Re: Abandoned instruments???
Originally Posted by
mrmando
"If you don't pick this up in 30 days I'm gonna sell it" might get someone's attention.
Folk law and consumer law are two different things. In my province of Ontario, many cash register slips and store signs say that, for a refund, items must be returned within a particular length of time, a week -- 30 days, six months, or whatever. Phil Edmunston, a consumer expert, said these statements have nothing to do with law. Ontario law has it that you can get a refund for a reasonable length of time, considering the price. So, essentially, small claims court will not give you a refund on a $5 flashlight that doesn't work after six months, but likely will order a refund on a $100 flashlight after a year. Business people can't make up laws, so get a legal opinion. The information might be available online from a legal rights or business association. Still, a sign saying "instruments not claimed after ... days will be sold" will have some effect, as most of us don't know our legal rights.
Robert Johnson's mother, describing blues musicians:
"I never did have no trouble with him until he got big enough to be round with bigger boys and off from home. Then he used to follow all these harp blowers, mandoleen (sic) and guitar players."
Lomax, Alan, The Land where The Blues Began, NY: Pantheon, 1993, p.14.
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