Question

What type of duties should a consumer keep in mind under the consumer awareness?

Answer 1

We are all consumers. We spend money, in some way, everyday, for all basic needs like food, clothing, shelter, health, education etc. We always buy necessary things.

“A consumer is anyone who buys or uses any kind of product and services. Homemaker or any family member is consumer in an economic and marketing system”.

Consumer Responsibilities:

Consumer should act rationally. They should accept a reasonable level of responsibility while exercising choice and entering into transactions in the market place.

Before purchase:

a. Be Informed.

• It is responsibility of the consumer that he/she should be properly informed.

• Consumer should identify his/her ‘needs’ and differentiates them from ‘wants’.

• He/she should obtain information about goods and service. He/she should compare prices, quality and other features with competing goods.

• He/she should avoid hasty and impulsive decisions.

He/she should not enter in schemes like “We will make you rich”, “We will make you slim within one month”, etc.

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Answer 2

Duties of the consumers are :

(i) While purchasing the goods, a consumer should  look at the quality of the product, the marked  price, guarantee or the warranty period.

(ii) A consumer should preferably purchase  standardized products which contain the seal of  ISI or the AGMARK.

(iii) A consumer should preferably purchase  standardised products which contain the seal of  ISI or the AGMARK.

(iv) A consumer must be aware of his rights and duties.

(v) The consumer should form consumer awareness  organisations, which can be given representation