Selling it

This article is the archived version of a report that appeared in July 2009 Consumer Reports magazine.

Who needs a GPS?

The flyer excerpted above promised a GPS device to recipients who visited a New Hampshire resort to hear about "vacation planning." But good luck finding the place. The flyer said it's "22 miles east of Manchester, MA; 30 miles north of Concord, NH, and only 75 miles south of Boston, MA. "Wrong, wrong, and wrong. The first "location" puts the resort in the ocean. It's actually west of Manchester, N.H., southwest of Concord, and northwest of Boston.

Return to sender

This card from a firm that "makes it easy to keep up with your clients who have moved" would have been more effective if mailed to the right address.

Black Hole Award

Lose weight? No kidding. Just think about all the bars you'd be eating if the box were full.

Hold the steak

We thought this product had a label malfunction, but no. A customer-service rep said that it offers consumers "more variety."

What's the APR?

If payments are too high, we'll take the fried rice.

As easy as 1, 3, 2

First comes love, then comes marriage ...

Night crawlers on rye, please