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Exploitation in consumer market takes place in many ways. Some of the common ways of getting exploited are:

1. Adulteration:

Adulteration refers to the mixing of harmful or inferior substances to edible and other food items.

2. Tall claims:

Advertisements contain tall claims about a product. Consumers fall as a prey to these tall claims and buy these products.

3. Underweights and under measurements:

Retail traders cheat the consumers by underweighting the goods purchased. This can be commonly seen among vegetable vendors and grocers.

Consumers can protect themselves from these sorts of exploitation by adopting these following ways:

1. Customers must be aware of the adulteration practices and make sure the food safety and standard measures are followed strictly. They must know about their rights, and they can even approach consumer court if they come across with adulterated products.

2. Consumers must verify if the product is genuine and they should go through the terms and conditions shown in the advertisement. Generally, these terms are mentioned in the very small font to avoid the attention of consumers.

3. Consumers should ensure that the weights used by the small traders adhere to the regulations laid by the authorities. Else, they should raise their voice against them.

Even though exploitation has become inevitable, the awareness among consumers may keep them protected.