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Consumer Stuff for kids (PDF, 6.2 MB) - Consumer Affairs Victoria

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ACTIVITY 2 – Make a Complaint<br />

Learning Objectives<br />

• Students will develop skills on how to make a<br />

complaint by letter, in person and by phone.<br />

Key Terms<br />

• customer complaint<br />

• trader<br />

Teacher Notes<br />

<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> (CAV) can help consumers deal with seeking redress from traders.<br />

Contact CAV at www.consumer.vic.gov.au or call 1300 55 81 81.<br />

Introduction<br />

Ask students:<br />

“What can a consumer do if there is a problem with goods or services?”<br />

<strong>Consumer</strong>s have a right to a refund, replacement or repair if the goods were:<br />

• faulty<br />

• not suitable <strong>for</strong> the purpose intended<br />

• inaccurately represented or different from the samples shown.<br />

Explain the positive role of consumer feedback to traders. <strong>Consumer</strong> feedback provides traders with an<br />

opportunity to improve their service and ultimately attract more customers. If a complaint is legitimate,<br />

students should have no hesitation in going back to providers of the goods or services to request that<br />

the problem be fixed.<br />

“Where would you go if you couldn't resolve a problem with a trader?”<br />

<strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong> can help resolve problems between you and a trader.<br />

Task - Ling's Fish Shop<br />

Distribute activity sheet titled Ling’s Fish Shop. Alternatively, students can write a letter to a trader with<br />

whom they are currently unable to resolve a consumer problem.<br />

Students can demonstrate their skills in writing a letter of complaint by completing<br />

the activity sheet titled Ling’s Fish Shop and rewriting the letter. Students can peer<br />

assess the letters using a checklist.<br />

Does the letter include:<br />

• redress<br />

• <strong>Consumer</strong> <strong>Affairs</strong> <strong>Victoria</strong><br />

Lesson Duration<br />

» 50 minutes<br />

Preparation<br />

» copy Ling’s Fish Shop activity sheet<br />

» copy Customer Complaint Cards<br />

• Why the consumer is writing<br />

• What happened<br />

• When they bought the product<br />

• How much they paid<br />

• What the consumer wants to happen<br />

• What the consumer knows about their consumer rights and responsibilities<br />

CONSUMER AFFAIRS VICTORIA NEED CONSUMER HELP? 1300 55 81 81 www.consumer.vic.gov.au<br />

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