Sending Parcels in the EU: high prices do not mean high speed
Sending Parcels in the EU: high prices do not mean high speed. This is the conclusion of an analysis led by the European Consumer Centres (ECC) in 13 Member States under the control of the ECC Kiel. 10 of altogether 260 parcels sent simultaneously on September 14 to abroad still had not reached their destination on November 15.
Look out for foreign lottery scams
El Gordo, La Primitiva and many others
Have you also received a letter or an e-mail in English saying that you have won several thousand euros? You are in good company then. A lot of consumers are receiving these letters, but nobody actually won. These letters are posted every day by scams who are active world-wide and who often use the name of really existing respectable lotteries.
Check on cross-border online shopping
Most sellers ignore cross-border consumer rights
Marketing and business organisations are still at their beginnings
Concerning cross-border online shopping, Europe is at the most a candidate for accession to a prospering market. The main results of a survey on the European online market, led by the European Consumer Centre Düsseldorf (ECC) are that websites offering cross-border delivery are hard to find and that the EU-Distance Selling Directive are interpreted quite creatively by providers.
