Xie Xin’s Cash Refusal Incident in Hong Kong Sparks Controversy: Store Apologizes on Internet

2023-08-21 10:35:11

Xie Xin recently traveled to Hong Kong and wanted to pay in cash but was refused. (Photo/Xie Xin facebook)

Actress Xie Xin has a master’s degree in music from Goldsmiths College in the UK. After returning to Taiwan, she worked as a music teacher. She accidentally participated in “I Guess I Guess I Guess Guess” and won the championship in the beauty section of the music department. , because of the similar appearance with the singer Ren Jiaxuan, she once had the title of little Selina. In 2018, she hosted “Variety Show Collection” with Cugua and won the 53rd Golden Bell Award for Variety Show Host Award; recently, Xie Xin was refused cash by the store when she traveled to Hong Kong After being informed by Hong Kong netizens, it triggered a discussion. The reason why the store suddenly refused to accept cash was “because it is the 21st century”, which aroused great concern from netizens. After 3 days, the store apologized.

Xie Xin revealed that she went to Hong Kong a few days ago to eat Honbo, which was selected as the best burger in the world. When she was ready to check out following eating, the cashier said “No cash, but we accept all kinds of payments.” At that time, Xie Xin did not carry a credit card, did not use Apple Pay, Alipay or WeChat payment, and only had 600 Hong Kong dollars, so she had to find a random female passerby to ask if she might help pay for the burger. Xie Xin explained the current situation. A woman from Zhejiang helped with the checkout. At first she refused to accept Xie Xin’s Hong Kong dollars, but Xie Xin insisted on accepting it. After the post was exposed, it attracted the attention of Hong Kong netizens.

Xie Xin was refused to accept cash when traveling in Hong Kong. “The store is in the 21st century.” He apologized on the Internet. The burger restaurant Honbo said that the reason for not accepting cash is “because it is the 21st century.” (Picture/Flip Instagram)

A Hong Kong netizen left a message on Honbo’s Instagram post asking why they don’t accept cash. Honbo responded in English, “Because it’s the 21st century.” This response instantly ignited the anger of Hong Kong netizens. Burger shop”, “It’s the 21st century, we shouldn’t eat burgers”, “I felt uncomfortable following eating your burgers before”, “My colleagues and friends will not patronize you”, “Tourists don’t come, here Absolutely no service”.

After 3 days, Honbo apologized in the comment area of ​​the post, saying that he had heard the feedback from the public and thought that the previous response was out of bounds. Stop accepting cash, and there are signs in the store. Although there is no cash for change, if you encounter a customer who does not have electronic payment, the staff will use a credit card to help. As for the recent incident, the company will deal with it seriously and promise to solve the problem and give customers Provide a better experience.

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