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Opinion: cheaper groceries? It’ll cost you privacy

Faye Lipson

In our latest opinion column, Faye Lipson says shoppers at Tesco are faced with a choice: hand over your data or face higher prices. How do you feel?

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Have you bought a product that hasn’t lasted?

Alison Potter

Ever ended up consigning a product to the bin because it’s given up the ghost after no time at all? We want to hear about your experiences.

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Online platforms need to get tough on fake review factories

Camilla Eason

Two Which? investigations have found fake reviews are still ripe on Facebook and an issue on Twitter. These platforms must take responsibility for their users’ safety.

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Ever been banned by a retailer for too many missing parcels?

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Putting the unit pricing of eggs to one side! Does anyone have any more views…

by George Martin on 10 June 2019

Waitrose plastic-free shopping: your views

Waitrose is trialling allowing customers to bring their own refillable containers for fruit and veg, pasta, cereals, coffee and wine. Do you back its initiative?

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by Emma Wescott on 14 May 2019

Asos returns: will the new policy put you off?

Online clothing retailer Asos hit the news last month after altering its returns policy to prevent serial returns. But could the new policy put some shoppers off?

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by Jon Stricklin-Coutinho on 10 May 2019

Can a supermarket work without tills?

Grocery shopping usually ends with a visit to the checkouts and often a bit of queuing… un-till now. Are we ready for a till-less revolution? Do we need one!? Updated 25 November 2021.

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by Abby Semple Skipper on 30 April 2019

Clothes shopping habits: time to change?

A few years ago I decided to change the way I buy new clothes. Could we all be more sustainable with our shopping habits? Here’s what I decided to do.

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by Heather Peace on 14 March 2019

Are you aware of ‘unconsciously upsizing’?

Ever ended up buying more food and drink than you intended? How did it happen? Our guest Heather Peace of Food Standards Scotland explains how ‘upsizing’ works.

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by Hannah Walsh on 13 March 2019

Could you spot a fake review?

What if those glowing customer reviews we see aren’t honest or impartial, or don’t reflect the person’s true experience? This is the world of fake reviews.

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