Thread: Is This Fair?
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Old 22-10-2009, 02:10 PM
dpastern (Dave Pastern)
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Originally Posted by Dennis View Post
I recall that on most boxed software that I purchase from bricks and mortar shops in Australia, there is usually a disclaimer sticker on the sealed cellophane wrapper that reads something like:

“If this product is unsuitable, you can return it for a full refund but if the seal has been broken, no refund is possible”

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Dennis
And that is actually illegal under the Trade Practices Act 1974. What they say, and what is legal, are quite often 2 different things. Very different things. Retailers that try this route should be extremely heavily fined to stop them from doing so.

Dave
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