car rental company’s Do Not Rent list — now they’re keeping my money, too!
How do you get on a car rental company’s Do Not Rent list? And can it really keep your money if you make a nonrefundable reservation?
My VRBO vacation rental host is accused of arson and murder. Do I still have to pay?
More than halfway through her stay in a Vrbo vacation rental in Mount Holly, N.C., a neighbor told Anne Penner a shocking secret about her host: He was about to go on trial for arson and murder.
This surprise fee made her phone bill skyrocket
Julie Duteau noticed something strange on her last two phone bills: a surprise $10 fee for a “modem lease.” Find out how to avoid unwanted surcharges like this on your bill.
Royal Caribbean charged me $1,556 to leave my cruise early. Can I get my money back?
Can a cruise line charge you more to leave your cruise early? As a matter of fact, it can. But should it charge you? That is what we’re here to find out.
He tried to cancel a reservation and receive a refund. Vrbo charged him $31,995 instead
Can a Vrbo take $31,995 from your bank account and leave you with nothing? It happened to Gerry Bauer. Here’s how to make sure it doesn’t happen to you.
They canceled my flight. Can I get a refund for my Marriott Vacation Club Points?
After Southwest canceled her flight, Marriott took $1,745 worth of Marriott Vacation Club points without explanation. Can they do that?
Mice in my vacation rental! But why can’t I get a refund?
What are the policies of the major vacation rental platforms when it comes to mouse infestations? And what should you do if you find a mouse in your vacation rental?