“Under the Ontario Sale of Goods Act, a retailer is legally liable to a purchaser for a defective product … Depending on the particular facts, a consumer may have a right to reject (return) the goods for a refund … Under section 9 (3) of the Consumer Protection Act 2002 these obligations of the retailer may not be excluded or waived when selling to a consumer. Any attempt to do so is of no legal effect.”
seems to me we are fine tuning our understanding of the consumer protection laws
lots of incorrect info has been spread on this site by store representatives (fake or not)
but here weve got an ontario law professor telling us consumers can get a refund - pretty persuasive
so its beyond doubt that there are cases where the customer is entitled to a refund for a defective product
regardless of the policy of crappy tire.
but it sounds like there may be some exceptions where these laws dont apply
probably as-is or clearance items when it’s clearly marked that way
also maybe for items where there are health laws and it cannot be re-sold
and maybe theres a copyright law for digital media that says it cannot be returned if it is defective
other than that nobody has come up with any situations where the laws that professor ramsay quoted would not apply
so, this is good information for consumers
but this was already settled with the first 14 online references - LOL!
might be interesting to look for more on rejecting and on iain ramsay
for us consumers the bottom line is:
- dont shop at canadian tire
- if you made a mistake and bought a defective product from ct - maybe a Simoniz pressure washer LOL! - call the ministry to find out if you can get a refund – or at least an exchange