A weekend of sales, the 10 rules for consumers – consumers

From Saturday, July 2 are parties across Italy the summer sales. According to Confcommercio Studies Office estimates it will spend on average EUR 100 per person, up slightly from 98 € 2015, and € 232 per family. The total value will be maintained at around 3.6 billion euro.

Finally a single date for the whole Italy

for the first time the start of the sales responds to the request of Italian Fashion Federation to have a single date at national level also to avoid distortions of competition.

“We hope that the chitchat, the agitation and the many anxieties created around the consequences of Brexit – says the president of the Italian Fashion Federation and vice president of Confcommercio, Renato Borghi – do not go to penalize a climate of confidence of Italian families who already is not the maximum. The still weak consumption in season and the unfavorable weather conditions have resulted in a strong availability of ‘unsold’. So consumers will have a wide choice. ” Hopefully without the traditional “cheating” and “cut” already cut prices before the official sale.

The 10 rules you should know

1. ALWAYS KEEP tHE TICKET: it is not true that the leaders in the sell-off can not be changed. The shopkeeper is obliged to replace the defective item even if it declares that the leaders in the balance can not be changed. If the transmission is not possible, for example, because the product is finished, you are entitled to a refund of the money (not a good). You have two months time, not 7 or 8 days, to denounce the defect.
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2. SALES SHOULD BE REALLY END OF SEASON: the goods offered for sale under “Balance” It must be the surplus of that the season is ending and not stock funds. Stay away from those stores that had the little half-empty shelves before the balances and then they magically filled the most varied articles. It is unlikely, if not impossible, that at the end of the season the store is provided for each type of product, of all sizes and colors.
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3. TURN: In the days preceding the balances go to the shops to look for what you are interested, segnandovi the price; so you can verify the effectiveness of practiced off and go without fail, avoiding unnecessary queues. Never stop at the first store that offers discounts but you compare the prices with those exposed in other years. Avoid eating there hands. Sometimes just a few more laps to prevent the wrong purchase or to find the lowest prices.
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4. SUGGEST YOU BUY: Try to have a clear idea on costs to do before entering in store: you’ll be less influenced by the shop and you’ll run less risk of returning home full of things, maybe even cheap, but which have not had any need and will never use.
   Evaluate the goodness Article looking at the label that describes the composition of the item of clothing (natural fibers such as synthetic cost more). Pay a high price does not mean buying a quality product. Be wary of very similar to those known brands.
5. DISCOUNTS OF MORE THAN 50% BEWARE: often hide merchandise not really new, or old false price (the old price is inflated so as to increase the percentage discount and entice more purchase). A merchant, except in Upper fashion, can not have, in fact, so high mark-ups and should sell below cost.
6. Help yourself PREFERABLY IN CONFIDENCE SHOPS or purchased goods which you already know the price or quality so you can freely and independently evaluate the convenience.
7. SHOPS aND WINDOWS. Do not buy in stores that do not expose the card that indicates the old price, the new one and the percentage value of the applied discount. The price must also be exposed in a clear and legible. Check that between the goods on sale there will be new at full price.
   The goods on sale must be separated clearly from the “new”. Be wary of the windows covered with posters that do not allow you to see the goods.
8. TEST OF THE HEADS: THERE IS NO OBLIGATION. It is left to the discretion of the retailer. The advice is to be wary of clothing that can only be looked at.
9. PAYMENTS. In the shops that expose the adhesive of the credit card in the window or ATM, the trader is obliged to accept these forms of payment for the balance, with no extra charges.
10. disappointments. If you think you have taken a rip please contact a consumer association (there are in each city), or call the cops.