Meanwhile, another consumer may need to visit a physical store.

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For eye-opening accounts of other consumer issues with appliances, visit www.saferproducts.gov.

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To learn more about other governments that are making the move toward dynamic, consumer-centric services, I encourage you to visit our Microsoft Dynamics website.

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While consumer visits to the kiosks remained strong, the number of movies per visit, or basket size, was lower than planned.

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If you visit the 800Notes site, you will find that the 35 pages of consumer complaints noted in March 2011 has now mushroomed to 44.

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If you visit the WhoCallsMe site, you will find that the 8-pages of consumer complaints noted in March 2001 is now 9.

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Another problem, say consumer advocates, is that medical providers charge patients for the full cost of a procedure at the first visit even before multistage medical work is completed.

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