Rossen Reports: How to get a quick refund for your recalled products
Updated: 2:33 PM EST Jan 11, 2024
Rossen Reports: How to get a quick refund for your recalled products
Updated: 2:33 PM EST Jan 11, 2024
Uh yeah, more recalls and it's getting harder to get your money back. This new report coming from the US Public Interest Research Group education funds last year, 323 products were recalled with the CPSC or the Consumer Product Safety Commission. That's up 10% from the year before. But the report focuses on how easy or difficult it is to get *** refund. It found that requirements were trading for all of us like having to ship back the product or return it to *** store with multiple steps in the process that takes days even weeks of the 323 products, 42.5% almost half were given an F grade, meaning the process was difficult even impossible. 9.6% given AC and 47.9% given an ***. So how can you protect your before you buy something? Especially for kids, check for recalls right here at cpsc.gov/recalls. Make sure you're checking to ensure anything you buy at *** garage sale or on *** website hasn't been recalled already and keep receipts for large ticket items. It's gonna help in the return process. The full report is at Rawson reports.com back to you.
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Rossen Reports: How to get a quick refund for your recalled products
Updated: 2:33 PM EST Jan 11, 2024
A newly released report details how recalls are increasing and the hoops we have to jump through to get a solution to the recalls are getting more frustrating. In 2023, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found that 323 consumer products were recalled in coordination with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is up 10% from 2022. The report finds that after being exposed to a potentially dangerous product, many of us have to navigate frustrating requirements such as shipping the product back or returning it to a store to get a refund that can be as little as $3. The refund process can involve multiple steps that span days or weeks.The "Too Much to Recall" study grades last year's recalls and finds that 42.5% were given an F grade, meaning the process was difficult, 9.6% were given a C and 47.9% were given an A grade. Here are tips to keep you safe from the U.S. PIRG:Before you buy something, check for recalls on cpsc.gov/recalls and for complaints on saferproducts.gov. Use extra caution when buying from resale websites, garage sales or secondhand shops. It's illegal to sell recalled products, but it happens.Use caution when buying products being shipped from overseas or from websites that seem unsophisticated. International sellers may not comply with U.S. safety standards, and unethical sellers may peddle all sorts of recalled or unsafe merchandise.Fill out online or mail-in registrations that come with products. Then companies can contact you if there's a recall. Keep receipts or other proof of purchase for large-ticket items.If a product you own is recalled and you have difficulty getting your refund or other resolution, file a complaint with the CPSC.Click here to read the full report.
A newly released report details how recalls are increasing and the hoops we have to jump through to get a solution to the recalls are getting more frustrating.
In 2023, the U.S. PIRG Education Fund found that 323 consumer products were recalled in coordination with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which is up 10% from 2022. The report finds that after being exposed to a potentially dangerous product, many of us have to navigate frustrating requirements such as shipping the product back or returning it to a store to get a refund that can be as little as $3. The refund process can involve multiple steps that span days or weeks.
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The "Too Much to Recall" study grades last year's recalls and finds that 42.5% were given an F grade, meaning the process was difficult, 9.6% were given a C and 47.9% were given an A grade.
Here are tips to keep you safe from the U.S. PIRG:
- Before you buy something, check for recalls on cpsc.gov/recalls and for complaints on saferproducts.gov.
- Use extra caution when buying from resale websites, garage sales or secondhand shops. It's illegal to sell recalled products, but it happens.
- Use caution when buying products being shipped from overseas or from websites that seem unsophisticated. International sellers may not comply with U.S. safety standards, and unethical sellers may peddle all sorts of recalled or unsafe merchandise.
- Fill out online or mail-in registrations that come with products. Then companies can contact you if there's a recall.
- Keep receipts or other proof of purchase for large-ticket items.
- If a product you own is recalled and you have difficulty getting your refund or other resolution, file a complaint with the CPSC.
Click here to read the full report.
