Re: RE:Dabs "not exactly helpful"

["Patrick Lidstone <patrick@xxxxxxx>" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

> In terms of honourable businesses, they now have a extra cost to be
> absorbed.  There is no doubt that some people will now be usng
> internet shopping as an "on approval" type of
"purchase", as (if 
they 
> use reputable merchants) it is both risk and cost free.  
[snip]
> In my opinion the Distance Selling directive goes too far in one 
> direction, and results in an imbalance of cost under some 
> crcumstances, yet does nothing to help consumers who get ripped off
> at the other extreme.

But the Distance Selling Regs were debated in an open, democratic 
forum prior to being made law. On-line e-tailers had the opportunity 
to lobby for changes in the instrument (and may well have done for 
all I know); that chance has now passed and according to the rules of 
the game they have to put up and shut up.
The fact that they don't like it doesn't mean that retailers are 
exempt from complying with it anymore than I can, say, choose to 
disregard the legislated speed limit & the penalties incurred as a 
consequence.

Patrick

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