R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-61.1-9

The provisions of §§ 42-61.1-3 — 42-61.1-7 shall not apply to the sale or purchase, or solicitation or representation in connection therewith, of goods from a catalog or of books, recordings, videocassettes, periodicals, and similar goods through a membership group or club which is regulated by the federal trade commission trade regulation rule concerning the use of negative option plans by sellers in commerce or through a contractual plan or arrangement such as a continuity plan, subscription arrangement, or series arrangement under which the seller periodically ships goods to a consumer who has consented in advance to receive those goods and the recipient of those goods is given the opportunity, after examination of the goods, to receive a full refund of charges for the goods, or unused portions of the goods, upon return of the goods, or unused portion of the goods, undamaged.