All of us are consumers in one way or the other. Every consumer faces many problems while making purchases.

Four ways through which the shopkeeper generally cheat their customers are as following

• Weighing vegetables by using stones or bricks in place of standard weights.
• The shopkeeper may use magnet under the pan of the scale or iron rings hung on one side of the balance to make is heavier. 
• Through adulteration also a shopkeeper can cheat its customers.
• Weighing of goods alongwith their boxes is another way of cheating.
• We all are witness to price variation in the same product according to shop, locality or and city. Some

shopkeepers ever charge more than the printed MRP (Maximum Retail Price) by putting up their own price tags.

Six buying tips which may save anyone from being cheated are

• To check the weights and measures before making purchases.
• Before buying one must read the labels properly.
• Buying loose food stuff should be avoided. 
• Try to buy the product from reputed and established shops.
• While buying a product, one must demand a proper bill from the shopkeepers.
• If the consumer feels that the shopkeeper uses malpractice in weights and measures, he/she should immediately lodge a complaint with Weights and Measures bureau.