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More expensive for consumers when price tags disappear
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More expensive for consumers when price tags disappear

The fixed price of a product is increasingly giving way to so-called dynamic pricing, where demand is the driver. The trend risks making purchases more expensive for consumers
New customs fee on packages from Shein and Temu
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New customs fee on packages from Shein and Temu

EU finance ministers agreed on Friday to impose a tariff of three euros, equivalent to just over 30 Swedish kronor, on all small packages imported into the Union. We welcome the decision, but would have liked to have seen the level significantly higher given the extent of the problem, says Martin Kits at Svensk Handel
New Black Friday scam: How stores get around the law
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New Black Friday scam: How stores get around the law

Hundreds of thousands of prices in Swedish online stores have already been raised ahead of expected reductions for Black Friday at the end of November. When price increases are greater than ten percent, then something could be suspicious, says Isabella Ahmadi, consumer expert at Prisjakt
Skiers Urged to Challenge Skistar's Snow Guarantee After Easter Disappointment
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Skiers Urged to Challenge Skistar's Snow Guarantee After Easter Disappointment

Try Skistar in the General Complaints Board. This is what consumer guide Maria Wiezell is urging disappointed skiers to do after the snowless Easter weekend
Hundreds of reports against cancellation service
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Hundreds of reports against cancellation service

Companies offering help with canceling subscriptions are becoming increasingly common – but several customers feel deceived and testify to fraud. One of these companies has been reported to the Consumer Agency 92 times just this year
Selling clothes online – this is how you do it
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Selling clothes online – this is how you do it

The wallet is empty, but the closet is overflowing. There are plenty of opportunities to earn an extra kronor on the clothes you don't use
Price manipulation continues: "Unbelievably sad about the companies"
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Price manipulation continues: "Unbelievably sad about the companies"

A law amendment would prevent so-called fulreor. But a new report from the Consumer Agency shows that it has barely had any effect two years later
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