Abstract

The subject of this article is the Th e “Deal-of-the-day” operators (discount website operators, such as Slevomat in the Czech Republic, or Groupon at the international level) and their practices, which can be unknown territory for most of their consumers. “Deal-of-the-day” websites (discount websites) are websites offering consumers a service to buy discounted (oft en gift ) certificates (coupons or vouchers) which can be used at local or national companies. When examining the issue deeply, we realise that there are many potential threats for the consumers who are not as well protected by consumer law as they should be. The article covers these problematic areas.

Details

Title
Consumer Protection on so Called Discount Websites
Author
Vítová, Blanka 1 

 Faculty of Law, Palacký University Olomouc, Křížkovského 511/8, 771 47 Olomouc, Czech Republic 
Pages
121-131
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
12138770
e-ISSN
24646601
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; Czech
ProQuest document ID
3156791382
Copyright
© 2013. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0 (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.