The difference between “freely gave up right for slightly better price” and “coerced into giving up right by extreme surcharge or mandatory agreement” is unfort

The difference between “freely gave up right for slightly better price” and “coerced into giving up right by extreme surcharge or mandatory agreement” is unfortunately extremely hard to make, which is why laws often explicitly exclude the possibility. GDPR or two-year guarantees are European examples, but US law definitely has lots of them, as well. I’m pretty sure you cannot exclude product liability via contract, for example. But having worked in online retail of physical goods, I’m getting the impression that most people believe there are many abusing these rights and it having a large impact on prices. In that case, you’ll be happy to learn that very few people fit that description, in my experience, and companies can usually just ban them. The difference is more along product categories than customers: clothing gets returned, sex toys or batteries don’t.