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Dear Fixer: I am getting the runaround from Priceline.com regarding a refund of $4,705.20.
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Dear Fixer: My 18-year-old son and I went to Galarza Motor Sport in Crest Hill to shop for a used car. We found a car we wanted and gave the salesman a down payment of $900 in cash.
Dear Fixer: On July 21, I returned two movies to a Redbox kiosk located in the same building as the Redbox offices in Oakbrook Terrace. On Aug. 13, I was charged $48 for supposedly not returning those movies.
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From problems with Dell taking service fee money to car towed on the tollway, The Fixer's on the case agin this week working on your problems.
Dear Fixer: I paid a delivery charge of $42.75 for a door I ordered from Menards. When it arrived, it was the wrong door. I later refused two substitute doors and then canceled the order.
If you've ever bought something on eBay only to find your item hopelessly damaged once you opened the box, you can relate to today's tale of woe.
Dear Fixer: I was at the United States vs. Honduras World Cup qualifying match at Soldier Field on June 6.
Dear Fixer: We moved into a new home in the Creekside Crossing subdivision in Plainfield at the end of March; ours was the last home to be sold on our street.
Dear Fixer: Last August 2008, when I was at LaGuardia Airport in New York for my flight with Delta Air Lines, I had to remove some items from my checked bag because it was over the maximum weight.
Dear Fixer: I was charged $31 a month by NIPSCO for an optional insurance service from November to May, even though I had discontinued it in November.
I-PASS customers whose accounts are in good standing and who happen to blow through a toll without their transponder don't have to pay a heavy fine. As long as the tollway can figure out what happened, drivers are only responsible for the cash price of the toll.
Dear Fixer: I called Panasonic customer service to get help because my DVD recorder was not working. The person was very helpful and had me do several different steps. After several tries nothing seemed to work, so they directed me to send the unit to their repair center.
Dear Fixer: My husband had a stress test scheduled at Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center. He has no medical problems, but his father passed away a few years ago from a heart attack.
