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Tips for Young Adults

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Tips for Immigrants

Tips for Women


Tips when Shopping for Goods

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10 Things Every Consumer Should Know
Back-to-School Shopping
Children's Toys
Electronics
Furniture Stores
Gas Stations
Holiday Shopping
Micromobility Devices and Lithium-Ion Batteries
Price Gouging
Refund Policies
Shopping at the Supermarket
Buying a Used Car?

10 Things Every Consumer Should Know

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Back-to-School Shopping

Read Back-to-School Shopping Tips

Download Tips as PDF in

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Español (Spanish)

العربية (Arabic)

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한국어 (Korean)

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Children's Toys

Get tips on how to avoid hazardous children's toys

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Electronics

Get tips when shopping for electronics

Download tips as a PDF

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Furniture Stores

Get tips when shopping at furniture stores

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Gas Stations

Get tips when pumping gas

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Holiday Shopping

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Micromobility Devices and Lithium-Ion Batteries

Uncertified devices can be dangerous. Learn more about the certifications and labels that businesses are required to post.

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Price Gouging

During a State of Emergency in the City of New York, it is illegal for businesses to charge excessive prices for goods or services that are essential to health, safety or welfare. Learn more about price gouging.

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Refund Policies

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Shopping at the Supermarket

Get tips when shopping at the supermarket

Obtener Consejos: Ir de Compras al Supermercado (Spanish)

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Buying a Used Car?

Get tips when buying a used car

Beware of buying flood-damaged cars

Read Used Car Consumer Bill of Rights in:

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Español (Spanish)

عربي (Arabic)

বাংলা (Bengali)

中文 - 繁體字 (Chinese - Traditional)

Français (French)

Kreyòl Ayisyen (Haitian Creole)

한국어 (Korean)

Język Polski (Polish)

Русский (Russian)

ردو (Urdu)

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