Full Show: Clark Stinks! and Beware Amazon Return Policies | Clark Howard Video
It’s time for "Clark Stinks!" Christa reads the latest "Clark Stinks!" submissions and Clark responds. Also, Amazon is providing customer no-service! Many sellers offer different return policies and it can be really confusing to shoppers. Clark shares a personal Amazon return story you don’t want to miss.
All this and more on the February 21, 2025, episode of The Clark Howard Show.
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - Clark Stinks: Christmas Debt Advice (Jim) - Clark, 10 months to pay off Christmas credit card debt? Too lenient—tell people to pay it off ASAP!
04:22 - Clark Stinks: Home Addition Over Buying Bigger House (Chelsea) - Instead of selling a home and raiding retirement, why not build an addition or ADU? Much cheaper!
05:48 - Clark Stinks: Missed Opportunity on Proxy Voting (Greg) - Clark, you brushed off a great chance to educate on proxy voting—please cover it properly!
07:31 - Clark Stinks: Chase Sapphire Preferred Coverage (Collin) - Clark, your info on the Chase Sapphire Preferred was off—it does have primary rental coverage.
09:34 - Clark Stinks: Public WiFi Contradiction (Shawn) - Clark, do we use public WiFi or not? Your advice has been inconsistent—please clarify!
11:20 - Clark Stinks: Small Credit Card Donations & Fraud (Benjamin) - Charities may reject small credit card donations due to fraud—not just overhead costs.
12:30 - Clark Stinks: Career Advice Needs More Depth (Bill) - Saying "look for a new job if underpaid" is too simple—explain what truly earns raises/promotions.
14:16 - Clark Stinks: TIPS vs. Series I Bonds (Mike) - TIPS offer better inflation-adjusted returns than Series I Bonds—Clark should highlight this!
14:13 - Clark Stinks: Jail Scam Turned Real (Gus) - Clark, your jail scam warning was timely—we got scam calls, but then our son was actually in jail!
16:55 - Clark Stinks: Amazon Pharmacy Not Mentioned (Michael) - Clark, Amazon Pharmacy’s RxPass ($5/month for 50+ generics) deserves a mention in your advice!
19:05 - Beware Amazon Return Policies
24:14 - Ask Clark - Amazon Delivery Day Issues (Owen in WI) - Amazon’s "Delivery Day" repeatedly fails, tracking info is useless, and credits are hard to find. Scammy?
26:44 - Ask Clark - Best Trade-In & New Car Deal? (Tara in CA)- Paying cash for a 2025 Toyota Camry—how do we get the best trade-in value for our 2018 model?
30:50 - Ask Clark - Job Scam Warning (Justin in GA) - Paid for a resume service that failed to deliver, no refunds, and bad reviews—beware!
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