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Lesson 2: Sale of Goods and Supply of Services Act 1980, Part 1
1. Tick whether each of the following is true or false:
When you buy a TV in a shop, you are a purchasing a good
When you buy a Sky subscription, you are purchasing a service
When you buy a new car, you are purchasing a service
Tick the correct answer:
You buy a new iPod which stops playing music after a few days. Which of your consumer rights has been affected?
A Goods should conform to sample
B Goods should be as described
C Goods should be of merchantable quality
D Goods should be fit for the purpose intended
Are you entitled to a complete refund in each of these cases? Tick the correct answer
Yes / NoA / The salesperson in a shop insists a new computer game will work on your games console. You buy the game but it doesn’t work
B / You buy a new DVD of your favourite film. Within a week you notice that it is not playing but you don’t complain until six months later
C / You go to the cinema but halfway through the film you realise it is boring and you should have gone to a different movie
D / You buy a bar of chocolate and when you unwrap it you see that it has gone off
E / You buy a watch and the strap breaks within a week
2. Complete each sentence below using words from the box.
(a) Goods should be of quality.
(b) Goods should be fit for their .
(c) Goods should be as .
(d) Goods should conform to the .
(e) A good is usually consumed ______.
(f) Something that is done for you is called a ______.
(g) Merchantable quality means ______quality.
(h) Carpet should ______to the sample shown.
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