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Latest member product review
Toasters
Russell Hobbs 9276
| Reviewed by | Sarah | 02/02/2012 |
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| Cons | Can't get Vogel's out even with the handle raised... temptation for children to use fork to remov... | |
| Comments | Someone is going to get electrocuted... I shall try returning to retailer and see what happens. | |
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Merry Christmas
03 February 2012
This month the Christmas hamper company Chrisco Hampers was fined $175,000 for misleading customers about their rights under the Fair Trading Act. Chrisco supplies hampers and other stuff on layby to customers for Christmas.
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Sunscreen regulation needed
20 January 2012
Seven-year-old Angus Pattie’s scalding in the Canterbury sun this week despite his mother lathering on the sunscreen brought home once again this country's poor record in regulating its peoples' protection from skin cancer and melanoma.
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Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?
20 January 2012
The old joke that the internet is a series of tubes isn't entirely inaccurate. The undersea cables which carry the information between countries and servers are vitally important if you live on an island in the Pacific Ocean.
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Member comments
Food
Mayonnaise
Fiona 15 Jan 2012
Found the review and the comments posted really helpful - thanks. more
Money
House and contents insurance
Gail 13 Jan 2012
Exactly the same problem in a house we bought. It had been unoccupied for 6 months. as soon as we started using the shower I could smell the mildew... more
Cars
Car GPS
Len 14 Jan 2012
This is a big problem with many units. Try to find a street in Auckland when it is over the bridge in Manukau and it is not available. The street m... more
Home & leisure
Tents
ClarkeLeitch 12 Jan 2012
I'd just like to add that we bought a brand new Kiwi Camping nylon tent (Territory model) just this Christmas. We christened it by camping for 5 n... more
Home & leisure
Barbecues
richseay 13 Jan 2012
Look at sunbeam yup they make a good strong BBQ mostly for ausssie and I bought one from Harvey and am well pleased with construction etc and it BB... more
Appliances
Wall ovens
Wayne 12 Jan 2012
I have had a terrible time with the Ariston. We paid a lot for their most expensive model and have had to get it replaced entirely once under warr... more