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That's technically the case in most countries, just that enforcing those contracts has a cost. Blocking the credit card is banking on the company not bothering
by Nextgrid 3y ago
That's technically the case in most countries, just that enforcing those contracts has a cost.
Blocking the credit card is banking on the company not bothering to follow up, or (in case of company misbehavior), forcing them to show up in court and air their dirty laundry in front of the judge.
- brnt 3y agoMaybe another difference is that some/many European countries people just don't not pay bills. I once heard it said about the Netherlands as being attractive to do business.
- mardifoufs 3y agoThat's not true in France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, and tons of other euro countries. Not familiar with the Netherlands though.
- rewmie 3y ago> Maybe another difference is that some/many European countries people just don't not pay bills. That's the first time I ever heard of such thing, and I've lived in a few European countries. Some European countries even standardized service payments on direct debit, which worst case scenario leaves a bank holding the bag for the debt.
- SoftTalker 3y ago> forcing them to show up in court and air their dirty laundry in front of the judge And showing up in court has costs, which are not guaranteed to be covered in any award/payment order, and even if you win there is still the matter of actually collecting. If it's all a matter of a few hundred dollars, most businesses will just write it off.