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08/04/2016
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The Campinas Procon publishes this Tuesday, April 5, unpublished research prices of book titles required for the entrance exam 2017 Unicamp and Fuvest. This is the first research that the agency performs thinking of the students who will pay the entrance exam, in order to assist them in comparing prices between new and used.
Data collection was performed in the second half of February (from 15 to 17) in 12 stores, 7 5 Physical and virtual stores. The list does not include three works included the Fuvest last March 11 (Iracema, by José de Alencar, Claro Enigma, Carlos Drummond de Andrade; Sagarana, João Guimarães Rosa and Mayombe of Pepetela), when research Procon had already been held. The Fuvest has changed the list every three years. Already, the list of Unicamp, remains unchanged.
Result
The survey conducted by Procon, and can compare the price of new and used books between physical and virtual stores, the student can check also the supply of each of the establishments surveyed.
In online stores, the price of a new product can range up to 81.08%, as in the book The City and the Mountains of Eca de Queiroz. In physical stores, the range can reach 53.89%, if the title Caminhos Cruzados, Erico Verissimo.
Already for a used book, the variation may reach 80% in physical and virtual shops, as is the case of the Cortiço of Aluísio Azevedo. The survey also shows a difference of up to 89.25% in the price of a new book for a used one. The book The city and the mountains, for example, can cost from R$ 5 (used) to R$ 46.50.
For the director of Procon Campinas, Ricardo Chiminazzo, the price search is a good way for those who want to make a good purchase, especially in the case of vestibular, where multiple titles are required.
"Search is an act that every consumer should adopt because, in doing so, encourages fair competition and help to balance the consumer market," says the director.
Chiminazzo also points out that, before acquiring a title, it is worth consulting friends and acquaintances who, perchance, may lend it.
"Students can also check in national libraries sites, which these works are public domain and are available for download. Consult public libraries can also be a good alternative, "says the director.
Full survey of the price charged and the supply of each of the properties can be conferred on the http://www.procon.campinas.sp.gov.br/ Procon site.
Remember that the consumer to find irregularities in the consumer market, you can register your complaint in one of the face Procon posts in the agency website or even download the Campinas Procon application in the Play Store (available for android) and make the complaint in real time.
Source: Procon Campinas
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