{"id":352484,"date":"2016-04-04T10:42:01","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T15:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/consumer\/consumer-transactions.html"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:17:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T20:17:38","slug":"consumer-transactions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/consumer\/consumer-transactions.html","title":{"rendered":"Legal Guide to Consumer Transactions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Legal Guide to Consumer Transactions\n <\/h1>\n \n You make consumer transactions all the time. Each time you make everyday purchases like groceries or gasoline, you technically enter into a sales contract.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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\n By Hannah Hilst<\/a> | Legally reviewed by Melissa Bender, Esq.<\/a>\n | Last updated\n
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Buying something is simple, yet the legal landscape behind these transactions is anything but. A network of federal and state laws protects consumers in the marketplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Buying Goods and the Law\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n