Skeptical About Angrefristloven?

For the benefit of those readers who may think that I've become excessively pro-Scandinavia in my socio-political world view, I'm reprinting the following comments of mine. I posted them in response to Jill Walker's question: does iTunes have to respect angrefristloven?, a Norwegian "regrets deadline law" intended to to protect consumers from impulsive purchases outside of a shop. You'll have to read Jill's post or go to law school in Norway to get the specifics about this situation.

My comments, unedited (except for removing an emotive icon that I impulsively used):

A law to protect consumers from impulsive purchases?!?

Now, in general, I like Scandinavia's commitment to maintaining the welfare state in a neocon/neoliberal era where 'free-market' values means Big Corporations rule, but this sounds a bit excessive.

(1) Isn't the impulsive part half the fun? I mean, in retrospect, I probably didn't need my Edgar Allan Poe action figure, my squish Bush stress reliever, my numerous ape artifacts, or the various band t-shirts purchased at the end of a fantastic set, when my ears are ringing & I'm soaked in beer. Come to think of it, I probably didn't need that last beer (though we'll confirm that) tomorrow morning. But, as G. Bataille might put it, what's life w/out a little excess expenditure?

(2) At the risk of sounding like my Dad: Whatever happened to responsibility? Or learning from one's mistakes? I'm all for the government stepping in to help consumers in cases of fraud, but I don't expect Uncle Sam to help me get the money back for the two garish King Kong ties I bought on e-bay but never wear (actually, only one is truly hideous and has never been worn; the other made an appearance last Halloween)...

(3) Please tell me the generous no-questions-asked return policy doesn't apply to underwear purchases.

Cue the Sid Vicious: "Regrets, I've 'ad a few. But then again, too few to men-tion..."

Note: After posting my smart-ass remarks in the wee hours of the morning, I see that I skimmed over the part about the law applying to purchases outside of shops, so some of my examples are clearly irrelevant. I assure everyone that I normally am not so cavalier with my blog comments, but I consider Jill a friend. And even though we've never met, the fact that she's dating Scott entitles me (by an obscure piece of Chicago legislation) to give her extra shite.

By the way, Jill, Happy Birthday!