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Consumers told to read small print
消费者“默许”霸王条款

The small print in consumer contracts increasingly contains unfair clauses, the Beijing News reported. When you buy an apartment, you will incur a 10% penalty if you fail to pay on time, but if the apartment is delivered late, the developers will only pay 0.1%. Wedding photo studios charge extra for giving you the negatives of unselected photos. When you give birth in a hospital the contract may state that bottles, baby clothes, quilts and other necessities must be bought from the hospital.

《新京报》报道，消费者合同的“细则”经常包含“霸王条款”。买房时开发商规定，“购房者不按时缴房款要支付的违约金为10%，而开发商延期交房时的违约金仅为0.1%”。拍婚纱照时影楼规定，“未选中的影像作品及底片、样本归公司所有，如有需要，需另行付费”。生孩子时医院规定，“婴儿的奶瓶、衣服、被子以及其它必需品必须从医院购买”。

Shopping malls refuse to change discounted and special offer goods. Restaurants don't allow diners to bring their own drinks. Most people accept the conditions because they don't want to make a fuss. 86% of consumers surveyed said that even if they complained it wouldn't make any difference.

购物时商场规定，“打折、特价商品不能退换”。去饭店时饭店规定，“本店不能自带酒水”。大多数消费者面对受“霸王条款”侵权时，往往都“不想找事，被迫接受”。86%的被调查者认为即使投诉了，也很难解决。

（China.org.cn）