Whenever you make a financial transaction – like buying a bag of oranges – it is your duty to know the product well, the market and its health risks if any. If someone sells you apples tagged as oranges, you are mainly
the only one to blame – nobody will be more interested in this but you – no matter how much you cite Consumer Protection; it’s faster to know how an orange looks like, whether it’s healthy or dangerous and to NOT buy a fake one in the first place. That sounds simple enough in theory, but reality is different.
This short post is another vent after seeing so many patients who smoked all their lives and are now confused that they got cancer or heart attacks – as if someone didn’t warn them on the package; they are in a fortunate situation, because some people decided to risk their jobs and lives to post those warning messages on cigarette packs. What about the rest of the products and services on the market? Is there any warning message when you sign up a credit or when you buy a car or when you waste your money in the casino? Even consumer reviews can be bought and faked, so your best bet is to diminish your material wants and study the market long before you become a buyer. It’s in your best interest.
Related articles
- E-Cigarettes: A Nearly $2bn Industry, A Regulatory Wild West (npr.org)
- Why Warning Labels May Increase Cigarette Sales: Psychological Scientists Explain How Side Effect Warnings ‘Backfire’ (medicaldaily.com)
- Tobacco Or Medicinal Product? Europe Divided Over E-Cigarettes (rferl.org)
- Why are cigars still so popular? (emorysoc230fall2013.wordpress.com)
- Elderly man loses $300K in sweepstakes scam (ksl.com)
- Peer-to-peer lending to be regulated from April 2014 (wired.co.uk)
