Your rights as a consumer don’t usually vanish in a dramatic puff of smoke. There’s no siren, no flashing alert, no polite tap on the shoulder saying, “Hey, act now or forever hold your peace.” Instead, they disappear quietly, sometimes overnight, because of deadlines most people don’t realize exist until it’s too late.
These deadlines don’t care how busy you were, how confusing the paperwork looked, or how certain you felt that you had “plenty of time.” Miss one, and suddenly the rules change, refunds evaporate, disputes collapse, and leverage slips right through your fingers.
