#10: Shiseido Cosmetics Studio www.sca.shiseido.com January 7th, 2005 - Shiseido Cosmetics (America) Ltd. announced that "effective January 15th, 2005, the Shiseido Studios on Spring Street in New York City and on Broadway in Santa Monica, California will close." The company continues to provide consumers with comprehensive beauty products and services nationwide. For more information, visit their website.
One free studio session per year includes a face treatment with Vitamin E granules that melt to gently exfoliate and refine skin surface. The studio will send you home with free samples of products you can buy in department stores.
#9: Intervac USA Home Exchange Joshua Jaffe, Co-Owner
800-756-4663
www.intervac.com Homes can be booked up to a year or even a week in advance, website listings start at about $65 per year.
#8: The Rebate — Most rebates must be mailed in. Some require that you cash the check immediately upon receipt or it will expire. There are numerous websites that tell you the latest products available with a rebate.
Rebate Center, TCA Fulfillment Services
New Rochelle, N.Y.
800-390-2344
www.wheresmyrebate.com
#7 Product Testing — After a brief screening, you can be paid to fill out surveys or questionnaires about products and services online.
#2 Too Good To Be True — Avoiding scams always saves money. According to the Federal Trade commission the biggest on-line scam is Internet auction fraud.
Tom Syta, Federal Trade Commission
Los Angeles, Calif.
www.ftc.gov
#1 Sponsored Wedding — Companies that agree to sponsor a wedding will usually only do it once. It can take up to a year to line up all the sponsors and you should draw up contracts with sponsors clearly outlining both parties' responsibilities. Some couples even try to have their honeymoon package sponsored.
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