Sale: tips for shopping

According to estimates of Confcommercio Florence, each family to spend the balances 300 euro.

At least one of two Florentine will take advantage of the discounts to redo a bit 'their wardrobe.

Above all you will buy clothing and footwear.

Compared to a year ago, merchants of the historic center of Florence have noticed "a slight improvement", especially Christmas shopping, at least for the Florentine merchants, have not gone bad, especially in the last days.

"The positive final rush that we recorded in the last week before Christmas gives us hope - confirms Titian Tempestini, Director Confcommercio Florence -. Christmas sales were better than expected. And there are plenty of shops, over the past year, report an increase in sales. Here, All this leads us to look positively to the balances at the start. Accomplice to the cold now arrived, many will take advantage of the balances to buy garments such as jackets, coats and course of a certain value. Like every year we will start with discounts 30%, and then get to 50% between late January and early February.

First Mastrantoni, Secretary dell0Associazione for the rights of users and consumers- Bring, reminds consumers, the 10 rules to keep in mind before, during and after the purchase, that can help, view the frenzy that often afflicts consumers eager to “make the deal”, not to take the traditional scam.

BEFORE YOU CHOOSE THE PURCHASE

1) Not to shop, if not indispensable, before balances. In the days pre-sales would be appropriate to take a trip to the shops and find the products that may be of interest, marking the prices at which they are sold, then verify that during the sales price is actually decreased;

DURING SHOPPING – PRICES

2) Do not stop at the first store that practice discounts, but visitarne different and compare prices and quality of the goods on display reference (after you can not claim the exchange of a product because the shop a hundred yards more’ in the’ selling the same at a price halved);

3) do not be deceived by discounts that exceed the 50% of the initial cost. Nobody gives anything. Hardly a trader has charged higher than 50% unless it is a craftsman who produces by itself, and that in determining the price has margins and logical wider;

4) remember that prices type “49,90″ euro means “50,00″ and not “49,00″.

DURING SHOPPING – PAYMENTS

5) The forms of payment do not differ from the usual, because we are in the presence of commercial transactions and the purchase price does not change the rules. So be wary of those who require payment in cash while having exposed signaling agreement with an institute of credit cards or debit cards. You can ask to take advantage of this form of payment, and in case of refusal to report them to the bank, which could also cancel the agreement with that merchant.

DURING SHOPPING – QUALITY’

6) Look at the labels showing the composition of tissues: natural products cost more, synthetic ones less. The percentage of the composition can vary widely and affect the final cost;

7) The clothes show the label in the manner of washing and should always ask for confirmation to the dealer what is indicated: his experience can serve to prevent unpleasant surprises after you brought the item of clothing in the laundry;

8) Be picky. A head check whether it is pure new wool or wool. The second wool puoò be recycled, the first no. A head of cotton ask the provenance: products from Asian countries may be treated with pesticides or anti-mold that upon contact with the skin can cause allergies;

9) wary of clothing available in all sizes and / or colors: it is very likely that it is not a commodity balance, but placed on the market only for the occasion and then with a fake discounted price;

DURING AND AFTER THE 'PURCHASE

10) Wary of shops displaying placards type “the goods sold does not change”: there are clear rules of trade that impose the change of goods not corresponding to what is touted as defective or. The fact of being in balance, does not mean that these rules are not valid. Remember that there is no right of withdrawal in purchases made in a business: so if you and’ wrong size or you and’ simply changed your mind, is only the availability of the merchant who can remedy the problem, but there is a right of the consumer.

"As the first day we are not complaining - said President Federmoda Florence, Danilo Bencistà -. In the shops there is a discrete movement. In conclusion, we are working above our expectations. Considering that Christmas has gone better than expected, for the moment we can be quite happy ".

Frank Mariani

By the number 46 - Year II 07/01/2015