[pct-l] REI changes return policy to return before 1 year

[Carol]

Hear, hear!

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On Jun 7, 2013, at 5:17 PM, Gary Wright <at2002 at mac.com> wrote:

> 
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 8:15 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:
>> The "capitalism charge"  was not being leveled at REI, it was leveled
>> at the customer, and by that measure, there was NO ABUSE. There was
>> simply one party in the transaction taking full advantage of contract
>> that was offered.
>> 
>> That is capitalism.
> 
> I have to respectfully disagree.
> 
> 1) Capitalism is a lot more than simply contract law.
> 
> 2) No contract is perfect, there are always edge cases
>   and ways to operate within the letter of the contract
>   while still abusing the spirit of the contract. That
>   doesn't mean that the contract was drafted improperly.
> 
>   In other words it certainly is possible to abuse a
>   contract while not violating it.
> 
> 3) People who abuse the spirit of a contract shouldn't
>   be surprised when they are criticized or when they
>   discover that people no longer want to enter into a
>   contract with them.
> 
> Radar
> 
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