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Which Magazine - Fair?

Just read this - the open letter is certainly something worth reading.

https://www.ebac.com/wm-which/

While you can't believe everything you read, I'm more inclined to believe the company on this occurance as I can see Which only looking at certain criteria.

Not a good look for Which and calls into question a large amount of what they have tested before.

Wonder if they're trading on their name only these days.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 35,242 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    Which has never been been known for their expertise in reviews. 

    They work on a superficial, quick review approach as their purpose is to sell subscription, not assess products.
  • john1
    john1 Posts: 453 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts
    I wrote to Which in February last year pointing out inaccurate information in their report / review  on Chromecast with Google TV 

    The errors are still there with apparently no attempt to amend  
  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 35,367 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    edited 9 January 2022 at 1:31PM
    I became dubious about a lot of Which? testing methodology back in the 70s/80s.  Much of the testing seems to confirm what they want to find.
  • JJ_Egan
    JJ_Egan Posts: 20,281 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    They also seem to spread Best Buys about . March xx top rated  May yy top rated and so on .
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