[TOP STORY] Online retail racks up most complaints at consumer ombud

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‘If you're not happy with those goods and if the supplier is failing to actually accept the return, that's where we get involved and we start the conversation with the hope that it can be resolved for you getting your money back,’ says Consumer Goods and Services Ombud, Lee Soobrathi.
14 Aug 2024 9AM English South Africa Business News · Politics

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