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Supermarket special offers still misleading customers with poor deals, says Which?

Stuart Mitchell

Supermarkets appear to be disregarding government pricing guidelines by continuing to offer misleading discounts and special offers, according to research from Which?. Which? crunched the numbers on more than 450 products on offer online at major UK supermarkets and found multibuys that actually cost you more despite the alleged offer, dubious discounts that allude to a price that isn’t the most recent and not-so-special offers in which items are sold at their ‘special’ price for the majority of the year. Among the dodgy deals that the consumer champion found, Iceland…

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Messaging scams problem ‘still rife,’ warns Which?

Stuart Mitchell

New Which? data reveals that one in three people who text have received a scam message in the last six months, leaving them vulnerable to money or data loss. Which? surveyed members of the public to investigate the scale and impact of messaging scams on people across the UK. Alarmingly, Which? discovered that of those who had received a scam message in the last six months, over one in 14 (7%) had lost personal data, money – or both. The consumer champion is calling on firms to put much better…

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Rise in unidentifiable fire-risk appliances putting homes and families in danger

Stuart Mitchell

People’s lives are potentially being put at risk, as fire officers are increasingly unable to identify white goods that cause fires in the home, new research by Which? has revealed. An analysis of the most recent UK fire data shows there were 3,203 fires caused by faulty appliances such as washing machines, tumble dryers and fridge freezers – equating to more than 60 fires a week on average –  between April 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017. However, fire investigators could only identify crucial information about the brand or model of the appliance in 33…

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