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Fans without puff, awful airline advocate and toddlers targeted: Shonkys 2021
Also: buy now pay later “cowboys” and Breville’s wasteful composter
Fans without puff, awful airline advocate and toddlers targeted: Shonkys 2021
Also: buy now pay later “cowboys” and Breville’s wasteful composter
CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland
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Consumer advocate CHOICE has announced the recipients of the annual CHOICE Shonky Awards, which recognise the worst products and services the consumer advocacy group has come across in the past year.
“These are our 16th annual Shonky Awards and it amazes me that we have to keep giving them out,” says CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland.
“It’s easy to avoid getting a Shonky Award. Don’t promise things you can’t deliver, don’t rip your customers off and don’t sell unsafe products. Sadly, we keep finding businesses that fail these basic tests. This year’s Shonky Awards highlight some of the worst CHOICE has found in the past year,” says Kirkland.
The CHOICE Shonkys 2021 are:
Kiddylicious Strawberry Fruit Wriggles - a shonky sugar bomb
Humm - for unsafe lending
The Breville Foodcycler - a $2,000 compost bin
Knock-off Bladeless Fans - generic fans with no wind power
The Airline Customer Advocate - for leaving us stranded
Embeddable infographic available for use here: https://infogram.com/shonkys-2021-1hzj4o3lkyr8o4p?live
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Media contact: 0430 172 669, media@choice.com.au
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Shonkys event is available as a pre-record. Contact the CHOICE media team to arrange embargoed filming opportunities in advance.
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CHOICE Shonky Awards 2021 ceremony
Kiddylicious Strawberry Fruit Wriggles - a shonky sugar bomb
Humm - for unsafe lending
Embeddable infographic available for use here: https://infogram.com/fca-graph-1h7k230x5mmmg2x?live
The Breville Foodcycler - a $2,000 compost bin
Knock-off Bladeless Fans - generic fans with no wind power
The Airline Customer Advocate - for leaving us stranded
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If you have any issues accessing the assets above, please contact us.
Media contact: 0430 172 669, media@choice.com.au
Due to COVID-19 protocols, the Shonkys event is available as a pre-record. Contact the CHOICE media team to arrange embargoed filming opportunities in advance.
EMBARGOED 00:00 THURSDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2021
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