What consumer/shopper question can I help you with?

Posted on June 12th, 2009 – 11:19 AM
By John Ewoldt

I need your help. I’m writing a consumer quiz and trying to come up with a list of questions to stump, er, educate readers. Send me your questions and I’ll try to put them in a multiple choice format. Try to keep them somewhat specific such as “My dehumidifier never seems to last more than a season or two. What retailer can I buy from that will stand behind it for longer than 90 days?” A question such as “Why is Whole Foods so expensive?” is too broad and a bit snarky. Feel free to send several questions and if you want to answer your own questions too, so much the better. I’ll check them out and answer the the ones that don’t require too much research time. The quiz will run in my column and online June 30. If you’d rather send them to my personal email, send to jewoldt@startribune.com. Thanks!

2 Responses to "What consumer/shopper question can I help you with?"

Pat says:

June 13th, 2009 at 4:47 pm

I am shopping for a bronze on granite headstone and online sites seem extremely reasonable, 50-70% cheaper than local cemetery. Is there any reason not to shop online and is there any quality difference, either online or between local retailers? Shipping is free or included in price.

Sara says:

June 16th, 2009 at 10:44 pm

You mentioned a local retailer that sells Costco returns. I still can’t find it. Is it worth continuing my search or are there other places out there I should focus on for a great deal?