On Jan 9, 2008 9:54 AM, Florian Anwander < Florian.Anwander@... > wrote:

> In Germany there is a law regarding all goods you buy in any kind of
> distance selling (like mail order or internet), that the buyer can give
> the goods back within one month without giving any reason. Thats really
> great.
> The funny thin is, that the shops first complained about it, but finally
> the law enhanced their business. Because the people order things for
> testing only, find them great and keep them.
>
> Btw: I think it is a rule of the European Union Directive, and there are
> similar laws in other European countries.

We have a similar law in Denmark, so it's quite possibly an EU thing.
Might be an expensive way to try out stuff that you buy
internationally, though, as you'll still have to pay for postage both
ways if you don't buy.

/Silas