• Men shop online more than woman!

  • Make-up packaging that reduces waste

  • How does Koo stay so favourite?

  • Ray-Ban celebrates 75 years

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Men shop online more than woman!

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A recent finding actually makes a lot of sense: men apparently shop online more than women. According to digital marketing agency iProspect, 70…
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Make-up packaging that reduces waste

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Caroline Hill, a student industrial designer from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, has created a range of cosmetics for the US brand,…
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How does Koo stay so favourite?

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When a South African brand wins one of the country’s premier awards twice in two years and pushes aside competition like Coca Cola to take the…
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Ray-Ban celebrates 75 years

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Ray-Ban is celebrating 75 years by launching a promotional campaign, RAY-BAN LEGENDS, that tells the history and the spirit of this legendary…
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Save Money

Save on electricity with these tips!

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With energy and fuel prices set to increase in South Africa once again, we came across this article from LifeHacker written by Adam Dachis on how he…
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Keep your food fresh for longer

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Cleo de Brabander created her latest series of storage products by initially asking a group of elderly people how they preserved food before the…
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Are you getting the best data rate?

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I have to say, I love Moneysmart. Moneysmart helps the consumer by analysing the facts and figures to help us make more informed financial decisions.…
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Eating healthy on a budget, part 2

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Last week we looked at four healthy, budget-friendly foods. Here are four more to add to your grocery list and cart, for meals that can keep your…
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Consumer rights with Wendy Knowler

Ignore Ts and Cs at your peril!

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Vanity and greed – two human conditions that see many a consumer part ways with their money. Tell people that they’ve won a pile of money, or that…
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The smaller rolls are not the better buy

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In April, Consumer Watch reported that while for years toilet paper manufacturers have been required by law to ensure that one-ply toilet rolls have…
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A refund on those returnable bottles?

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Reader Craig Matthew posed an interesting question to Consumer Watch recently. Are bottle stores obliged to refund consumers on the 90c deposit paid…
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Know your rights with rogue debt collectors

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It seems to me that a lot of people are being hounded to pay debts they don’t owe, for all sorts of reasons. In some cases, they have been handed…
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