Consumer organization

Every consumer wants to ensure they are buying products they can trust and fulfill its purpose. Often that is the case, but there are occasions when products are deemed unsafe to consumers, therefore, they are recalled. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the agency “charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction” (Seaquist, 2012, p. 131). Many…

goal for profit did not affect their consumers. However, along with their clothes, they sell the ideas and lifestyle of living without responsibilities and without restrictions, which will lead to prestige. These young consumers view themselves as self-made if they are able to afford expensive things and do whatever they want. The store uses this to their advantage by making their prices for their clothes so high. In the mind of a smart and resourceful consumer, the quality of Pacsun’s clothes…

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…

Is it misleading or deceptive for organizations to package products in a way that entices customers to purchase their product? Not necessarily. When going to a job interview, people dress to make a good first impression. When marketing a product or service, companies want to package products…

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.…