Qantas continues to disappoint, a loan product preys on pet owners and a florist fails to deliver: Shonkys 2022
Plus, a self-cooking pot that doesn’t actually cook and “veggie boosted” nuggets with barely any vegetables to be found

CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland and Editorial Director Margaret Rafferty

Consumer advocacy group CHOICE has announced the winners of the 17th annual CHOICE Shonky Awards, which recognises the worst of the worst products and services uncovered by our experts.

“Whether it’s an airline that makes redeeming flight credits a nightmare, a finance product targeting distressed pet owners, cookware that doesn’t cook properly, processed food dressing itself up as healthy, or a florist delivering dud bouquets, we’ll continue to call out companies that do the wrong thing by Australians,” says CHOICE CEO Alan Kirkland.

“CHOICE would love to never have to give out another Shonky Award, but unfortunately we continue to uncover products and services that need to be called out.”

“2022 has been a difficult year, with Australians living through a pandemic, a slew of natural disasters, and a cost of living crisis. The last thing people need is businesses that rip them off but unfortunately that’s exactly what we’ve seen in this year’s Shonky Awards.”

The 2022 CHOICE Shonkys are:

Qantas - for being the Spirit of Disappointment

VetPay - for a finance product targeting distressed pet owners

Steggles Chicken Nuggets Boosted with Veggies - for hiding veggies so well that we could barely find them

Bloomex - for flowers that don’t deliver

Zega Digital cookware - for an expensive "self-cooking" smart pot that doesn't properly cook

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CHOICE Shonky Awards 2022