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  Shonky Awards

  2023 Shonkys

  Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2023.
  The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.

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Read more about each Shonky winner

• Coles and Woolies

  The Shonky Award for... cashing in during a cost-of-living crisis.
• RentTech

  The Shonky Award for... ‘data gouging’ desperate home seekers.
• The Xbox Mini Fridge

  The Shonky Award for... a mini 'fridge’ that doesn’t make things cold.

• Kogan First subscription

  The Shonky Award for... tricking customers into a $99 sign-up.
• Personal alarms

  The Shonky Award for... being unreliable and hard to use.
• The wrap-up

  All the Shonky winners for 2023 in one spot.

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Hall of Shame

• 2024 Shonky Awards

  Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2024.
  
  From a "green juice" with no green vegies, to the worst stick vac we've ever tested... here are some of the worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.
  
  The 2024 Shonky winners
• 2023 Shonky Awards

  Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2023.
  The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.
• 2022 Shonky Awards

  Here they are, Australia’s biggest lemons for 2022.
  The five worst products and services uncovered by CHOICE experts this year.
• 2021 Shonky Awards

  From fans without puff, to an awful airline advocate... these are the winners of a 2021 Shonky Award. 
• 2020 Shonky Awards

  From an air purifier that's all air, no purification, to funeral pricing that leaves you in the dark... these are the winners of a 2020 Shonky Award. 
• 2019 Shonky Awards

  From a rotten fridge that spoils your food to health cover that leaves you exposed... these are the winners of a 2019 Shonky Award.
• 2018 Shonky Awards

  From a toaster that fails miserably at its only job, to portacots that put infant lives at risk... these are the winners of a 2018 Shonky Award.
• 2017 Shonky Awards

  From a fabric softener that performs worse than water, to a bank trying to recruit customers before they're born... these are the winners of a 2017 Shonky Award.
• 2016 Shonky Awards

  From a carpet cleaner that performs worse than water, to a phone that’s too hot to handle... these are the winners of a 2016 Shonky Award.
• 2015 Shonky Awards

  From a flushable wipe that you really shouldn't flush, to payday lenders who are cashing in on consumers... these are the winners of a 2015 Shonky Award.
• 2014 Shonky Awards

  From a peanut butter biscuit that has no peanuts in it, to a bank that raids kids’ piggy banks... these are the winners of a 2014 Shonky Award.
• 2013 Shonky Awards

  From a baby product that doesn't meet Australian Standards to an egg supplier with misleading “free range” claims... these are the winners of a 2013 Shonky Award.
• 2012 Shonky Awards

  From a mould remover that doesn't remove mould, to a travel group with some dodgy practices... these are the winners of a 2012 Shonky Award.
• 2011 Shonky Awards

  From a couple of terrible weight loss products to the entire insurance industry for shonky behaviour... these are the winners of a 2011 Shonky Award.