What do we exactly mean by consumer rights?

Question

Like how can it be violated?
Can the issue of cola be conisdered as a conusmer right issue??
What about the rent that is increasing in today's world??
Can it also be considered as a consumer right issue??

If yes, what were the decision made by the consumer courts?

Answer 1

I have no idea. I think the entire concept is utter non-sense. I can't think of anywhere you are forced to buy anything. The decision to buy is the buyers choice.

What "consumer rights" really are is falsely labeled socialism. It isn't about expanding rights at all but limiting them. Limits on what is available, and limits on who shall provide it.

It is a false illness concocted to sell the snake oil of increased regulations that reduce the choices we have and restricts our freedom.

Answer 2

1. I believe it has to do with product, or service, satisfaction. That what you receive is exactly as discribed.

2. Scams, faulty merchandise with no returns, wrong items, awful customer service during and after warranty, overcharging, not refunding rebates turned in in a timely manner. I think that these are a few, of many, broken rights that can be reported to the BBB.

3. Before spending a large chunk of money on something, call the BBB (Better Business Bureau) about the company & about the nature of any complaints. I have & it's saved me from misfortune many times.

4. I don't know if you remember back in the 1990's, when a customer at Starbucks bought a faulty expresso/coffee maker and they refused to take it back. The customer went all the way to the President, and he said 'No". After that, I stopped patronizing Starbucks. I go elsewhere, where business & customer satisfaction is guaranteed.

Answer 3

look consumer right is smt like ur rights in ur own country...like the right to know abt the product u r going to buy, the right to ask smt for cheap from a shopkeeper if another shopkeeper sells it for cheap etc etc. Coca cola -if abt india...then i dont think it can b considered a right cos its a law put forward by the government..afterall they say its bad for health....rent i guess its a right..but afterall as the rate of living index is rising and people are wanting for more comfort, naturally when a company raises its rent of the building everyone follows suit.....

Answer 4

Consumer rights has nothing to do with free enterprise. It's as you know to protect consumers by laws and locations fraudulent uses and abuses via false advertising, product defects, marketing practices resulting in the common consumer loosing something in return, normally cash.

Answer 5

Consumer rights is a political term which some people exploit to increase regulation and make money teaching people about all those regulations. It is part of the full employment act for lawyers and political types. They also want to protect us from ourselves and our own supidity.