Consumer Hacks

Is it a bad idea to cut off those tags which are sewn into the inside of...

Up to now the producers of those frozen chicken portions have had carte ...

The surest way to incur extra credit card costs is to either pay less th...

It’s the season for the release of South Africa’s ombudsman offices annu...

Can you guess what product topped the Consumer Goods & Services Ombu...

Can a company legally keep your whole deposit if you cancel a holiday bo...

There is something worse than being called by a telesales agent, who bad...

There are a few purchase scenarios to which the Consumer Protection Act ...

For those who don’t have a credit card and don’t qualify for a store car...

We’ve covered a few scams that target pensioners on Consumerwatch, but t...

Despite the fact that identity fraud is rife, most consumers are far too...

The end of January/early February is usually a tough time for consumers,...

Christmas and Easter are boom time for the holiday accommodation rental ...

This is a topic most people will relate to: there’s a price displayed fo...

Plastic bag issues concern quite a few consumers. So this first Consumer...

Given that there’s a buying frenzy going on out there, many of the purch...

Most South Africans will know about the drama which has unfolded around ...

Reading the small print of a car rental contract is a lot like reading t...

We all love technology, but sometimes it can work against us. 

In July - I quoted Durban Solid Waste’s Robert Abbu as saying that withi...