consumer awareness

Thanks to Choice, the consumer-awareness raising website: Kate Dougan presents some of the funnier ads and misprints sent in by our readers. This month, a McDonalds drive-thru, tattoo gel and personalised socks get The Hard Word.

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Amway / Quixtar Resurrecting

by podblack on January 11, 2009

From ‘Dispatches From The Culture War‘: After trying to change their sullied public image by changing their name to Quixtar, Amway is now reversing course, retiring the new name and trying to resurrect the old Amway name and rebuild the business here… If you want to learn all about the Amway fraud, go to Eric [...]

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All The Scams – In One Book!

by podblack on February 26, 2008

No, it’s not an instruction book… it’s a how-to-watch-out book! The new little black book of scams is here! The ACCC has just released a brand new edition of its very popular The Little Black Book of Scams: The little black book of scams highlights a variety of popular scams that regularly target Australian consumers [...]

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