consumer
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How Being ‘Needy’ Can Actually Be Good for Your Relationship
Being called “needy” is usually not a good thing when it comes to your relationships. You probably think of a needy person as someone who requires a so much reassurance and validation from their partner that it teeters into uncomfortable territory. As such, you may be compelled to seem less needy in your own relationships…
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Beware Being Tracked When You Sign Into Public Wi-Fi At Shopping Centres
Most of us breeze past the terms and conditions that come with free Wi-Fi networks and just hit “yes” so we can get online. When you sign into a shopping centre’s Wi-Fi, though, you might be agreeing to allow them to track you.
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Australian Juice Company Busted For Fake ‘Australian Made’ Claims
Few things rile the Aussie consumer regulator as much as unsubstantiated claims that a product is “Australian made” when it isn’t. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has just fined a manufacturer $20,400 for making fake origin and nutrition claims about a house brand juice it produced for a supermarket chain.
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Ask LH: What Should I Do When Goods I Ordered Online Never Got Delivered?
Hey Lifehacker, I recently bought a GoPro 4 from an online retailer (BecexTech). It never arrived and I have been stuck in a seemingly endless loop of emails with BecexTech customer support blaming Australia Post and refusing to refund the purchase. Australia Post tell me they never received the item in the first place, BecexTech…