Actually, there is such a law.  It is an article of basic, first year law
school, hornbook law: a purchaser is entitled to *perfection* in a
purchase of goods.  If the item falls short of its advertised function
*in any way* the seller must accept the return and give back full
value.

Only an explicit contract between the seller and buyer in which the
buyer waives imperfections will alter this.  In addition, it is the law
pretty much everywhere that such a waiver does not alter the
buyer's right to a refund if there is an essential defect.

A breast pump that does not extract milk would be an essentially
defective article for which the buyer should receive full value upon
return.

End of story.  Take that to small claims court, and tell 'em a first
year law student told you so. ;-)

Rachael Hamlet
Breastfeeding busybody and New York Lawyer

On 13 Jun 99, at 8:18, [log in to unmask] wrote:

> There is no law stating a store must accept returns of
> anything. Consumers should be aware of each stores policies before buying.
> Diane Barnes Maternal Expressions--Metro-Detroit
>

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