<![CDATA[Daily News Consumer RSS Feed]]> http://www.iol.co.za:80/cmlink/1.1077781 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[You are entitled to one free credit check a year]]> http://www.iol.co.za/you-are-entitled-to-one-free-credit-check-a-year-1.1519629

Less than one percent of consumers check their credit report annually, despite that free offer, and despite the fact that they are likely to have unjustified “blacklistings”

]]> 1.1519629 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Landlords hold all trumps in SA]]> http://www.iol.co.za/landlords-hold-all-trumps-in-sa-1.1518914

Lessee liable for rental during occupation

]]> 1.1518914 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pesky OTP delays can cost you time and money]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pesky-otp-delays-can-cost-you-time-and-money-1.1515952

Annoying OTP just doesn’t arrive

]]> 1.1515952 Wed, 15 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Consumer hero stops imperfect meat labelling]]> http://www.iol.co.za/consumer-hero-stops-imperfect-meat-labelling-1.1514558

Percentage of meat in packet of Superfecta beef sausage not declared on label

]]> 1.1514558 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[It pays to look a little deeper]]> http://www.iol.co.za/it-pays-to-look-a-little-deeper-1.1514560

Homeowner’s insurance is not always what the buyers hope it is…

]]> 1.1514560 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Consumer e-mail of the week...]]> http://www.iol.co.za/consumer-e-mail-of-the-week-1.1514561

Andrew Needham of Simon’s Town sent this e-mail to Consumer Alert last Friday

]]> 1.1514561 Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Think before you buy…]]> http://www.iol.co.za/think-before-you-buy-1.1511993

You can’t return something you’ve bought from a shop and demand a refund or even an exchange or credit note, if there’s nothing wrong with it

]]> 1.1511993 Wed, 8 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Hooray for a consumer hero]]> http://www.iol.co.za/hooray-for-a-consumer-hero-1.1510711

Offers for Mathale to expand quality control project

]]> 1.1510711 Mon, 6 May 2013 09:01:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Frozen chicken, chop chop]]> http://www.iol.co.za/frozen-chicken-chop-chop-1.1510707

The sooner the brining limit is set, the better

]]> 1.1510707 Mon, 6 May 2013 09:00:00 +0200 <![CDATA[Pumping up customer muscle for DIY justice]]> http://www.iol.co.za/pumping-up-customer-muscle-for-diy-justice-1.1510715

It’s a constant source of stress for me that I disappoint a lot of people because I get several times more e-mails every day than I can respond to

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