Putting all else aside, the hoodie was given as a gift by the kid’s grandmother (see first paragraph), so the parent(s) probably didn’t know the price or the retailer.
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TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
C’mon. Your ONE job as a parent is to protect your kid. At no point you went “hmmm, maybe this hoodie is too cheap for a reason?”
zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 6 days ago
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 6 days ago
No. That is a fucked up way to look at this. It is a good thing that regulations exist which means I don’t have to be an electrical engineer, microbiologist, thin film chemist, soil scientist, hydrological engineer etc etc in order to avoid being hurt by shoddy products.
People who skirt regulations and sell inferior goods are bad people and the blame lies with them.
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
My stance is one of caution. If something seems to good to be true it usually is. You want to rely on protections of government enforcement and buy from overseas retailers that’s your right. Doesn’t make it smart though.
Course TEMU are to blame here. But this has got real “the GPS told me to drive into the lake” energy to it. Gotta take SOME responsibility in your choices.
Course the whole Kmart sheet recall is very different, thats an aussie retailer.
NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org 6 days ago
Vendors selling to Australians in AUD must obey Australian standards. You take this for granted all the time when you e.g. buy an item off Amazon and it isn’t full of lead.
If you install an application through an official channel, it treats you like any other retail store, it shows you AUD prices, and you pay in AUD without filling out any sort of import declaration etc it is entirely reasonable to expect them to be in compliance with Australian regulations. Whatever the legal reality is here (ianal).
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
right… case no ones ever been screwed by a a cheap shit internet retailer before. There are entire memes about wish crap.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 days ago
So, if the same item had been sold at twice the price, that would have been fine?
TinyBreak@aussie.zone 6 days ago
if it were retailing for within what kmart would sell it for I think you got a bit more right to be less concerned, sure. But its an online retailer, you’ve gotta protect yourself!