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Subject: Is "NO REFUND/NO EXCHANGE" Legal?
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Date: Fri, 12-Jul-85 12:21:00 EDT
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I have a general question about make purchases that has been bothering me
for some time.  Suppose I go into a store to buy some item.  What I want to
know is if there is writing on my receipt and/or a sign in the store which
says "NO REFUNDS/NO EXCHANGES", can the merchant really enforce this?
Suppose I take the item home and it is a total piece of trash or it just
doesn't work, can the merchant really keep me from getting my money back or
gettting a replacement or even credit?  This seems to be a fairly common
practice in many small stores.

I would tend to think that there is some implied warranty or law that says
that I have the right to return something for any reason within a small
period of time.  Is there really such as law in most states?  I would be
interested to know what other people think about this.


Steve Rosen
Siemens Research and Technology Laboratories
Princeton, NJ

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