Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceMarkets5 Marks
Question
What precautions should a consumer take while shopping? Explain.
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Answer
A consumer should take the following precautions while shopping :
$(1)$ The consumer should insist to collect the original bill with $GST$ at the time of purchase of any item or service. Get the bill from the trader and retain it up to the adequate time.
$(2)$ To check $ISI$ mark at the time of purchasing costly goods as well as electronic items. Collect guarantee and warranty card, free service coupon, etc. duly signed and stamped by the shopkeeper and keep them safely.
$(3)$ Only buy gold and silver ornaments with 'Hallmark'. Always insist on lined bills without getting into the influence of merchant's talk of tax-saving business. Make sure that all details like purity, price, making charges. etc. are clearly and separately written or not.
$(4)$ Buy food items only with the 'Agmark' or $'FSSAI'$ logo. Check all details like their packing company, brand name, batch number, manufacturing date, expiry date, ingredients (content ingredients), etc. of product. In case of adulteration complain must be registered without fail.
$(5)$ Verify medicine with the prescription. Check the manufacturing and expiry date. Insist on buying generic medicine first, if they are available.
$(6)$ Buy the cloth after checking its fabric, colour, stitching, embroidery, measurement - size, etc.
$(7)$ Check the seal and weight in the gas cylinder, sit in the autorickshaw or taxi after checking meter on zero, check the '0000' zero meter reading on the pump indicator while filling petrol, $CNG$ or diesel in the vehicle as well as insisting to buy the kerosene in the vessel after setting the foam down and fully filled in the scales.
$(8)$ To check safety arrangements in the school and the educational qualifications of the teachers while enrolling own children in the school. Obtain a fee receipt from educational institutes.
$(9)$ Understand the terms of life insurance policy and vehicle insurance policy and collect the original policy documents without fail and preserve them.
$(10)$ The customer should not purchase unnecessary things from 'the sale' by tempting advertisements such as gift coupons, reward schemes or discounts. One should buy only enough for one's own needs. The customer should be careful not to buy a mixed or low quality of item. If they have been cheated in the purchase, letting others know through newspapers, so that they have been stopped to deceive.
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