Consumer Hacks

For the first time in 13 years of weekly Consumerwatch shows, we did a t...

Companies have a new way of contacting us, as if email, SMS, landline an...

People behaving badly in shops makes for great social media traffic, but...

There’s no dodging paying insurance on a financed car.

Toblerone is making international headlines for all the wrong reasons, t...

What is good customer service? There was a time when companies patted th...

The Durban attorneys who specialise in Road Accident Fund cases were non...

Sadly it should come as no surprise to South Africans that vast amounts ...

Spring is here and that means the gyms are working hard to push that tir...

WHAT would you do if you won three times your monthly income, Wendy?

Nunus in salads, worms in chocolate and a piece of glass in a can of bea...

Tattooing is a little offbeat as businesses go, to be sure.

Social media is a complicated universe for newbies to navigate, includin...

First of all, “doggy bag” is clearly not the appropriate term because in...

Mention the words “metro bill” to an eThekwini resident and you’re likel...

So what’s the problem with having your car declared a write-off?

Paying a stranger for something they have advertised online is a very ri...

Do you know what you’re paying every month for your vehicle tracking, an...

When it comes to supermarkets, many of us make assumptions about prices ...

Today’s story began in January, a time when many consumers find themselv...