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Is It Legal To Ban Customers From All-You-Can-Eat Restaurants?
1A German athlete made news last week when he was banned from an all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant for eating almost 100 pieces of sushi. And while I don’t think I’m capable of eating 100 pieces of sushi myself, I still had to wonder – can all-you-can-eat restaurants legally ban you from their restaurant for doing exactly…
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How To Avoid Price Jacking On eBay
As any bargain hunter worth their salt will tell you, eBay ‘price jacking’ is a depressingly common problem. As an online marketplace, eBay does not set the prices of goods it sells – which makes it easy for third-party sellers to rip people off. This is especially prevalent during site-wide sales, with merchants regularly inflating…
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Heinz Cops $2.25 Million Fine For Little Kids Shredz ‘Misleading Health Claim’
If you think companies have grown too bold with their marketing of “healthy” foods for kids, look no further than Heinz — just last Friday, it was ordered to pay a massive $2.25 million to the ACCC for “a misleading health claim” regarding its Little Kids Shredz product line.
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The ACCC Declares War On Excess Card Charges
One of my pet hates when I shop is that little notice next to the counter that says the use of credit cards and debit cards will incur extra fees. In many cases, the charges have been far in excess of what the stores actually pay for the transactions and the ACCC has had enough.…