Consumer
Agencies
Read the following
statements or product conditions. In the blank provided, decide which
of the consumer agencies listed would provide consumer protection or
redress against such occurrences or problems.
Consumer Product Safety
Commission
Federal Trade
Commission
The National Highway
Traffic Safety
United States Postal
Service
Department of
Agriculture
The National Institute
of Standards and Technology
- A local radio station
wants to buy all the other local radio stations.
- All the airlines set a
high fare for a new route and do not offer any discount
seats.
- You are applying for a
loan and find out that an old credit report, that is inaccurate,
has been sent to the lender.
- You want to buy a
computer and you notice a consistency in the way the models from
different manufacturers are labeled.
- You buy a used car
that you thought had 50,000 miles on it. When you take it to your
mechanic, you find out that the odometer has been
disconnected.
- You buy a new kitchen
blender only to discover that when in use, it is unsafe because
the blades can fly off.
- You purchase chicken
in the grocery store and know that it is safe.
- Your one-year-old car
has defective brakes. You find out that particular year and model
of car was known for that problem and the manufacturer will repair
your car at no cost to you.
- You buy a product from
a mail-order catalog that guarantees you will become a millionaire
overnight. You do not become instantly richer.
- You read an
advertisement in the local newspaper that a company is giving away
new cars to the first 20 customers who show up wearing red. You
are the first person there and you are wearing your favorite red
sweater. You do not get a car.