LISTEN: Holiday stay gone wrong? Take photos!
It’s long been said that a picture paints a thousand words, and that’s nev…
Consumer Hacks
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LISTEN: Wendy's take on 'Kugas on fire'
There are forty-four Ford Kugas which are said to have caught alight. So f…
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LISTEN: You want it, but is it worth a bad credit record?
I know most of us are wanting to kick back at this time of year: live it u…
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LISTEN: Clash of the Christmas Custards
For the first time in 13 years of weekly Consumerwatch shows, we did a tas…
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LISTEN: Spammed by a Recording
Companies have a new way of contacting us, as if email, SMS, landline and …
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LISTEN: When a car deal turns ugly
People behaving badly in shops makes for great social media traffic, but r…
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LISTEN: Insure that car or the bank will
There’s no dodging paying insurance on a financed car.
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LISTEN - Shrinkflation: How to make sure you’re getting the
Toblerone is making international headlines for all the wrong reasons, the…
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Good customer service - are you feeling it?
What is good customer service? There was a time when companies patted them…
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Road accident claims: An attorney’s response
The Durban attorneys who specialise in Road Accident Fund cases were none …
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Road accident victims - where is the money going?
Sadly it should come as no surprise to South Africans that vast amounts of…
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Gym contract traps: Exercising your right to protect yoursel
Spring is here and that means the gyms are working hard to push that tired…
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As consumers, we are not one; says Wendy
WHAT would you do if you won three times your monthly income, Wendy?
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'There's a fly in my coffee' - how companies deal with forei
Nunus in salads, worms in chocolate and a piece of glass in a can of beans…
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Getting a tattoo? Get the deal in writing, says Wendy
Tattooing is a little offbeat as businesses go, to be sure.
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Parody accounts causing corporate havoc on Twitter
Social media is a complicated universe for newbies to navigate, including …
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Why taking home your "doggy bag" is a good idea
First of all, “doggy bag” is clearly not the appropriate term because in m…
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Wendy on challenges of the new metro bill
Mention the words “metro bill” to an eThekwini resident and you’re likely …
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Will you be able to replace your write-off?
So what’s the problem with having your car declared a write-off?
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Is buying online worth the risk? Wendy investigates
Paying a stranger for something they have advertised online is a very risk…