Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week (2024)

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.Testing Amazon cleaning productsWe’re all gearing up for spring cleaning; searching for the tips and products that will help us get our chores done fast.Watch the video for this story in the player above.We asked Hearst Television reporters across the country to put some of the highest-rated cleaning products from Amazon to the test. A big thank you to Jack Keenan (KETV), Tori Yorgey (WBAL) and Lauren Seaver (KSBW) for their help! Interested in buying those products and a few others we tested but didn’t have time for? Read the full story here.Walmart may owe you up to $500You could be entitled to up to $500 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement if you shopped at Walmart over the last six years.The lawsuit alleges the retailer overcharged customers for weighted goods like poultry, pork, and seafood, along with bulk citrus sold in bags.Walmart reached a settlement to pay $45 million to customers while denying any wrongdoing.The settlement applies to customers who bought weighted goods and/or bagged citrus from Oct. 19, 2018, through Jan. 19, 2024.Read the full story here.Save on stuff for your kids with this trade-in dealTarget's big car seat trade-in event is coming up. It's a great way to get money back on something you may not be using anymore.To participate, first sign up for Target's rewards program, Target Circle.Then, bring in an old car seat to your local Target in exchange for a 20% bonus that you can put toward a new car seat, stroller, or other select gear for children. The bonus can be used twice.Target will accept any car seat regardless of condition — even if it's damaged or expired — because they're recycling it anyway.Read the full story here.Do this to protect your private tax documentsThe deadline to file your taxes is just days away. Whether you've already filed or you're waiting until the last minute, you may be wondering what to do with the sensitive papers you've collected. Here's how long you should keep them.Tax records: Keep for three to seven years. This is because the IRS has three years to audit you, but that goes up to six years if you misrepresent your income by more than 25%. You also have seve years to file a claim for loss of worthless securities or a bad debt deduction.Read the full story here.

Here are all of the Rossen Reports from this past week.

Testing Amazon cleaning products

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We’re all gearing up for spring cleaning; searching for the tips and products that will help us get our chores done fast.

Watch the video for this story in the player above.

We asked Hearst Television reporters across the country to put some of the highest-rated cleaning products from Amazon to the test. A big thank you to Jack Keenan (KETV), Tori Yorgey (WBAL) and Lauren Seaver (KSBW) for their help!

Interested in buying those products and a few others we tested but didn’t have time for?

Read the full story here.

Walmart may owe you up to $500

You could be entitled to up to $500 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement if you shopped at Walmart over the last six years.

The lawsuit alleges the retailer overcharged customers for weighted goods like poultry, pork, and seafood, along with bulk citrus sold in bags.

Walmart reached a settlement to pay $45 million to customers while denying any wrongdoing.

The settlement applies to customers who bought weighted goods and/or bagged citrus from Oct. 19, 2018, through Jan. 19, 2024.

Read the full story here.

Save on stuff for your kids with this trade-in deal

Target's big car seat trade-in event is coming up. It's a great way to get money back on something you may not be using anymore.

To participate, first sign up for Target's rewards program, Target Circle.

Then, bring in an old car seat to your local Target in exchange for a 20% bonus that you can put toward a new car seat, stroller, or other select gear for children. The bonus can be used twice.

Target will accept any car seat regardless of condition — even if it's damaged or expired — because they're recycling it anyway.

Read the full story here.

Do this to protect your private tax documents

The deadline to file your taxes is just days away. Whether you've already filed or you're waiting until the last minute, you may be wondering what to do with the sensitive papers you've collected.

Here's how long you should keep them.

Tax records: Keep for three to seven years. This is because the IRS has three years to audit you, but that goes up to six years if you misrepresent your income by more than 25%. You also have seve years to file a claim for loss of worthless securities or a bad debt deduction.

Read the full story here.

Rossen roundup: Top consumer stories from the past week (2024)

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