This week, I spent more than two hours of valuable time trying to find the right pair of Nike or adidas soccer boots in the right size and the right colour.

Trade Me sellers may be hit with a fine if they can't prove that the electrical goods they are selling are safe.

We bought our daughter a phone from Noel Leeming for Christmas. It then started to not receive texts so we took it back to the store.

Trade Me doesn't jump out as the place to buy your groceries.

Irradiated tomatoes are on shop shelves, but some customers and even retailers are still unaware that they have been treated.

Christchurch mechanic Damien Hope was changing the energy-saving lightbulb when it broke in his hands. Fearing mercury poisoning, he ushered his children out of the house while his wife searched the internet to find out what to do.

Isn't the weekly food shop a drag? Whingeing children, supermarkets that move the products you like, misleading sales, and the eventual decapitation of your bank balance at the checkout.

A popular food outlet drawing growing numbers of customers through social media is in a battle to stay afloat after falling foul of Auckland Council rules.

I don't shop in the "sales". That's because it's much better to wait for "clearance". Why get a 10 per cent or 20 per cent discount?

My Slingshot issues have been mostly technical - trouble getting on to a website, disconnecting with the server and hopelessly slow.

Buying supermarket own-brand products may save you money - but often means choosing something not made in New Zealand.

A cot on which the sides collapsed has been recalled following at least three complaints.

Telcos are potentially breaking the law if they refuse to fix a mobile phone outside of its warranty, especially if the problem was not the fault of the customer.

New Zealand's 100 per cent Pure image is suddenly being questioned by its loyal Chinese customers, writes Hua Dong.

Parents everywhere want the best for their babies. And millions worldwide will be watching just what Wills and Kate buy and use for baby George.

I bought a cellphone in May, and every time I make a call, it hangs up. It is under warranty but The Warehouse wants to charge me $55 to send it away, which, if it is covered by warranty, I will get back and if not, I won't. Can they charge this fee?

Helplines are still being flooded with queries from thousands of concerned parents following Fonterra's infant milk contamination scandal.

Kiwi baby formula companies are having orders cancelled in China and contract negotiations with Chinese customers terminated.

Irradiated Australian tomatoes are set to appear on New Zealand shelves but a local lobby group is questioning how consumers will be able to spot them.

More than 80,000 cans of suspect infant formula have been recalled in Hong Kong and a hotline set up by the city's authorities has been fielding hundreds of calls.

Lines company Chorus would benefit and consumers would lose out from Government proposals made at the start of a review of telecommunications law.

Almost two-thirds of children's breakfast cereals contain too much sugar, a survey of brands sold in New Zealand shows.

Frustrated parents have been flooding helplines in a desperate bid for information on which infant formula is safe and some have taken their children to the doctor.

Worried parents have criticised authorities over misinformation about Karicare formula.

Eight companies may have received the contaminated whey protein from Fonterra.

Fonterra's dairy product recall made headlines worldwide, as New Zealand's export markets react to reports of the botulism scare.

The internet is awash with great wine deals. Google "buy wine online" and you'll be hit with pages and pages of offers.