Scammed : How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals (Record no. 34563)
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| fixed length control field | 01865nam a22001457a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9781118108000 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 332.024 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Elliott, Christopher, 1968- |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Scammed : How to Save Your Money and Find Better Service in a World of Schemes, Swindles, and Shady Deals |
| Statement of responsibility | Christopher Elliott |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Hoboken |
| Name of publisher | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| Year of publication | 2012 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xix,209 Pages |
| Other physical details | 24x16 cm |
| -- | HB |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "A leading consumer advocate reveals how protect your money, time, and integrity from corrupt businessesOnce upon a time store prices were simple and fair, businesses stood behind their products with guarantees free of fine print and loopholes, and companies genuinely seemed to care about their valued customers--but those days are long gone. In this groundbreaking expose;, consumer advocate Christopher Elliot reveals the broken relationship between American consumers and businesses and explains how companies came to believe that fooling their customers was a viable, and profitable, business plan. Scammed explores how companies control information to mislead, distort the truth, and even outright lie to their consumers. Exposes the various ways companies have led their war against information--from seductive ads, disingenuous fine print, and unconventional promotions that involve seeding discussion forums and blogs with company-friendly comments Offers consumers insider knowledge of the system, reasonable expectations, and a clear understanding of the games businesses play Christopher Elliott is one of the nation's foremost consumer advocates Protect yourself, your time, and your money from the predators of the consumer world. Armed with knowledge, readers will become far more discerning and every business's worst nightmare" |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Social responsibility of business |
| -- | Swindlers and swindling |
| -- | United States |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Garrison Public Library Multan | Garrison Public Library Multan | General Stacks | 2017-05-11 | CRV/GPLM/18/2017 | 332.024 E44S 2012 | 40193 | Books |