Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide

by Janice Lieberman and Jason Raff

Written by two of America's savviest consumer investigators, this book offers shopping strategies, insider secrets of dubious sales techniques, and tips for making an informed purchase. Focusing on the ten most common major purchases from jewelry to automobiles to electronics, Janice Lieberman and Jason Raff will save you money. The book also features some of the behind-the-scenes stories of their undercover investigations. You won't believe some...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440508258
• ISBN13: 9780440508250
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Company
• Length: 390 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

Publisher's Weekly:

August 31, 1998Puzzled by the differences among Light, Lo-cal and Lean? Deciding among Full, King, and Queen. Good Morning America Consumer reporter Janice Lieberman, writing with Jason Raff, takes on a plethora of such mysteries in Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. With chapters on electronics, groceries, insurance, and more - plus appendices on "How to Complain" and listings on consumer-protection services - Lieberman marshalls an impressive array of anti-ripoff strategies."

Great money saving advice and a fun read.

I was mainly interested in reading this book to to help me buy a diamond ring for my girlfriend. However once I started reading I realized that the book contained a wealth of information that was relavent to my day to day purchases. Also, there are many interesting and amusing scam stories. The only negative part of the book is that Janice Lieberman's picture is too small.