A catty can change two, two can change money, and some pharmacies are involved in selling products to consumers with the pricing unit of medicinal materials “unclear, unclear”, which violates the Trade Descriptions Ordinance. A 79-year-old man went to a pharmacy opposite Times Square in Causeway Bay in July and planned to spend hundreds of dollars to buy some health-care medicinal materials. After handing over his credit card, he was lobbied by a staff who claimed to be a registered Chinese medicine practitioner to buy the medicinal materials. The staff immediately ground the medicinal materials into powder and the victim signed At the time of payment, 107,800 yuan was collected by swiping the card, which was 200 times more than expected. After repeated inquiries regarding the pricing unit, the clerk claimed that the relevant medicinal materials were calculated in money instead of catties, and the victim had to buy it. The victim refused to give in, and when he was regarding to leave the pharmacy, two other male staff stopped him and ordered the victim to remove the expensive watch from his hand.
Customs detain 3 pharmacy staff
After Customs investigation, three staff members, aged between 31 and 44, were arrested. They were suspected of making misleading omissions and intimidating business practices. Year-shaped Yangguo” herbs are priced at 980 yuan and 1,280 yuan per penny, but the words “unit per penny” are marked in smaller and lighter colors. There are also 2 bottles of ground medicinal herbs, invoices and credit card transaction stubs in the case, A pulverizer, a batch of suspected first poisons, etc.
The Commander of the Unfair Trademark Investigation Team of the and Trademark Investigation Division of the Customs, Zeng Kaiting, reminded the public to visit reputable merchants, collect information before shopping, and especially pay attention to the pricing unit when purchasing Chinese herbal medicines. Do not use personal items such as credit cards without confirmation. Hand over the items to the salesperson, keep the receipts, etc.
Originally published on AM730 https://www.am730.com.hk/Local/Coercing a 79-year-old elder to buy 100,000 yuan of medicinal materials-pharmacy staff arrested for bad business practices/350584?utm_source=yahoorss&utm_medium=referral
