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9 Continued from page 24 A: Agony aunt Suzie Hayman says: "There has to be a discus­ sion where the wife says 'Do, you realise your mother gets at me?' "Often the problem is that as


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outsider, the wife in this case, recognising people play these games, so not taking it person- ' ally. Also, take it in turns to, have Christmas at your part­ ner's parents, your parents and: your own house."


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Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, Thursday, November 30th, 2006 27 Always retain that receipt...


• Continued from page 25 Are you still entitled to exchange the gift


without proof of purchase or can you demand a refund?


Des O'Brien, chair of the Institute of


Consumer Affairs, says: "There are no rights. Most shops are quite reasonable but some aren’t. The usual scenario at Christ­ mas is you will get a gift duplicated or some­ thing that you never wanted and go back to the shop to get your money back. "The first question will be 'whose money?


You don't have a receipt and I don't remem­ ber selling ansdhing to you'."


Does that mean you're stuck with two


winter jackets or the iPod that skips during each song?


"As a goodwill gesture, most shops will do


something about it," Des says. "But you should always retain your receipt in case of problems. The gift might turn out to be defective, so the receipt is very handy - what you can get away with in the corner store th a t sells electrical products and Comet are two different things. The bottom line is if you are buying presents, keep the receipt." But if you're too embarrassed to let great-


aunt Maude know a jumper with a My Lit­ tle Pony emblem just isn't your thing any­ more, O'Brien advises going taking it to the shop it was bought from to see whether they will exchange or refund the gift. But remember, if you do this and the item


has been reduced in the sale, shops only need to honour the lower price if you don't have proof of purchase. "If you don't want to ask the buyer for the


receipt, see what the shop says first," Des says. But, he adds, it's best to face the embarrassment and get the receipt.


■ ONLINE RIGHTS Last Christmas, around 120 million pack­


ages were shipped as a result of internet shopping. So, as more and more of us avoid the high street madness and opt to buy our presents in the comfort of our own homes, do consumer rights still apply? Joanne Barker, senior solicitor at Which?


Legal Service, says: "One of the main differ­ ences is that when taking goods back to shops there is no general law that allows you to change your mind, but there is on the internet." This is known as a seven-day 'cooling off


period during which you can cancel your order and get a full refund - unless packag­ ing is removed from CDs, DVDs or comput­ er games. And you can demand a full refund if goods do not arrive by an agreed date - or within 30 days if no time is agreed. "However," she adds, "what you have to


watch is how much you are being charged to send things back. Say, for example, you were going to buy an iPod from Apple. Their terms and conditions may say that you have seven days to change your mind but they will charge you for the post both ways which amounts to £15." Joanne also advises that before buying


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