Consumer electronics

Michael F. Maniates (2001) article, Individualization: Plant a Tree, Buy a Bike, Save the World?, challenges the idea of individualized, consumer-based environmental solutions. The author attracts the reader immediately by recalling a famous Dr. Seuss tale, The Lorax, which tells of a "short sighted and voracious industrialist" who is blinded by greed and destroys the landscape in order to produce "Thneeds" (pg. 31). However, the book ends with a sense of hope, by commanding a young individual…

If the consumer guarantees provided by the Australian Consumer Law are not met, the consumers are at liberty to be indemnified and provided with remedies. The remedies may be claimed either against the supplier or manufacturers (Smith and Burke, 2007). With respect to the fact that the goods are required to be of acceptable quality the following factors must be taken into consideration; • The goods must not be defective quality; they are required to be safe as well as long-lasting. • The…

1. People who likes festival and activities(IV) go to Santa Fe Grill restaurant more often than people who prefer quiet environment(DV). 2. People who go to Santa Fe Grill(IV) often than other restaurant(DV) are expecting the new choice in the menu. 3. Average annual income families(IV) go to Santa Fe Grill more often than higher annual income families(DV). 4. People who likes Mexican food(IV) would recommend Santa Fe Grill to others because they have good taste of food(DV). 5. People who came…

The diverse range of legal regulations and policies of which govern the conduct of businesses within Australia can be considered as a crucial element in controlling the business environment. Laws that restrict businesses to certain boundaries are done so in order to promote fair competition and keep the business market competitive, whilst many laws act with regard to being beneficial for the sustainability of the environment. However, it can be argued that these legal regulations also bring…

providing cheap alternatives, allowing hosts to make money, and flowing cash through economies, while costs include poor consumer protection and engaging in unfair competition with the hospitality industry. The issues that Airbnb have cannot be resolved by simply maximizing profits because maximizing profit solely benefits Airbnb. Most of the victims of Airbnb’s issues such as consumers, competitors, and the governments will not gain anything from Airbnb raising a high profit. Airbnb’s concerns…

Explaining Deceptive Acts or Practices The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to use unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices (UDAAP) as its primary enforcement tool. Over the past four years, the CFPB has used UDAAP to enforce hot button issues such as credit card add-on products, credit card advertising, debt collection, credit reporting and monitoring, auto lending, and mortgage servicing. In the coming years, credit unions should expect to see UDAAP being used…

being controlled. When the FTC were working on new guideline for blogger reviews on products. They never considered all consumer that be on the web page blogging about product they have try and work. They have a right to their own opinion about any product they use. Nevertheless, FTC never had ideas how this would affect the consumer as a whole.…

Indeed the relationship between the marketing business and the consumer continues to flourish in present time drawing in more and more spectator with every ad. Due to the fact that the market is ever-changing, marketing evolves to match said change. For example commercials, today do not look or sound the same as they did five years ago, partly because the tastes and values have changed since then but also because new potential customers are being reached. In Juliet B Schor’s book Born to Buy she…

Introduction It is apparent that, the dramatic growth of Internet creates a great number of powerful companies and billionaires. To a great extent, Ma Yun is a legendary one of them in China, because of the significant growth of his company, Alibaba Group. Alibaba was founded in Hangzhou in 1999 (Alibaba-Group, 1999) and it is one of the largest platforms for online trade and business communication now. Alibaba is based on online platform and started in e-commerce B-to-B (Business to Business)…

1- There have been many instances where Bolt Pty ltd (‘Bolt’) an Australian electronics company have come under contravention of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). In Bolt’s advertisement promoting their new phone model the “Bolt Worldly” they have stated several terms in which is unethical and against the ACL. The issue with the advertisement firstly is that Bolt have claimed that the product Bolt “Worldly” is made “For Australians, by Australians” however the advertisement has in fine print at…