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: Caveat Emptor

Consumers protect yourselves

By Nick Slade

A little advice up-front

As a consumer the best bit of advice is to avoid getting into problems in the first place. Educate yourself, research the product or service you are thinking of buying, and check out who you are buying it from. Before you sign anything, read everything that you are going to sign. Does it contain in writing everything the seller promised you? KEEP COPIES OF EVERYTHING!

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Full post as published by Caveat Emptor on February 27, 2008 (boomark / email).

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