Appliance Dumping

Let's be honest CAC, it's not just the questionable retail stores. The largest, most reputable department stores in Jamaica are selling appliances and electronics that are refurbished as well as defective items shipped here (or dumped) from first world markets. New (defective) items from low quality manufacturing markets like Central America and Asia that can't sell those items in the US or Europe are also being sold here. These items are sold for the same or more than the full price you would pay overseas for the same item.
This is simply because unlike the US, Jamaican laws don't require those items to be labeled as refurbished or defective when sold to consumers. The current law and lax enforcement can only recommend that consumers "ask the vendor to represent the condition of the item". So it's up to the store to tell you if they feel like. This is the reason for the spike in complaints here.
These items are cheaper for the store to import (and make more profit) even when the cost of initial maintenance is included. If the defect persists and it's close enough to the date of sale they simply send a technician to do minor fixes. They fight the consumer in order not to replace items with larger defects. If the date is far enough from the date of sale the consumer is simply ignored by the department store.
-RG

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