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Money

3 years ago

Don’t Take Money Advice From Companies That Profit When You Fail

Kristin Wong

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The ‘Diderot Effect’ Turns You Into A Weak, Mindless Consumer

Money

5 years ago

The ‘Diderot Effect’ Turns You Into A Weak, Mindless Consumer

Kristin Wong

Money

7 years ago

All Real-World Shoppers Are Zombies

Chris Jager

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A new scientific study into the shopping habits of consumers has found that most people return to the same stores with remarkable regularity. Over the long term, shoppers tend to have extremely similar visitation patterns with clear regularities across the population. In other words, when it comes to shopping, we’re…

Proposed Mobile ‘Bill Shock’ Code Probably Won’t Make August Deadline

Communicate

8 years ago

Proposed Mobile ‘Bill Shock’ Code Probably Won’t Make August Deadline

Logan Booker

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ACCC Puts Shonky Phone Deals In Its Sights

Money

8 years ago

ACCC Puts Shonky Phone Deals In Its Sights

Angus Kidman

5

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) enforces consumer law in Australia. What are its key targets for 2012? Protecting vulnerable consumers (including the elderly and remote indigenous Australians), ensuring phone sale contracts don’t get more complicated, keeping a close eye on the NBN and stopping companies using the carbon…