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WENDY KNOWLER | Shopkeepers join in on the looting with price gouging The pillage of supermarkets and smaller grocers has resulted in chronic food shortages and costs shooting up 18 July 2021 - 19:02 It’s taken me 23 years of consumer journalism to look up the definition of “consumer”, a word I have typed a gazillion times and, for the past decade, mostly with the words “Protection Act” behind it. Google gave me: “A person who purchases goods and services for personal use,” followed by some context: “Understanding what motivates consumers is more crucial than ever.�...

WENDY KNOWLER | Car-crash refund tales are the order of the day Here is the conclusion of one epic story and the introduction of a question motorists rarely think about 13 June 2021 - 17:52 Two weeks ago I ended this column, about Arno Zacharias of Somerset West’s epic battle to get a refund for his purchase of a dud car, with “to be continued”. I’m happy to report that his three-year tussle with Caledon Toyota has since ended... This article is free to read if you register or sign in. If you have already registered or subscribed, please sign in to continue.

For goodness sake, credit providers, the finish line really shouldn’t be that illusive

Purchase from a Toyota dealership was a car crash waiting to happen, as this customer would soon discover

WENDY KNOWLER | Be a fraud, very a fraud: beware of credit impersonators out there To avoid a nightmare like one reader suffered, it’s a good idea to register with the SA Fraud Prevention Service 23 May 2021 - 17:48 As a proof of identity, a green book or card does a terrible job of protecting us from impersonation fraud. Incidence of this crime quadrupled in 2020, so more South Africans than ever have had an impersonator go on a merry spending spree in their name, leaving them with massive debt and nothing to show for it, except for a financially debilitating “blacklisting” ...