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THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday Jul 1 ACROSS ISgt Writing 9Bdtbe 12 Jn player KM 13 Furious Gravel IS Whirlpool 17 Womcnt toe te- 19 Pan of small intestine 21 Stroheim 23 Eat comb form 24 Prune State Requests 32 By birth Evils Custard 35 Donation 37 Earth 39 Prospector find 40 This Weaken 43 Numbers abbr Puppy sound 46 Chessmen 49 Scottish daisy Voodoo cult deny Prone to Octane numbers abbr Scary 60 Zest Highways Aug time DOWN 1 Seaport in Alaska 2 Precipice 3 Court hearing 4 Detroit team 5 Skill Equality 7 WWII area Send m 9 Rounded Jacob twin 1 Highway shoulder 16 Jacobs son ana gas ana laan Long heroic poem At garage sales AVAILABLE COPY Bickering can be fun 22 Sounds Change into bone 24 Author Picnic Hilo garlands 26 Gone the ground floor Sloppy person 30 Actor Maiden Cm 36 Between and Ark 38 Organizations Wet falling sound First rate 2 wds Bulling inject 50 Coil 51 Bird class 52 Small lizard New I 56 Singing syllable Free 1 1 IB 9 13 19 2B 30 38 36 34 36 39 SB SO 67 46 1 The bickering bargaining bizarre bazaar atmosphere com mon to most garage sales can be a boon to careful shoppers con experts say It s not like the regular marketplace where most are carved in stone says Marilyn Gurevsky the Ontario Ministry of Consumer and Commercial Relations iMCCR Garage sales give you the chance to haggle to pay what you can afford or what an item is worth to They along with auctions bazaars and other secondary markets fill a real need in our system They re also fun Every summer box loads of cast off clothes mismatched china inappropriate wedding gifts and assorted other denizens of clut tered closets are dragged back to useful life via driveway retail According to Ms Gurevsky the ministry t get many con sumer complaints about garage sale purchases Largely she believes because people unders land the as is nature of the deals Unlike when they are buying from stores most people inspect garagesale merchandise careful ly Ms Gurevsky says They realize they can take things back even if they re broken That mean sellers can legally lie to you about the condition of their merchandise but considering the cost of most items compared with the expense and aggravation of go ing to court what you buy is what you get That s why its a good idea to Jest any questionable items before buy ing she says This is particularly true for large items such as major appliances Safety is another concern when buying second hand goods The Canadian Standards Association recently published a warn to consumers about purchasing used electrical appliances The CSA bulletin cited a number of accidents involving garagebale purchases In one case an eight boy narrowly escaped in jury when an electric blanket caught fire Bought at a garage sale the blanket turned out to be vears old and insulation on the in wiring had severely deteriorated The dangers inherent in buying used appliances are many you dont know jw old they are what abuse they have taken what ser vicing has been done or the tion of the electrical components association spokesmen say Another point to consider is that newer products may be certified to new or revised standards which make them safer to use To avoid dangers consumer and safety experts advise having pliances checked out by a repair shop before use Keep hat in mind when buying as the added cost of this service could make garage sale appliance bargains pro hibitively expensive Some used items should be avoided entirely except by highly knowledgeable consumers Ms Georgetown Inc warns These include many child care products such as cribs car seats baby gates playpens hotkey helmets face protectors childrens clothing and similar merchandise Safety stan dards for IheSe items are con updated and its difficult to know whether an older model con forms to current requirements In fact it is illegal to market any products not meeting mandatory safety standards Garage sale operators would be wise to avoid selling questionable items General inlonnation on con sumer rights and responsibilities in Ontario is available from the Consumer Information Centre at Street Toronto Ontano or toll free at 18002681142 Ontario residents with an area code may call the number collect The line for the hear impaired is 1 99 Street Georgetown PAINTS BODY SHOP All Make Leasing All Make Service Telephone 416 Toronto 8460910 Norm Armstrong Sales Manager DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC TH METTLER Denture Therapist 72 Mill St Georgetown 8778974 102 East Dr Bramalea A East Or 7912314 APPLE Autociass QUALITY WORK ON Covers Winter Fronts Windshield Replacements Windshield Repairs All Automotive Glass Requirements Sunroofs Mobile Service at no extra cost Van Accessories An all Canadian Company OUR SERVICE WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE 354 Guelph St Unit 27 GEORGETOWN