Guyana lost its way because “goat bite it”

Apr 01, 2017 Letters

Dear Editor,
I read about the youngster who paid $795.00 for a hammer which came to grief on its first use. Is there not some sort of consumer protection legislation for the sale of goods? This suggests to me that things have not changed over the past 20 years. In the mid-1990s, I bought an electric carpet sweeper from a Georgetown store, and it stopped working during its first use. I took it back to the shop, they had it repaired, plugged it in, to demonstrate that it was now working.
They advised me “not to use it too much”! I asked the saleswoman/owner to show me once more what to do; she switched it on again, and -”plop”, off fell the repaired electric lead. The item was “not fit for purpose”. I ended up having to buy a different, more expensive, model, as I could see getting my money back would prove a hassle. “The more things change….” I hope that poor “hammer youngster” gets some form of compensation. Guyana has now truly lost its way. I can foresee difficulty in getting the tourist industry running smoothly, just when we seemed to be making some headway. I know of people who intended visiting this year, but have had a change of mind. As we used to say in days gone by; “Goat bite Guyana”.
Geralda Dennison

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