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QI AM looking to buy a new sofa in the sales. When you buy goods that have been reduced in price do your rights get diminished? Susan Lightfoot NO. Your rights are the same. The consumer laws do not distinguish between goods sold at full price and discount. The only time this is not the case is when they are reduced due to a fault shown before you buy. THE paint on the legs of my kitchen table is peeling. I have only had it for 18 months. The retailer says I caused it but I have not. It must be a defect. But they won’t do anything unless I prove it. Henrietta Harvey UNFORTUNATELY they are within their rights to say this because the date of purchase was more than six

Amonths ago. There are companies you can pay to inspect it and provide an expert opinion. If they say the peeling is due to a manufacturer’s defect, it will be all the evidence you need. I COMPLAINED to my water supplier because my bill went through the roof. After some investigation they have

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