Bureau of Household Goods and Services

The Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) can trace its roots to the year 1911, when the Bureau of Home Furnishings and Thermal Insulation was established in response to unscrupulous manufacturing in the mattress industry, which contributed to fires following the1906 earthquake. More than 50 years later, a separate…

La Oficina de Bienes y Servicios del Hogar (BHGS) brinda consejos para la protección del consumidor durante el Mes Nacional de la Mudanza SACRAMENTO—Mayo es el Mes Nacional de la Mudanza, que da comienzo a la temporada alta de mudanzas de verano.v Cada año, millones de personas se mudan hacia…

Bureau of Household Goods and Services Provides Consumer-Protection Tips During National Moving Month SACRAMENTO — May is National Moving Month, kicking off the start of the busy summer moving season. Every year, millions of people will move into, out of, or within California, with half of all moves occurring between…

La Oficina de Bienes y Servicios para el Hogar (BHGS) del Departamento de Asuntos del Consumidor de California está recordando a los consumidores la importancia de contratar servicios de empresas de reparación de electrodomésticos con licencia. Los consumidores deben desconfiar especialmente de las empresas que trabajan por recomendación que se…

The California Department of Consumer Affairs’ Bureau of Household Goods and Services (BHGS) is reminding consumers about the importance of doing business with licensed appliance repair companies. Consumers should be particularly wary of referral companies posing as repair services. In that scenario, referral companies take leads and deposits from consumers,…

Moving is stressful. You hire a moving company and trust them with all of your worldly possessions. What could go wrong? Frankly, plenty if you haven’t done your homework. Unscrupulous moving companies are waiting to make you their next victim. They may even hold your household goods hostage. “Hold Hostage”…

For most families, it seems like the laundry never ends. Your washer and dryer are put through their paces every day, load after load after load, with no end in sight. What do you do when your appliance has had enough and stops working? It’s time to put the Service…

Don’t sacrifice safety to save a few bucks Inexpensive items at a thrift store, consignment shop, or garage sale could save you some dough, but could come at a high cost of safety for yourself and your family, according to the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC). The commission’s product-safety…

Reduce worry by using licensed moving professionals We all know moving is stressful, but just how stressful is it? Well, according to a new survey, moving is more traumatic than many life events, including divorce. After polling 1,000 Americans who had moved in the past three years, the survey found…

Maintenance makes a difference; contact a licensed professional for assistance There’s nothing quite like warm laundry right from the dryer. But to keep your dryer going strong and drying safely, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) has some tips for you. According to USFA: 2,900 home dryer fires are reported annually,…