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Is it more expensive to be single?
- Consumer Rights
- 15 May 2012
Last weekend I did a weekly shop for one, expecting the bill to be much cheaper than my usual two-man shop. In fact, it was hardly cheaper at all. It left me wondering whether it’s more expensive to buy for one? (more about shopping for singles...)
6 people have joined in this Conversation
Real bread versus the other stuff
- Consumer Rights
- 10 May 2012
It’s Real Bread Maker Week - we’re joined by Real Bread Campaign’s coordinator Chris Young who shares his thoughts about our daily bread. Do you enjoy real bread or are you happy to settle for a supermarket loaf? (more about real bread...)
9 people have joined in this Conversation
The Queen’s speech – how was it for you?
- Consumer Rights
- 9 May 2012
The pomp and ceremony is over for another year - so how was the Queen’s speech for you? With deficit reduction and reforming the House of Lords top of the agenda, was it a speech that resonated with you? (more about the Queen’s speech...)
2 people have joined in this Conversation
Are you a loyal customer for all the wrong reasons?
- Consumer Rights
- 4 May 2012
Do you stick with your plumber because he or she is a friend of a friend? Or a hairdresser because you’ve used them for years? Or a gardener who’s not quite up to scratch, but you don’t want to put them out of a job? (more about local customer loyalty...)
4 people have joined in this Conversation
Pork and chicken – what else is in your lamb curry?
- Consumer Rights
- 2 May 2012
Yesterday, trading standards officers revealed that of the lamb curries and kebabs they bought from takeaway restaurants, very few contained just lamb. Most contained other cheaper meats, and some no lamb at all! (more about takeaway meat...)
8 people have joined in this Conversation
Calling 0845 and 0870 – how much does it cost you?
- Consumer Rights
- 1 May 2012
It should soon be free to call freephone numbers from mobiles. Not rocket science, you might think, but when it can cost as much to call an 0800 number as an 0870 one, something’s clearly in need of a shake up. (more about non-geographic call charges...)
15 people have joined in this Conversation
Will you abandon Royal Mail now that stamps cost 60p?
- Consumer Rights
- 30 April 2012
It will now cost you 60p to send a first-class letter with Royal Mail’s stamp price rise coming into force today. The service will deliver your letter to any part of the UK for 60p – good value or an end to your posting days? (more about stamp prices...)
13 people have joined in this Conversation
Would you eat mechanically separated meat?
- Consumer Rights
- 28 April 2012
If you eat burgers, meatballs, sausages or chicken nuggets then it’s likely that you already have. There are strict rules on mechanically separated meat, and they’re about to get even tougher. (more about mechanically separated meat...)
13 people have joined in this Conversation
Receipt sir? Yes, send it to my email please
- Consumer Rights
- 27 April 2012
Every year, British retailers give us 11.2bn paper receipts, at a cost of £32m. These apparently weigh over 7.5m kilograms – around the same as 1,380 male elephants. Is it time to switch to digital receipts? (more about paper receipts...)
23 people have joined in this Conversation
Should supermarkets keep treats away from tills?
- Consumer Rights
- 25 April 2012
How often are you tempted to pop a sugary treat in your basket while you queue to pay for shopping? Supermarkets have been criticised for pushing unhealthy snacks at the tills - but can we really blame them? (more about supermarket sweets...)
11 people have joined in this Conversation
Are you boxed in to Royal Mail’s PO Box price rises?
- Consumer Rights
- 23 April 2012
Defending Royal Mail is a pretty tough job, especially at the moment. But it’s not just rising stamp prices that have angered many Brits , the ever increasing cost of a PO Box has enraged many too. (more about PO Box prices...)
7 people have joined in this Conversation
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