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http://dx.doi.org/10.5850/JKSCT.2013.37.7.864

A Study on the Causes of Consumer Complaints towards Apparel Products -Based on Laboratory Test Cases-  

Han, Eun Joo (Dept. of Test & Analysis, Korea Consumer Agency)
Cho, Sung Kyo (Dept. of Home Economics, Korea National Open University)
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Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles / v.37, no.7, 2013 , pp. 864-873 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study analyzed the correlation between the sources of the complaints and various factors such as gender, garment type, fabric type, textile material and washing methods for products. This survey utilized a total of 2,609 consumer apparel product complaint cases filed with the Korea Consumer Agency between 1997 and 2009. In regards to consumer liability: it was found that more incidents of failures due to carelessness were reported among men's clothes, knitted garments, cotton clothes, polyester clothes, wool blend clothes, pants, shirts, sportswear, and laundry only clothes. In regards to dry cleaner's liability: women's goods, woven clothes, silk clothes, cotton blend clothes, jackets, shirts and hanbok, and dry clean only clothes indicated problems more frequently. In regards to manufacture's liability: women's clothes, woven clothes, wool clothes, silk clothes, wool blend clothes, polyester blend clothes, formal dress clothes, jackets, hanbok, and dry clean only clothes indicated problems more frequently. This study provides consumers with information necessary to take preventive measures and basic information that can be utilized to improve the quality of production and services by understanding the sources of dissatisfaction, type of clothes found with problems, and the main causes of consumer complaints for garment products according to who is liable.
Keywords
Consumer complaints; Apparel products;
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