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    2023 Shonkys

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

And the 2023 Shonky Awards go to…

  • The 2023 Shonky Award winners revealed

    We call out products and services doing the wrong thing by Australians.

    From supermarkets cashing in during a cost-of-living crisis, an expensive subscription trap and data-grabbing technology taking advantage of desperate renters, to a mini fridge that doesn't cool your drinks and unreliable and hard-to-use personal alarms, here are the worst products and services we're calling out in 2023.
    2023 Shonky winners

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.

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Hall of Shame

  • 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.

  • 2010 Shonky Awards

    From a credit card with poor-performing travel rewards, to 'targeted' pain relief that targets your wallet... These are the winners of a 2010 Shonky Award.

  • 2009 Shonky Awards

    From a virtually useless power saver device to the sky-high surcharges of Qantas and Tiger Airways... these are the winners of a 2009 Shonky Award.