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Extended warranties from some of the biggest online tech stores are not worth the extra cost – especially as consumers face a cost of living crisis, Which? warns. Which? surveyed 2,000 UK consumers and found one in five bought a retailer’s extended warranty for a tech or appliance product in the past two years. However, […]
Broadband customers searching for their provider’s phone number on Google have been duped by misleading adverts for a suspect broadband broker, Which? research reveals. A Which? investigation found ads for two companies – Broadband Services and Phone Internet – regularly appeared at the top of Google’s results page when broadband customers searched for the Sky, […]
Which? is calling for online retailers to make it easier for shoppers to specify delivery instructions as new research shows that seven in 10 disabled consumers experienced delivery problems in the last year. A joint survey carried out by Which? and the Research Institute of Disabled Consumers found that seven in 10 (72%) disabled consumers […]
Parcels lobbed over fences, broken items and packages taken away by the bin men were just some of the Christmas delivery disasters experienced by online shoppers – as new Which? research reveals that around four in ten online shoppers experienced at least one issue with their delivery last Christmas. The consumer champion surveyed more than […]
Which? is warning people to think twice about buying gift cards this Christmas after new research from the consumer champion found nearly one in 10 people had received a gift card for a retailer which went bust since the start of the pandemic. The consumer champion surveyed 2,000 people to find out the issues consumers […]
Fewer than half of people who experienced an issue with a retailer rate social media, online chat bots and text as efficient communication methods as technology fails to supplant communication methods which allow customers to speak directly to staff, Which? research has found. Which? surveyed more than 5,000 consumers who experienced an issue with an […]
Homebase, Carphone Warehouse and Sports Direct are among the worst performers according to Which? research revealing which online retailers had the best and worst customer service when dealing with customer issues during the pandemic. During the last 17 months of disruption to all our lives, good customer service has been more important than ever as […]
Which? is calling on businesses to do the right thing by consumers and offer refunds and flexibility if consumers are told to self-isolate by the NHS app. From 8 – 14 July alone, more than 600,000 people were pinged by the NHS app and told to self-isolate. Millions more could potentially be pinged before 16 […]
A Which? investigation has found that printer ink is one of the most expensive liquids consumers can purchase when bought from the big inkjet printer manufacturers – and people could save a small fortune by opting for third-party alternatives. Which? research has uncovered that inkjet printer ink bought from the manufacturer could be up to […]
Copycat ads are running rife on search engines and misleading consumers into paying more than they need to for health cards, driving licences and visas – and one ad was even proposing to break the law, a Which? investigation has found. The consumer champion searched on Google for common travel documents – such as health […]