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Re: Consumer Warning RE:MacMall - Please Read!

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From: Roger King
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <30F5B099.146@west.net>, siberian@west.net wrote:

<<I purchased an NTSC convertor from them after repeated assurances 
that thier 'Tech database' said it was compatible with my Thunder 24 
graphics card et al..  Of course, it was not, I called, they told me 'To
bad, you get credit' and that was that..>>

Is that legal in the US?  In England we have consumer protection
legislation that ensures you get a full cash refund on anyhing that does
not fulfill the purpose that it was bought for.  Surely there must be
something similar in the US?

-- 
Regards,

Roger KIng, Cranleigh, Surry, UK
rking@failcon.demon.co.uk
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From: rking@failcon.demon.co.uk (Roger King)
Subject: Re: Consumer Warning RE:MacMall - Please Read!
Date: 1996/01/12
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