Know Your Rights

As a consumer it is very important for you to know your rights as one and here's why. Whether you are buying goods or services, you have rights and it is your job, as a consumer to know your own. There are many laws and acts that consumers do not but do need to know about when purchasing their product. The Fair Trading Act, for example, it protects consumers from buying faulty or falsely advertised products, it also protects consumers from other things when they have purchased a product or service, like say you wanted to get a refund or replacement on a buildable set of drawers that was missing an important piece. If the producer refuses to do this act you can legally report them and maybe even take it to court, unless it is in their policy that they don't allow returns, swaps or refunds. This is, of course, just an example and I have only used the information to my extent of understanding. You may have rights, but you also have limitations.

Bibliography:

https://comcom.govt.nz/consumers/your-rights-as-a-consumer
https://comcom.govt.nz/consumers
https://www.consumerprotection.govt.nz/general-help/laws-policies/fair-trading-act/