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- From: tzs@carson.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: DISPUTE OVER A BILL WITH SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER!
- Message-ID: <1ite0lINNqnk@shelley.u.washington.edu>
- Date: 12 Jan 93 03:30:29 GMT
- Article-I.D.: shelley.1ite0lINNqnk
- References: <MCGRANT.93Jan5224235@rascals.stanford.edu> <1993Jan7.012652.8731@ads.com> <prk.726482825@polaris>
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- In article <prk.726482825@polaris> prk@planet.bt.co.uk (Peter Knight) writes:
- >I have been reading this thread with incredulity:
- >
- >More civilised countries, eg the UK, have laws about unsolicited goods,
- >ie products you didn't order and so have no contract with the supplier.
-
- (1) We aren't talking about unsolicited goods. There was a contract here.
-
- (2) We are not talking about a civilized country (although the USA does
- have laws like the ones you mentioned).
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- (3) Explain the phrase "civilised countries, eg the UK". I thought that
- eg meant that an example was to follow. :-)
-
- --Tim Smith
-