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CONSUMER PROTECTION

Unfortunately it IS needed!

A rip-off doesn't always come with a sound ya know!

 And no the sound when you opened this page was not what you think! It is the sound of tearing paper, not somebody "backfiring"! You see tearing is like ripping, as in rip off ... get it?

Anyhow, let us start at the start, click on the scales to the right to go to the Consumers Online page. Good place to start if you have a school assignment to do!

 

Consumer stuff is a State thing in Australia, so for all you NSW people, take a look at the Dept of Fair Trading site. Just click on the star dude to the left.

 

OK guys, here is the link list to end all link lists! Click on our friend to the right, he will take you to a site that is TOTAL CONSUMER PROTECTION and has links for all States of Australia, so for you dudes from other States of this great nation, we have help for you too. (Yea Yea, we know its a retirement site but the links are really good)

 

If you like magazines, then you might like to take a peek at Choice Magazine from the Australian Consumers Association. Try the school or town library. They test all sorts of products and tell you which is best etc. The ugly guy to the left will take you there but not everything is free at this site.

 

Finally, one good thing about rip offs is that they can be really funny, when it happens to others of course! Stories come and go, so here is a one but to get the latest goss, just google rip off stories and have a browse. You will be taken to lots of blog sites, so its a lot of fun research too!

Remember Nine Inch Nails (the group guys!):

A SHOPPING trip has ended in a record label stoush for touring American, Nine Inch Nails rock star Trent Reznor.

In Melbourne for three sold-out gigs that ended last night, Reznor was furious to find his band's latest album selling for $10 more than other Top 40 CDs.

At his first tour stop in Brisbane, he demanded an explanation from a sales rep from his record label, Universal Music.

"He goes, 'Oh, because your packaging is a lot more expensive'," Reznor said.

"I know how much the packaging costs -- it costs 83c more to have a CD with the colour-changing ink on it.

"I'm taking the hit on that, not them. So I said, 'It doesn't cost $10 more'.

"He goes, 'You're right, it doesn't. Basically it's because we know you've got a core audience that's gonna buy whatever we put out'.

"I said, 'That's the most insulting thing I've heard. I've garnered a core audience that you feel it's OK to rip off?

Reznor made Universal staff buy their own concert tickets.

 

A really good place to have look see is the ACCC site. That is the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. They have heaps of those fact sheet thingies. You Commerce dudes out their can get heaps of great assignment stuff here. Have a look at the following:

- The Little Black Book of Scams
- The Franchise Manual

You also find info on bait advertising, consumer rights and warranties, comparative advertising and unconscionable conduct in consumer transactions.

To go to the ACCC click on the graphic to the right. Enjoy!

 

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