Advice From ECC To Online Shoppers To Only Buy From EU This Christmas.

Thursday, 11 November 2021 07:33

By Breffni Clack

The European Consumer Centre is advising online shoppers to only purchase Christmas goods from within the EU.

The European Consumer Centre is advising online shoppers to only purchase Christmas goods from within the EU.
It says since the UK left the European Union, it is now classed as a third country.
This means that EU citizens do not have the same legal rights when seeking redress for faulty or wrong items bought on the internet.
Cyril Sullivan from the ECC says shoppers should buy from within the EU to avoid disappointment:

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