Although many retailers, such as Play.com, now include free delivery in their product prices, unfortunately the web’s largest retailer Amazon still hasn’t cottoned on to this craze. Standard first class delivery from Amazon can be expensive – for example an electronics item could cost up to £5.88 to be delivered (or for Royal Mail [...]
We here at Shopping Place are big fans of The Apprentice. If you were privileged enough to watch the show last night, you’ll have witnessed probably the biggest mistake mankind has ever made concerning oil. And this time we’re not talking about climate change.
Paula, the team manager of Empire, was sadly fired in [...]
One in three shoppers feel their consumer rights have been ignored when trying to return goods or get a refund.
In a survey* for the ‘Know Your Consumer Rights’ campaign nearly 40 per cent of men and just over 30 per cent of women said that they felt retailers had attempted to dismiss their claims when [...]
Is your wallet feeling lighter than usual? Run out of cash to buy that 400″ plasma? Worried about the future of your finances? Whilst there’s not a lot we can do about the credit crunch gripping the country, and fixed priced necessities such as food and petrol, there are some simple steps [...]