Ticket sellers, Virgin flight credits and a 25-hour laundry cycle: meet Choice’s 2026 Shonky award winners
票务平台、维珍航空抵用金与25小时洗衣程序：2026年Choice Shonky奖揭晓
Australia’s worst products and services for the year have been named by consumer advocacy group Choice Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Concert tickets that surge to $1,650, an airline pocketing $75m of unused flight credits and a washer/dryer cycle that takes 25 hours have all made the dishonour roll in consumer advocacy group Choice’s annual Shonky awards. Now in their 21st year, the Shonkys spotlight Australia’s worst products and services as decided by Choice. Continue reading...
澳大利亚消费者组织Choice公布2026年Shonky奖，点名维珍航空、Ticketmaster、Ticketek、海信、Petcover、Quest和索尼等企业。报道逐一说明各企业被批评的做法，并附上企业回应与监管背景。
文章按企业逐条列举被批评的做法，适合练习细节定位与同义替换：如“credits going unused”对应“抵用金作废”，“dynamic pricing”对应“随需求浮动定价”。多家企业的回应与Choice的说法形成对照，可练比较观点与作者态度；票价、抵用金、能效时长等数字密集，也适合数据读图训练。
来源：The Guardian · theguardian.com