Flynrider
Phoenix,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, May 24, 2011
When you sign a contract, it takes precedence over anything that anybody told you.
"We read the contract and it stated that you would loose $50 of your deposit if you canceled the layaway, so we asked the salesman about this.. He assured us that it would be taken care of and that we would NOT have to pay that."
It's a contract. By signing, you are agreeing to pay the $50 to cancel. If you don't agree, you shouldn't sign. That applies to ALL contracts.
Personally, I'm wondering why you would sign at all, considering that you were planning on shopping around. It just doesn't make sense to sign a layaway contract if you're still looking. The only benefit would be for the salesman. He was hoping that once you found out you were locked into the layaway, you'd just buy from him.
Doesn't matter if it's furniture, electronics or cars, salesmen will say whatever it takes to lock you into a sale. What matters is what's on the piece of paper you sign.