Get What You Pay For
This entertaining program dramatizes, with comic effects, what happens to those of us who don't practice good consumerism. Many times, people can be taken in by shady service and sales persons, as well as products and services that promise results that are just too good to be true. Featuring pr...
| Other Authors: | Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase., Meridian Education Corporation. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2005], c1996.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (20 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online) |
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| Summary: |
This entertaining program dramatizes, with comic effects, what happens to those of us who don't practice good consumerism. Many times, people can be taken in by shady service and sales persons, as well as products and services that promise results that are just too good to be true. Featuring professional actors, this program gives viewers some basic information to avoid being taken advantage of. Watch as a married couple make some basic consumer mistakes, and see how they are able to recognize and learn from them, with a little help from a representative of the Better Business Bureau. The comic approach holds the viewer's attention and ensures that the important messages about good consumerism hit home. |
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| Item Description: |
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 12, 2005. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Poor Quality Merchandise (4:14) -- Bogus Offers (4:15) -- Shopping at a Discount Store (3:55) -- Poor Quality Repairs and Service (1:19) -- The Better Business Bureau (3:39) -- Getting Results from Complaints (1:14) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. This entertaining program dramatizes, with comic effects, what happens to those of us who don't practice good consumerism. Many times, people can be taken in by shady service and sales persons, as well as products and services that promise results that are just too good to be true. Featuring professional actors, this program gives viewers some basic information to avoid being taken advantage of. Watch as a married couple make some basic consumer mistakes, and see how they are able to recognize and learn from them, with a little help from a representative of the Better Business Bureau. The comic approach holds the viewer's attention and ensures that the important messages about good consumerism hit home. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (20 min.) : sd., col., digital file + instructional materials (online) |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |