manuffcturers make better products.caall companies aren't usually on the nice list -- but consumer reports cablevisionustomers this year.its rewwrdd program is free anddoffers erks like discounts on hones and t-v's. and despite the esenttent some people have for financial inntitutions these days - according to the report -- credit giant american express well.and which companies are on this year'ss"naughhy" list? radio-shack hit a nerve by charging different prices in stores and online.and some verizon wiieless customers don't feel they're getting an pinutes limit for the mooth.ir finally -- two entries from the aiiline industry made the "nauggty" list -- air-tran and southwest.charges for early cceck-in and preferred sating aren'ttsitting verr well with many travelers. i'm alison kosik in new york.-----end----- cnn.script----- coming up on tte early pdition... make a list.. ann stick to it. that and other great tips.. to cutting the cost of your thaaksgiving feast. 3 and it's the end of thh road for one local favorite on the x factor.we ogle... about last night's emotional limination

. >> you also like the outdoor adventure chain rei, amazon.com, cablevision, bi-lo supermarkets, liveexpression, orvis, crutchfield and microsoft. not so happy are the nine companies on your naughty list. one of them is radio shack. why? >> there was an interesting situation with radioshack. we found out that some of their online prices differ from instore prices. we found when a shopper, reader of ours actually tried to buy an audio video cable, hdmi cable it cost twice as much in the store as online. he asked for an explanation, "nothing we can do about it, read the fine print." we don't like two-tier pricing like that. >> we reached out to radioshack. they told us "for 99% of our products we have the same price in store and online. from time to time we run pricing merchandising tests online to gauge consumer behavior. we do price match on our online pricing if a consumer asks for it in our stores." one of the biggest companies on your naughty list is verizon wireless. that's a major company to take on. why? >> and again, verizon has done very well in our surveys but this aspect of