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Consumer rights

Been roped into a phone contract for months after you lost the phone? Want a refund on something but it’s against the retailer’s policy? Buying your first set of wheels and don’t know where to start?

Submitted 11/11/2005 By Bec Views 25349 Comments 2 Updated 10/10/2008

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maddog5 02-Aug-2007

uh huh

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gemma 09-Apr-2006

Consumer rights can also mean consumer activism. When we think of our rights as consumers, it's also good to think of how we can make an impact by exercising informed and active choices. For example, behind donating money to organisations, boycotting is the political action that young people are most likely to take part in. Of course, the best example of boycotting in Australia comes from the wholesale boycott of french products during their nuclear testing in the mid-90s. Nowadays, if you hear of a company doing something that you do not like, such as Shell's actions in Nigeria http://www.essentialaction.org/shell/issues.html) you can make an informed decision to use your consumer power not to purchase their products and begin your own campaign by informing all of your friends and family to do the same.

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