MEDIA RELEASE
3 November 2006
The Consumer guide to finding love
It had to happen. Consumer has ventured into the realm of romance. They have sent forth four intrepid white-coated
testers to try out internet dating, speed dating and a matchmaking agency.
“We all went out there looking for a good time, and maybe a soul mate” says Lois* one of the Consumer testers. “We had
fun – but did find the white coat and gloves turned off some of our dates.”
The current dating poll on consumer.org.nz shows that the traditional avenues of meeting a partner still dominate, with
almost a quarter of respondents meeting their partner through friends and family, followed closely by meeting at a
party, bar or social occasion (20%). Internet dating and dating agencies make up just 7% of responses in the poll so
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To vote in the Consumer online dating poll and view the running results visit www.consumer.org.nz
* Not her real name
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Full text of this article is available at www.consumer.org.nz and in the November issue of Consumer magazine.