{"id":71658,"date":"2018-11-05T21:05:48","date_gmt":"2018-11-05T21:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edsa.ee\/?page_id=71658"},"modified":"2019-10-07T11:23:55","modified_gmt":"2019-10-07T09:23:55","slug":"advices-for-consumer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/consumer-advice\/advices-for-consumer\/","title":{"rendered":"Advices for Consumer"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=””][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1570440143667{background-color: #223266 !important;}”]Direct selling is a great way to shop, however it is always a good idea to be careful and to keep the following points in mind.<\/strong><\/span>[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=””][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”blue” spacing=”3″ c_icon=”chevron” c_position=”right” active_section=”1″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-check-square-o” add_icon=”true” title=”Look for the EDSA logo” tab_id=”1541449739391-fa40d4b8-7c6a”][vc_column_text]Check whether the order form and literature carries the EDSA logo.\u00a0 This indicates that the company is a EDSA member and committed to high standards of ethical business practice.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-user” add_icon=”true” title=”Check the identity of sales people” tab_id=”1541449384200-2db13a4e-1ec2″][vc_column_text]It is important to know who you are dealing with, and to check the identity of salespersons. All good Direct Selling personnel carry literature about their company\u2019s products.\u00a0 This should contain the phone number, name and address of the company \u2013 so that you can check the caller is genuine.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-money” add_icon=”true” title=”Payment for goods” tab_id=”1541449384423-b2990c3b-df99″][vc_column_text]Do not hand over cash unless you are completely satisfied about the identity and credentials of the sales person.\u00a0 Make sure that you receive a printed receipt showing the name and address of the company who is supplying the goods.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-pencil” add_icon=”true” title=”Signing documents” tab_id=”1541449610307-eb64e801-fec3″][vc_column_text]Do not sign any order forms until you are sure of the identity of the sales person and the company they represent.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-file-text-o” add_icon=”true” title=”Verbal assurances” tab_id=”1541449652117-241b4d8c-e43b”][vc_column_text]Beware of verbal promises about special prices and terms of delivery.\u00a0 Check that special terms are printed in the company\u2019s literature.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-ban” add_icon=”true” title=”Order cancellation rights” tab_id=”1541449688384-02061e95-e9e0″][vc_column_text]Always check that any order form you sign contains your cancellation rights.\u00a0 Unless you want early delivery of a product made specially to your personal requirements, good companies offer a reasonable period during which you can cancel your order.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-retweet” add_icon=”true” title=”Products Guarantees and their Return” tab_id=”1541449788272-89687e90-1091″][vc_column_text]Different organisations will have different policies for returns, but a good salesperson will explain theirs before a sales transaction is complete, to make sure you know what applies before purchasing. Check that the product you are offered is covered by a guarantee.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=””][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=””][vc_column][vc_cta h2=”” use_custom_fonts_h2=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1570440143667{background-color: #223266 !important;}”]Direct selling is a great way to shop, however it is always a good idea to be careful and to keep the following points in mind.[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=””][vc_column][vc_tta_accordion shape=”square” color=”blue” spacing=”3″ c_icon=”chevron” c_position=”right” active_section=”1″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-check-square-o” add_icon=”true” title=”Look for the EDSA logo” tab_id=”1541449739391-fa40d4b8-7c6a”][vc_column_text]Check whether […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":71654,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71658"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71658"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71658\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74126,"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71658\/revisions\/74126"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/71654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edsa.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}