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Consumer’s Voice – 3rd May 2013
May. 17 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I ordered some clothes to be made from a dressmaker and paid a deposit on the 15th March. The agreement was I will collect my skirt and blouse end of March and pay the remaining balance then. He failed to deliver on...
Consumer’s Voice – 3rd May 2013
May. 10 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I am really interested to know if this Northern Port University is fake or not and I want to know if it is how can I claim them and get back my money. Thanks a lot. I’m sorry to sound unsympathetic, I really am, but...
CELEBRATION SHOUT OUT
May. 10 | THE ‘GO’ IN GOABAONE BORN TO SERVE: Lenong Orange customer advisor looks to God for inspiration Goabaone Benson Lenong prays to God every time he leaves home for work. He says the prayer is not about salary increment but rather about good...
Consumer’s Voice 26/ 04/ 2013
Apr. 26 | GREAT BIG PARCEL SCAM I hope you will be able to help me as you have helped others. My boyfriend sent me a parcel from the UK. I paid for most of the charges demanded but they’re now asking for security charges that I can’t aff ord. They now demand...
Consumer’s Voice – 19th April 2013
Apr. 19 | I LOST MY COROLLA TO A CROOKED CAR DEALER Dear Consumer Voice, In November I sold my 2002 Toyota Corolla to a car dealer for P40 000. The agreement was that they would pay me in instalments. I received a cash total of P3000 the same date and got...
Consumer’s Voice – 12th April 2013
Apr. 12 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I would like to get an advice from you concerning one of the motorbike dealers in Gabz as a matter of an urgency as I have already written them a communication that I am returning my motorbike to them for refund should they...
Consumer’s Voice – 5th April 2013
Apr. 5 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 In December 2012, I made a lay-be for a pair of shoes at a shop in Game City Mall, Gaborone. As per the receipt issued to me, I was told my lay-bye expires on the 31/03/2013. With that in mind, on the 28/03/2013 I made...
Consumer’s Voice – 29th March 2013
Mar. 29 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I bought a brand new car from a certain garage about three years ago. After six months it had a factory fault which they said was electrical and I had a new computer-box fixed at their expense. Now this car dealership...
Consumer’s Voice – 22th March 2013
Mar. 22 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 In February 2012, I enrolled my son who is hearing impaired for Form 3 at a private school. In 2013 just before school opened, I paid P11,500 in school fees. When the school re-opened the following week, the Principal asked...
Consumer’s Voice – 15.03.2013
Mar. 15 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 Please help by checking this out “probably too good to be true” website for me www.moneyinvestments.biz. Anticipating your usual timely response. This is 100% certainly, without hesitation, absolutely no doubt,...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 08.03.13
Mar. 8 | A BAD REB The Devil tells a sales rep, “I can make you richer, more famous, and more successful than any salesman alive. In fact, I can make you the greatest salesman that ever lived.” “What do I have to do in return?” asks the...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 08.03.13
Mar. 8 | DEAR CONSUMER’S VOICE #1 I engaged a company to provide a tent and décor for my wedding which was scheduled for this past weekend. I paid a deposit of P13,000 but in December I received a message that due to circumstances beyond their control they...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 01.03.13
Mar. 1 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I hired a local company to shoot video and pictures at my wedding last year. The total cost was meant to be P4,000 and I paid P1,500 as a deposit. The coverage was scheduled to last for 3 days with the second day being the main...
Consumer’s Voice – 22.02.2013
Feb. 22 | This week’s a little different. Both these stories are failures. Readers asked us to intervene, we did our best but unfortunately in both cases we haven’t yet got things fixed. The Non-travel travel agent A reader booked an extensive long-distance...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 15.02.13
Feb. 15 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I have been admitted at Atlantic International University, (900 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, Hawaii) to study masters degree in engineering through distance learning. What I want now is for you to help me confirm if the school...
Consumer’s Voice 08/02/13
Feb. 8 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I moved in to a house last year July 2012, then by end of the year I gave my landlord notice of a month and told her that we can no longer afford to stay in her house as we can’t afford it. She informed us that the...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 01.02.2013
Feb. 1 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I am a high benefit member of a medical aid scheme. Last year I was very ill, resulting from a condition that had not responded to antibiotics I was using from private pharmacies. This led me to being admitted to hospital for...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 20.01.2013
Jan. 25 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I saw on Facebook that someone was offering Windows and Microsoft Office and lots of other software. When I contacted them for prices they said they could give me the version of Office 2010 with Microsoft Access for P280. Can...
CONSUMER’S VOICE 07.12.12
Dec. 7 | Dear Consumer’s Voice #1 I need to check the authenticity of a certain Regina Horley who claims to be a business investor who can give businesses loans to finance their businesses. A friend of mine got her connections from Linkedin network. She promised...
