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On Mon, 12 Oct 1998 19:55:44 GMT, msissom@dnaent.com <msissom@dnaent.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 9 Oct 1998 09:10:03 -0700, jedi@dementia.mishnet () wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 08 Oct 1998 18:28:11 GMT, msissom@dnaent.com <msissom@dnaent.com> wrote:
>>>On Tue, 6 Oct 1998 13:07:51 -0700, jedi@dementia.mishnet () wrote:
>>>
>>>>>As soon as the product fails, take it in for repair like any other
>>>>>failed product or return it and get your money back. Much simpler.
>>>>>That's what I've always done.
>>>>
>>>>	Oh? Where do you shop exactly? 
>>>>
>>>Since DNS can't find your mishnet...
>>
>>	It's on the 192.168.0.0 subnet.
>
>No wonder.
>
>>>
>>>Most recent return was w98 CD to Best Buy. I walked in with
>>>CD, box, all paperwork inside the box and my sales receipt.
>>>I said: "It doesn't work. I want my money back." They credited
>>>my card and I walked out the door leaving the junk with them.
>>>
>>>Just becuase the "license envelope" says something doesn't mean
>>>that it is reality.
>>>
>>
>>	So their sign stating that they take no returns for refunds
>>	on opened software is just bullshit, eh?
>>
>
>Like many signs, they are there for reading, not automagically
>obeying. Everything is still negotiable except perhaps death.
>
>At least the BB where I ususally shop has a very good return policy.
>It also has nothing to do with the signs posted. They are much more
>concerned with having happy customers than having a rigid policy
>enforced. I assume that this state exists because the store has
>not yet had their goodwill exploited by thieves.

	It's not a matter goodwill but rather a matter of 
	consumer protection law in a domain where the
	declaration that only winning matters is used
	as an excuse for all sorts of tort inducing 
	activity. 

	The real thieves are those who would lie to 
	the unwarry so that their own legal obligations
	could be avoided.

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