Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
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Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
Consumer journalist Wendy Knowler joins Pippa Hudson to provide useful insights and tips on how to make the most of your buying power.
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Consumer Talk: Effect of upgrade of Virgin Active gyms
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler with the follow up on the luxury upgrade to Virgin Active’s Greenpoint club and how it’s impa...
Consumer Talk: Getting the best out of a kitchen renovation
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to get the best out of your kitchen renovation and which pitfalls to avoid.
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Consumer Talk: Gift cards and inferior wraps
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about re-issuing of gift cards and the inferior quality of a brand of wraps.
Lunch with...
Consumer Talk: How to navigate Airports and Flights for the holidays
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to make your flights and your airport experience better this holiday season.
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Consumer Talk: Fee increases in fixed-term contracts
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about fee increases in fixed-term contracts.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-...
Consumer Talk: Unpacking monthly rental agency admin fees
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the legality of a rental agency charging a monthly admin fee to tenants.
Lunch w...
Consumer Talk: Avoiding the Black Friday scams
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to avoid getting scammed during the Black Friday sales.
Lunch with Pippa Huds...
Consumer Talk: How to check quality of online product
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to read online product listings to properly understand what you’re getting.
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Consumer Talk: Cancelling a cell phone contract
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how difficult it is to cancel a cell phone contract.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is C...
Consumer Talk: Service bots could alienate customers
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how digital solutions can have the effect of alienating customers.
Lunch with Pip...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – Pitfalls of getting your car towed
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the pitfalls of getting your car towed.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson i...
Consumer Talk: Fine print on contracts
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about reading the fine print in contracts.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-af...
Consumer Talk: Travel insurance exclusion extended to family member
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about travel insurance exclusions which were extended to a family member of the insured trave...
Consumer Talk: How unscrupulous contractors take advantage of elderly customers
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about listeners concerns with the main topic a look at how unscrupulous contractors take adva...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about second-hand car purchases and all the things that can go wrong, plus listener questions...
Consumer Talk: Beware using AI to fight your consumer battles
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how using AI-generated information to fight your consumer battles could cause problems....
Consumer Talk: In conversation with the Consumer Goods and Services Ombud
Pippa speaks to Consumer Good and Services ombudsman, Lee Soobrathi.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-afternoon show.
This 2-hou...
Consumer Talk: Redeeming vouchers
Zain Johnson, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about people who bought vouchers for experiences and then couldn’t cash...
Consumer Talk: How to get rid of marketing spam
Sara-Jayne Makwala King, in for Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how to get rid of the marketing spam we receive from r...
Consumer Talk: Aircon contractor fails to deliver
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a cluster of complaints about an air-conditioning business, which raises important ques...
Consumer Talk: How to read food labels
Pippa Hudson, speaks to Lesego Marule, a lecturer in the Department of Consumer and Food Sciences at the University of Pretoria, and registered dietic...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler: Third party vendors
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about issues with third party vendors.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s mid-aftern...
Consumer Talk: Slip and falls in supermarket
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler and consumer attorney Trudie Broekman about who’s responsible for slip and falls in supermark...
Consumer Talk: Teenagers allowed to sign up for gym contracts
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about gyms allowing teenagers to sign up for contracts.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is Cap...
Consumer Talk: Are wet wipes flushable and biodegradable?
Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about whether wet wipes are flushable and biodegradable as claimed by manufacturers.
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Consumer Talk: Vinegar shortage affecting South Africans
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the shortage of vinegar and how it’s affecting South African consumers.
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Consumer Talk: Irish visa delays cause havoc
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about the delays in issuing Irish visas and the havoc it’s causing with South African’s trav...
Consumer Talk 2: Tech helps to access unclaimed benefits
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to Rowan Gordon from Robin Hood Unclaimed Benefits about a tech platform helping South Africans to...
Consumer Talk 1: Difference between a motor warranty and a motor plan
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to Erica Liebenberg from JustMoney about the difference between a motor plan and a motor warranty. ...
Consumer Talk: Expired drivers licences in insurance claims
Sara-Jayne Makwala King in for Pippa Hudson speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about an insurance claim that was rejected because of an expir...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – Misleading advertising
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about misleading advertising after a company advertised a special deal designed to lure new...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – Prepaid electricity used to pay landlord’s municipal arrears
Pippa Hudson, speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about tenants paying off their landlord’s municipal arrears through their prepaid electricit...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler – DSTV installer overcharges pensioner
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a pensioner who was charged over R8000 to install his DSTV dish.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson...
Consumer Talk: Unintentional shoplifting
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about a case of unintentional shopping by a retail customer and the consequences.
Lunch with P...
Consumer Talk: Weather-related insurance claims
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how storm-related claims are rejected by the insurers because damage was caused by gradual det...
Consumer Talk: Compensation after injury in a store
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about what happens when you injure yourself in a shop.
Lunch with Pippa Hudson is CapeTalk’s m...
Consumer Talk: Travel insurance discrepancies
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about travel insurance exclusions that might come back to bite you, and they revisit last week’s con...
Consumer Talk with Wendy Knowler on fixing pricing errors
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about pricing errors and your rights as a consumer if the price at the till doesn’t match what was o...
Consumer Talk: Perfumes that don’t smell as they should
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about two complaints about perfume that doesn’t’ smell as sweetly as it should.
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Consumer Talk: How stolen laptops are tracked
Pippa speaks to consumer journalist Wendy Knowler about how stolen laptops are tracked, and what questions to ask when buying a “reconditioned” laptop...