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Alarms that don’t alarm and fridges that don’t refrigerate: 2023’s shonkiest products

Steve Mills
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A fridge that doesn’t actually refrigerate but uses 376kWh a year to do so might be peak consumerism.

As with every year, consumer watchdog Choice has supplied yet another list of awful products and services that may just define how bad the whole thing is getting.

Choice Editorial Director Mark Serrels joined Julie-anne Sprague on 6PR’s Afternoons to reveal the shonkiest products and business practices of 2023.

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