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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
Instead of so much hoo-ha about regulating advertising all over the place and fighting a futile, losing battle against big corporate, wouldn't we be better off teaching people common sense and actually looking at prices properly before buying?
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True. Whatever restrictions they place on advertising, there will always be a way around it.
People should always try at research any product or service they are buying, even down to looking at any terms and conditions. After all, they could be committing to spending a large amount of money over a long time.
As part of my job, I am in charge of a system that enables students to borrow equipment that is (in some cases) worth thousands of pounds. Obviously, we require that they sign a contract before they do this. Almost no one checks the terms and conditions of the contract. As part of the process, because some of the equipment has many parts, we go through what the student is borrowing, checking it. Students are supposed to go through it with us so they can confirm they have the necessary parts. Almost no one does, they just sign the contract (one of the terms states they should be checking what they are handed as they will be held accountable if it's either missing or damaged when the student returns the rest of the equipment).