It costs 320000 yuan to buy medicine in Hong Kong, only worth more than 30000 yuan
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Last Update: 2013-12-13
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Source: Internet
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Author: User
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Hong Kong's consumer committee has warned that anyone who buys drugs and is cheated should report to the customs as soon as possible Photo by He Wei, a reporter from Nandu "> the Hong Kong Consumer Committee reminds us that if you are cheated, you should report to the customs as soon as possible Photo taken by He Wei, a reporter from Nandu (no relation between material picture and text picture) Shi Qiuju, a reporter from Nandu, Hong Kong The market price of 7 small bottles of medicinal powder is only 30000 yuan (Hong Kong dollar, the same below) However, Mr Lu, a tourist from Zhejiang Province who went to Hong Kong during the National Day this year, paid 320000 yuan for this in Hong Kong harbor pharmacy (now renamed as Hong Kong pharmacy) It is doubted that he was misled by the merchants by the bad way of vague details Finally, the drugstore will refund the full amount of money after complaining to the Hong Kong Consumer Committee and the Hong Kong customs This is the biggest pharmacy complaint this year, the Hong Kong Council said "I didn't expect to encounter this kind of thing when I went to Hong Kong for the first time." During this year's national day, Mr Lu's family from Zhejiang Province visited Hong Kong He recalled that he wanted to help his friends buy several bottles of medicine and asked if there were any drugstores At last, he asked at a drugstore called "harbor pharmacy" on Jotun road in Tsimshatsui The clerk replied that there were "In the waiting time, there was a young man selling medicine to us." Mr Lu said that the shop assistant recommended the wild ginseng with "one Jin for half Jin" At last, the staff of the drug store wrote down many "Prescriptions" for them, such as bibcock grass, pearl, Maka, etc., and said that the medicinal materials needed to be ground before they could be used, and then ground the medicinal materials before payment The final price surprised Mr Lu The total price of the four kinds of traditional Chinese medicine ground into powder actually exceeded 570000 yuan "The clerk said that the medicine had been ground into powder, so we must pay for it." Mr Lu said that after more than two hours of negotiation, the two sides finally agreed to return the two catties of ginseng without flour grinding, and finally paid 320000 yuan According to the list of medicinal materials provided by Mr Lu, the value of Yu Rensheng pharmacy is about 38000 yuan, and the value of Wei Tang is also 30000 yuan The total amount assessed by the Hong Kong Chinese Pharmaceutical Association is up to 68800 yuan, with an average price of 36000 yuan There are many kinds of pricing units in the pharmacy The more he thinks about his pain, he spits out bitter water on the Internet and complains to the Hong Kong Consumer Committee He said yesterday that he had received a full refund from the drugstore, and the powder he bought was returned to the drugstore by express delivery "They said they would refund half of the money, but later we complained to the Hong Kong Customs and the Hong Kong Health Department and other channels, and they promised to refund it in full." According to the statistics of the Hong Kong Consumer Committee, there were 111 complaints about the "bad sales practices" of traditional Chinese medicine last year, and there were 137 related complaints between January and October this year Mr Lu's complaint is the largest pharmacy complaint this year "Hong Kong generally uses two prices If you meet someone who uses money to price, you need to keep an eye on it." Said the clerk of a drugstore on Jotun road At a Yu Rensheng pharmacy, employees said the company stipulated that only after customers paid and obtained permission could the herbs be sliced or ground Reporters from Nandu visited such pharmacies in Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan and Mong Kok, and a large number of them also used various methods to make vague pricing units All kinds of pricing units are also dazzling In addition to the two, there are also drugstores that calculate by "pound", "money", "gram" and other pricing units In a "duty-free pharmacy" on Jotun Road, when Nandu reporter inquired about bird's nest and Dendrobium, the shop assistant did not say yes to "how much is one coin equivalent to two", "how much is one or two" and "how much is half a Jin" The Hong Kong Consumer Committee reminds us to keep good evidence for the purchase of medicine On the one hand, we must clearly inquire about the price before purchase It is better to compare the goods with the three, so as to avoid buying the goods we are not familiar with On the other hand, if the purchase requires processing such as slicing and grinding, we should ask the merchants to print the bill first, and then we can process the goods after payment "If the merchant does not agree, the customer is better not to buy Once the merchant threatens or forces the purchase, the customer should immediately call the police." Ms Wang, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Consumer Committee, said that if consumers suspect that they have been cheated, or that they have encountered questionable sales practices, they should keep relevant transaction documents as evidence and report to law enforcement agencies such as Haiguan as soon as possible Ms Wang also suggested that for mainland tourists who are not familiar with Hong Kong, it is better to choose shops with good reputation or shops with the "excellent" quality logo of the Tourism Development Bureau for consumption, which are relatively more reliable The Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department said that the merchants should clearly display the prices and measurement units of the goods If they slice or grind the goods without the consent of the consumers, and force the consumers to make a decision on the transaction, it may violate the trade description Ordinance.
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