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• Illegal perfume sales cost eBay £1.5m

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  A court in Paris has fined eBay more than £1.5m for breaching an injunction that banned its users from buying or selling goods made by French luxury conglomerate Louis Vuitton. The €1.7m fine was awarded after the court found that eBay had not done enough to prevent the trade of goods made by LVMH, which owns ...
  9 hours ago

• How to Shop Online Safely

  
  Wise Bread — Authority: 680
  By Lynn Truong This article shares tips from the 15th episode of Dealista , our new podcast thatll help you get more for less. Click play to listen, or subscribe via iTunes to take the episode with you! Download episode mp3 | Check out show archive Black Friday officially rang in the holiday ...
  10 hours ago

• Mega Monday beckons as Christmas shoppers head online

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  For Cyber Monday in the US, read Mega Monday here: Visa says today will be the UKs busiest for online purchases as shoppers look to beat the Christmas rush and postal strikes Last year it (wrongly) predicted wed all be finding Borat-style mankinis under the tree; this year Amazon says Christmas shoppers are logging ...
  17 hours ago

• Used car dealership may get license yanked

  
  Queens Crap — Authority: 590
  From the Times Ledger : A city agency wants to revoke the license of a Richmond Hill used car dealership along with obtaining $700,000 in restitution and fines from the company for what it called illegal and deceptive business practices. The city Department of Consumer Affairs claimed the dealership, Queens Auto ...
  1 day ago

• Size matters on American Express cards

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  An American Express advertising campaign claiming consumers can commonly buy small, everyday items such as a morning coffee or newspaper with their cards doesnt ring true American Express card users seduced by adverts suggesting they should use their plastic to pay for a morning paper or coffee to rack up reward ...
  2 days ago

• Da Buy World: Considering "Blue Saturday"

  
  Wise Bread — Authority: 680
  By Jabulani Leffall Looking for bargain prices on items you know you dont need is kind of like building man-made islands in the Persian Gulf and Indian Oceans in the shape of the world, hoping that people will buy them for millions of dollars and live on them, despite rising sea levels. Let me say that with the ...
  2 days ago

• Loyal home insurance customers reminded to shop around

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Maurice Henderson has loyally stayed with Royal Sun Alliance since 1951. His reward? Premiums four times as high as for a new customer A Leicester teacher is warning those with elderly relatives to make sure they are not being overcharged by insurance companies after her father was quoted almost £650 – four time ...
  3 days ago

• 10 years of BT call back

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Ive been paying for a service Ive never used and now it wont give me a refund After reviewing my most recent BT phone bill, it seems I have been paying £4.56 a month since 1999 for a service called "call back" which I never use. This service is provided as part of the BT "Basic Value Plan", which doesnt exist ...
  3 days ago

• Npower drops effort to reclaim credits paid in error

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Readers account received payments of £161 made by another customer Npower was my gas and electricity supplier for two years until I switched to another company in October 2008. I paid by monthly direct debit and, during that time, I asked for credits on my account – which I assumed were due to overpayments – to ...
  3 days ago

• Cashing in your old mobile? Beware being short-changed

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The ads are full of promise, but consumers can lose out to the tune of 90% Beware the recent rash of mobile-recycling adverts – you may be giving your phone away for nowt. Research from a new comparison site has revealed huge price differences between the various recycling companies. Martin Lewis of ...
  3 days ago

• Mastercare extended warranty but little peace of mind

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  We paid for a policy, the cheque was cashed, but weve heard nothing since In May 2008, I bought a fridge-freezer from Currys. In April this year, I was invited to take out an extended four-year warranty on the appliance with Mastercare, which I decided to do, sending off my cheque for £71. I have heard nothing ...
  3 days ago

• Healthy Living Direct order wasnt pants

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  I wanted pants, I ended up with shoes. Now they want me to do the legwork to return the unwanted goods In early September I sent an order for six pairs of "slimmer briefs" to a mail order company called Healthy Living Direct of York. The cost of the order was £44.89, including postage and packing. Imagine my ...
  3 days ago

• HSS Hire blamed me for defective tool

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Tool hire company wouldnt refund my deposit, but the faulty tool wasnt my fault I hired an edge sander from HSS Hire to do the treads on a short staircase in my home. I paid £72.58 which included a £27.11 deposit. When I got the sander home and started to use it, there was an intermittent high-pitched whine. I ...
  3 days ago

• iPhone alternatives calling for your attention

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Should you buy an iPhone for Christmas, wait until the price drops in January or buy a rival product instead? If you are desperate to get your hands on the latest iPhone and have already penned your letter to Santa, the word on mobile-street is: the smart consumer will be waiting until January. It might not be what ...
  3 days ago

• United Maidens fight personal debts

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Women on a London council estate have formed a personal finance group to help each other through the credit crunch Who do you turn to when the moneys run out and the bailiffs at the door? For women on the Maiden Lane council estate in Camden, north London, all the official bodies, even the local Citizens Advice ...
  3 days ago

• This weekends Christmas food and gift offers

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  We round up some of the best Christmas discounts available on the high street and online This weekend the Christmas shopping season begins in earnest. By the time it ends each of us is expected to have spent about £450 on gifts, food and drink. Online retailers are preparing for "mega Monday" , the busiest internet ...
  3 days ago

• Order of customer service

  
  Money: Money blog | guardian.co.uk — Authority: 110
  We British have been exercising our right to complain, according to the OFT. But how do you avoid bad customer service in the first place? The British may not like complaining, but it seems we still do an awful lot of it. Nearly a third of UK consumers have made an official complaint in the past 12 months, involving ...
  3 days ago

• Alamo car hire battles refund request

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  A customer who ordered a people carrier was instead given two small cars, despite being the only driver in the party Wil Sung has a large family, so when he goes on holiday he needs a large hire car. The car rental company Alamo promised to oblige with a people carrier, which would be waiting for him and his at ...
  3 days ago

• Warning over bank charges websites

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Consumer groups highlight dangers of claims management websites urging consumers to continue the fight to reclaim unauthorised charges, despite supreme court ruling Websites claiming to help people win back bank charges are still encouraging consumers to sign up for their services, as consumer groups warn that their ...
  4 days ago

• Independent travellers to get greater financial protection

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  DIY travellers set to receive same protection as holidaymakers who book package deals, under European commission plans Millions of travellers who book their holidays independently could be protected from financial loss if their airline goes bust, under plans announced today by the European commission . Currently, ...
  4 days ago

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