Quiz 1 Flashcards
Citation of Price Tag Act/Consumer Act
RA 7394
Citation of Lemon Law
RA 10642
Helps to make sure that customers are AWARE of what they are buying, such as the ingredients in food, that advertising is fair and does not mislead, that debt collection is fair….
Consumer law
8 basic rights of consumers
Right to Basic needs
Right to Safety
Right to information
Right to choose
Right to Representation
Right to Redress
Right to Consumer education
Right to a healthy environment
Consumer right that guaranteed survival, adequate food, clothing, shelter, health care, education and sanitation
Right to basic needs (prioritize your needs, know your needs and wants, quantity over quality, quality conscious not brand conscious)
Consumer right to br protected against the marketing of goods or provision of services thag are hazardous to health and life
Right to safety (expiration date, warning, FDA-approved)
Consumer right to be protected against dishonest or misleading advertising and labeling
Right to information (read the label, call DTI Direct, ask the concerned agency, look for the manufacturer’s name and address)
Consumer right to choose products at competitive prices with an assurance of satisfactory quality
Right to choose (generic vs. branded, canvass before buying, if there is product testers use it)
Consumer right to express interests in making and execution of government policies
Right to representation (take time to attend public hearings and consultations, be observant as to how consumer laws are being implemented in your area)
Consumer right to br compensated for misrepresentation, shoddy goods or unsatisfactory services
Right to redress (you have the right to 3RS, be sure to attend mediation conference)
3RS under redress
Repair, Replace, Refund
You are entitled to 3Rs if something you bought: (4)
Is defective and you were not aware of it
Was not as described on the box
Does not match the sample shown
Does not do the job you were led to believe it would do
Is no return, no exchange policy prohibited?
Yes
Business can refuse to givr a refund if: (4)
You cant prove that you bought it
You changed your mind about it
You have damaged it
You should have known about the fault when you bought it
Consumer right to acquire knowledge and skills necessary to be an informed consumer
Right tk consumer education (read, listen, watch, involve yourself)
Right to live and work in an ENVIRONMENT which is non-threathening to the well-being of present and future generation
Right to consumer education
Legal basis of RA 7394
The State shall PROTECT CONSUMERS from trade malpractice and from substandard or hazardous products
Consumer Act took effect on
July 15, 1992
Basic policy of consumer act
Protect the interest of the consumer and promote general welfare
Objectives of consumer act (5)
Protection against hazards to health and safety
Protection against deceptive, unfair and unconscionable sales
Provision of information and education for sound choice by consumers
Provision of adequate rights anf means of redress
Representation of consumers in socisl and economic policy formulatiob
Implementing agencies
Department of Trade and Industry, Department of Agriculture, Department of Health, Department of Education, & Local Government Units
Quality and safety and labelling and packaging of agricultural products
Department of agriculture
Labelling and packaging, advertising, and sales promotion of food, drugs, cosmetics
Department of Health
Consumer education and info in the curriculum
Department of Education
Weights and measures, regulation of preparation and sale of meat, fresh fruits, poultry, milk, fish, vegetables
Local Government Units
an act or practice is deemed deceptive “whenever the producer, manufacturer, supplie or seller, THROUGH CONCEALMENT, FALSE REPRESENTATION OF FRAUDULENT MANIPULATION, induces a consumer to enter into a sales or lease contract transaction of any consumer product or service
True
How many deceptive act are they
10
Inducing a consumer to enter into sales, lease or avail of services
Deceptive sales acts
Forms of deception (4)
Product has the sponsporship or approval of body it does not have
It has the performance, characteristics, ingredients, users or benefits it does not have
Product/service is of a particular standard, quailty, GRADE, STYLE OR MODEDL when in fact it is not
It is new, original or unused when in fact it is deteriorated, altered, reclaimed or second hand state
8 pointer test that answers one or more no
Pyramid scheme
Pyramid scheme or
Chain distribution plan
Pyramid scheme
Is there a product?
Is the intent to sell a product not a position?
Is there a resonable return policy?
Do products have the fair market value
If the questions is all YES
Legitimate comopany
It is committed whenever the producer, manufacturer or distributor, supplier or seller, by TAKING ADVANTAGE of the consumer’s physical or mental infirmity, ignorancr, illiteracy, lack of time or the general conditions of the environment
Unfair sales
Transaction is grossly inimical to consumer
One sided, in favor of manufacturer, seller or supplier
Consumer was UNABLE to receive substantial benefit from the transaction
Seller WAS AWARE that there was no reasonable probability of payment of the obligation in full by consumer
Price is grossly exceeded
Unfair sales
No more expiry date for giftcheck policy
True
Contract whether EXPRESS OR IMPLIED between the buyer and seller of a consumer product concerning rights and obligations of both parties
Warranty
Primary law governing all contract of sales with conditions and warranties
Civil Code provisions on sale with warranties
Express warranty is OPERATIVE FROM THE MOMENT OF SALE
True
Period of express warranty
within 30 days
Failure to make report RELIEVES the manufacturer, producer, or importer of the liability under the warranty and the DISTRIBUTOR is PERSONALLY LIABLE UNDER THE WARRANTY
Under the warranty in case of failure of both manufacturer and distributor to honor the warranty, the retailer is
Subsidiarily liable
Purchaser needs ONLY to present
Warranty card or official receiptd along with the product to be serviced or returned
Written warranty is required to clearly and conspicuously designate such warranty
Designation of warranty (full and limited warranty)
Written warranty meets the MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Full warranty
Written warranty does not meet such minimum requirements
Limited warranty
To conform with the requirements, following should be found in a full warranty
remedy or relief, refund or replacement
To meet the minimum standards for warranty:
Remedy, refund or replacement
Such consumer product within a reasonable time and without charge in case of defect, malfunction or failure to conform such warranty
Remedy
Permit the consumer to elect whether to ask for _____ or _____ without charge where after reasonable number of attempts to remedy the defect or malfunction, the product continues to have defect
Refund or replacement
Exemption to the remedy, refund or replace
If the warrantor can show that the defect WAS CAUSED BY DAMAGE DUE TO UNREASONABLE USE