On the occasion of the celebration of the World Day Saturday Conumidores of the Spanish Confederation of Housewives, Consumers and Users (CEACCU) along with the city of Cartagena, have organized this morning at the Plaza Juan XXIII an information point on thematic aspects of consumption.
Members of the citizens CEACCU divided by the square circulating information leaflets dealing with aspects such as, Guidance on product safety, rights and obligations of travelers; Unfair Trade Practices and Avoiding fraudulent investments.
The activity has also participated Councilman Consumption, Alonso Gomez, who took stock of the grievances and complaints of citizens in consumption, which mostly come from the mobile phone.
For his part, the president of Housewives and Consumers of Cartagena Homes, Carmen Aznar, explained that the products now make up the basket have changed due to the current economic crisis. Shopping Now any consumer fewer branded products and private labels abound. crisis has also made ​​consumers think many more products to buy and compare prices, commented one of the participants of the Confederacy.
As mentioned, today's consumers look more the price of the products expiration date, this is an ongoing problem and the Confederation stressed that retailers are prohibited from selling expired products.
Aznar also noted that many consumers do not fully complete their claims because often much paperwork and time, which requires that the consumer is not willing.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena