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Asa Aarons is an Emmy award winning TV consumer reporter and photojournalist. Through his website, JustAskAsa.com, he examines scams, urban myths, questionable products and ways to get the most for your money. You can reach him at

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Fortunoff tells consumers to pay for merchandise they never received

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Fortunoff spent years developing a reputation as The Source for luxury goods in the New York area. But it took only weeks to destroy its once...
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Ready, set, spend those Fortunoff gift cards

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There's never been a better time to go shopping, at least if you have any Fortunoff gift cards or store credits....
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Gift card vendor waiting for final decision from Fortunoff

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A leading e-commerce vendor is weighing its responsibility to consumers who purchased Fortunoff gift cards from its...
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Fortunoff no longer honoring gift cards, store credits

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Five hundred dollars in gift cards should be worth five hundred in merchandise. At least Merryl Polen was operating under that logic, until she...
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Going green can cut tech costs at home and the office

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Does going green mean higher costs for busy household or a small business? Not necessarily. Xerox, for instance...
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Advice for troubled homeowners, tax credits for prospective buyers

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Last year, more than 41,200 New Yorkers lost their homes. Now there are new resources for both struggling...
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Not always what you expect in the box

There are many recurring urban myths--stories about a hitchhiker, a choking Doberman or a murdering maniac. But some of the scariest stories consumers...
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