Whenever the sirens blew, he left half-trimmed customers in the barber chair.

But the resulting compromise, privacy and consumer advocates said, has left customers with little control over how their sensitive personal information is used.

Most dealers would scarcely have mentioned leaving customers with a set of weapons.

However, alongside escalating costs, the international insurance industry has moved to offer thinner (and cheaper) core plans, leaving customers to choose their benefits.

Other banks in the area had problems as well, leaving angry customers shaking the locked doors of branch offices.

That leaves concerned customers with one remaining option: checking the Internet.

Early ones were used as "prototypes", leaving customers to help iron out some of the foibles of the new car.

Such a situation distorts the internal market and leaves customers without adequate protection.

Lack of competition on many Union Pacific routes has left customers with no alternatives, he said.

Most banks leave customers in non-interest bearing accounts unless they ask to be moved.