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waqf on Dec 28, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: "Small-claims flash mob" - Car owner takes legal f...

Many consumer contracts in the U.S. (for example those for my credit card and my mobile phone) do require binding arbitration. Why doesn't your argument apply to them?

furyg3 on Dec 28, 2011 [–]

One-time purchases are a bit different than ongoing contracts in this way.

At the moment it's pretty difficult to conceive of signing an EULA for those new shoes or a washing machine.

waqf on Dec 28, 2011 | [–]

Why are ongoing contracts different?

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