Salisbury Newspapers Media Pack Wednesday, December 31, 2008 Salisbury Journal Forest Journal 8-10 Rollestone Street Careful bagging Salisbury, Wiltshire SP1 1DY sale ‘bargains’ Wednesday, January 14, 200 9 NEW Forest shoppers hoping By CHRIS HOOPER Salisbury & Amesbury for a bargain in the January sales have been warned by the [email protected] Couple hand region’s trading standards in paying over the odds, long Looking for happy 2009 officers to be on their guard into 2009. against promotions that do not “We advise to always check the over petition deliver what they promise. interest rate on offer or see if an With the shops packed with alternative payment method against Forest customers keen to bag a bargain would be more suitable.” or return an unwanted Many shoppers will be Christmas gift, unscrupulous returning unwanted gifts and speeders stores can sometimes take the trading standards officers advantage. also warned thatVote it is important on market The council’s spokesman said: that shoppers are aware of their in your Thursday,“Retailers Decembersometimes buy 18, in 2008rights. products specifically for the sale, “When returning or Forest Salisbury Journal and if they have not been sold at exchanging goods, retailers not a higher price, they should not only have responsibilities under be listed as reduced. the law, but may also show Journal “Inviting signs may claim an consumer goodwill,” the trading unbelievable discount, but the standards spokesman said. best bargains could be found “However, even if you did not tomorrow elsewhere, particularly when it buy the gift you are returning, it comes to mobile phone is up to youplace to present proof of proposals contracts and other electronic purchase in the form of a gadgets.” receipt. The advice from the trading “Your rights as a consumer PLUS standards officers is to be clear remain the same regardless of salisburyjournal.co.uk about what you want and to whether the item is on sale and shop around to avoid getting shoppers Authoronly lose the right toreceives knighthood carried away with unwanted return faulty goods if the fault is and expensive extras. highlightedBROADCHALKE-based at the time of author T Est 1729 – Price 65p Review of As well as store discount purchase.Pratchett is celebrating being knig displays, the officers also in the Queen’s New Year Hono “When faulty goods are erry warned consumers about the the year in returned, Bestit is the known retailer for and his not popular DiscworlDiscworldhted danger of store cards and credit the manufacturer who must urs. 29 – Pr By MORWENNA BLAKE offers. 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Having grown problematic Churchfields and local businesses. for a bargain in the January up more or less as a reporter, you Industrial Estate, are tackled. [email protected] Couple hand One letter sent in this week “Other aspects of the salesVision, have been warned by the always think of your self as an observer POWER says: “The new look Market notably the Maltings/Centralregion’s trading standards in paying over the odds, long Looking for happy 2009 not the observed – things lik e that Place design looks to me morecar park and Churchfields,officers to be on their guard into 2009. over petition happen to other people. like a UFO reception centre –can make a major against promotions thatPLUS do not “We advise to always check the “All in all it came a s a big surprise, it deliver what they promise. interest rate on offer or see if an e man from the is that what it is supposed tocontribution.” wasn’t until I saw th The district council insistsWith the it shops packed with alternative payment method against Forest n the drive I thought be? Times coming dow “We need to tread carefullyhas the money and thatcustomers the keenAmesbury to bag a bargain would be more suitable.” Rates 2009 ‘it’s probably true’. But it’s a nice thing here. It looks like anotherproject, for which oran return an unwanted Many shoppers will be s primarily a fantasy speeders for a man who’ waste of big money.” international designChristmas gift, unscrupulous returning unwanted gifts and hood.” supermarket author to get a knight In another letter reader, Tomcompetition was held tostores come can sometimes take the trading standards officers s in December Sir Terry shocked fan Ridout said: “I know what; up with the shortlistedadvantage. also warned that it is important in your 2007 when he ann ounced he had been there should be a set of stocksoptions, should go aheadThe as council’sinquiry spokesman said:beginsthat shoppers are aware of their diagnosed with the early onset of a rare for the council members or planned.