1.   And so did many consumers.

2.   And that is what many consumers have been doing.

3.   And the chief concern related to the economy is what consumers will do.

4.   As I reported in December, Michael Greco did what most consumers never do.

5.   A similar product, called a convenience check, is issued by companies with which the consumer already does business.

6.   All ingenious ideas, but do consumers want to pay for them?

7.   But a deal between Omnipoint Communications and Shell Oil Products Co. will allow consumers to do just that.

8.   But a unique deal announced Tuesday between Omnipoint Communications and Shell Oil Products Co. of New England will allow consumers to do just that.

9.   But consumers rarely do that, and states have no way to find and punish people who fail to pay the taxes.

10.   But consumers can already do some of that through interactive television systems currently available.