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Article #499Re: Internet Shopping Tips
From: enquiring mind
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:36
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:36
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knowledgefield@hotmail.com wrote: > > (NC) - Here are some Internet shopping tips from Industry Canada's Office of Consumer Affairs: > > Know the merchant you are dealing with. What the mean by that is to have the legal address, street, phone number and the name of the person, first and last name you are dealing with in an email basis. > Look for detailed product information. Go to a local store an observe the product then and only then if you wish to abandon local merchants, purchase the product online. > Read the contract's terms and conditions and print or save them. Cut and past the contarct terms of the company to an email and discuss them with the named person from the company you are dealing with by email. > Check for quality assurance certificates or seals. No, get the officer of the corporation to put in writing in an email all terms and condictions of the sale. > Verify that the merchant has a fair and clear complaint-handling process. No, before purchase and before sending money, put in writing all terms and conditions of sale and what proceedures are to be followed to return the product, who pays what for its return and how and when you money will be refunded. > Make sure that you're comfortable with the merchant's purchasing p... Only a fool would shop online. You know the trouble it is to get satisfaction from a local merchant. And you want to deal with a foreign company under foreign laws. Your choice. Such a bargain. And no risk????? > > Read full article at http://www.knowledgefield.com/articles/internet-shopping-tips.shtml
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