Word: bargainer
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...perennial tourist nightmare, one that Karl Malden uses to sell traveler's checks on TV. Now, with a record number of bargain-hunting Americans in Europe, purse snatching, currency rip-offs and sophisticated new scams in some cities are growing as fast as the influx of visitors. Thieves are operating in formerly safe sites such as Paris' Latin Quarter and even idyllic Stratford-upon-Avon. Refunds for missing American Express Travelers Cheques have climbed by a significant margin. "The British don't want to advertise," says Dick Haegeley, chief of the Passport and Citizen's Unit at the American embassy...
...allowed to return to Pakistan from Britain last month for the burial of her brother Shahnawaz, who died under mysterious circumstances in the south of France last July. Her part of the deal was not to engage in antigovernment political activities during her visit. Last week, however, the bargain was called off and the charismatic Bhutto was placed under house arrest at the family home in Karachi...
...criminal charges for not informing federal officials that Oraflex had been linked to deaths and illnesses in foreign countries before it was approved for consumption in the U.S. Lilly also failed to warn consumers that Oraflex could have side effects on the liver and kidneys. In a plea bargain worked out with the Justice Department, Lilly (1984 sales: $3.1 billion) pleaded guilty to 25 counts of unintentional deception, a misdemeanor, and was fined $25,000. Lilly's former chief medical officer, Dr. William Shedden, was fined $15,000 on similar charges...
...these and some 60,000 other computer owners, electronic home banking, a long-promised technology, has finally come of age. About 50 banks, including many of the largest, are competing vigorously to lure computer users into home banking, often by such inducements as free software, bargain-priced modems and reduced fees for access to the news wires. Betting on the trend, Chemical Bank and BankAmerica, two pioneers, last month entered into a joint venture with AT&T and Time Inc. to market banking and discount stock-brokerage services to computer-equipped households across...
...excess," says Daniel Daniele, an analyst at Laventhol & Horwath, an accounting firm specializing in the lodging industry. Daniele predicts an industry shake-out in the next two to five years, but that is a distant prospect. This summer travelers tooling down interstate highways are sure to find plenty of bargain motels...