Our aim is to help consumers to understand their market place and be knowledgeable about their rights and the rights of their product and service providers.
The measures in the 2026 Barbados budget will shape everyday financial decisions that will impact your future. Barbadians were nervous about the proposal which carried real implications for households across the island. There were adjustments to taxation, public spending, new incentives and measures intended to provide cost of living relief. This budget comes against a… Read More »2026 Barbados Budget: What It Means for Your Finances
It’s much easier now to shop online and ship items to Barbados. This also means that it’s much easier for scammers and fraudsters to target shoppers. Keep reading to find out how you can protect yourself from scams in Barbados. How to Identify Shopping Scams Because fraudsters have become craftier with their scams, shoppers must… Read More »How to Beware of Scams in Barbados
Scammers are pretending to be representatives of the BPWCCUL in an effort to obtain personal information from unsuspecting members.
Price gouging in Barbados is illegal. See what the laws say about price gouging, how you can identify the practice and how you can report it.
Whenever there is a major global event that affects the world population, some unscrupulous people use the opportunity to exploit people and inflict additional stress and hardship. Coronavirus scams are here in full force and the fraudsters are out in their numbers. Scams and scammers tied to the coronavirus (COVID-19) are using several methods to… Read More »Coronavirus Scams and Scammers
Customer service in Barbados sucks. There are too many instances where Barbadian consumers have to go the extra mile to get service that should be provided at minimum. It often feels as though come entities purposely frustrate their clients and somehow forget that we are the reason why they make money. Many of them have… Read More »How to Get Better Customer Service in Barbados
It’s the one phrase that can create panic in the hearts and minds of patients, medical staff and business professionals. “A medication recall has been announced”. In recent weeks and months, there have been several medication recalls which have sparked confusion, dread and fear in people who depend on the affected medications. Because of the… Read More »How Much Does a Medication Recall Really Cost?
Are you one of those people who watches how your dollars and cents add up at the gas pumps in Barbados? It seems as though gas does not last as long as it used to. Filling up one’s gas tank is now a tactical exercise that requires advanced monitoring and miles and kilometers rationing. How… Read More »Are Gas Pumps in Barbados Honest?
Are you a Barbados based consumer who is fed up with the service that you’ve been receiving? Did you purchase a defective product and you’re not sure what to do? Have you been wronged and you think your rights have been violated? About the Consumer Complaints Guide The Consumer Complaints Guide is a resource for… Read More »Consumer Complaints Guide for Barbados and the Caribbean
If you’ve never had bad customer service from a goods or service provider, I envy you. In fact, I would like you to tell me which service providers you use and the specific names of the people that help you. I need those people in my life! It’s not fair that you receive bad service.… Read More »Paying for Crappy Service Sucks