consumer
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The Consumer Rights You Don’t Have In Australia
22The ACCC’s recent decision to take Valve to court highlighted that we have well-defined consumer rights in Australia which big businesses ignore at their peril. It’s worth knowing what those rights are — but it’s also helpful to know what you can’t do. Here’s a refresher on some of the most common misconceptions.
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Maggie Beer Products Deemed Misleading As They Weren’t From The Barossa Valley
Gourmet food producer Maggie Beer Products has been taken to task by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The issue? Labelling on the products didn’t make it clear that not all were made at the organisation’s Tanunda base.
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Ask LH: Can I Score A Refund For Watch Dogs?
Dear Lifehacker, Recently I bought Watch Dogs for my PC via Steam. I checked the requirements prior to purchase and knew my machine was capable of running it on at least ‘low’ settings. When I tried to play the game, it crashed four times.
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Ask LH: Can My iPhone 5 Be Fixed Under Warranty?
Hey Lifehacker, I purchased an iPhone 5 when it came out in Australia on a Telstra plan back in 2012. Unfortunately, something seems to be off with the charging contacts (perhaps they’ve been eroded away) now because whenever I connect my Lightning cable, I need to wiggle it around and get it just so in…