Sometimes, what you see is not what you get.
One man thought he had scored a deal by paying $13.90 for a kilo of BBQ pork ribs, however discovered that he had been shortchanged after weighing the bundle.
Sunil instructed AsiaOne that he bought the merchandise from Prime Supermarket at Century Square on Jan 19, after seeing the grocery store’s promotion on Facebook.
According to a screenshot of the commercial despatched to AsiaOne, Prime Supermarket was promoting the pork ribs at a reduced value of $13.90 per kilo, as an alternative of $19.90.
The commercial states that the approximate weight of the pork ribs is about 1kg.
Sunil mentioned that his pal had additionally bought 2kg of pork ribs from the identical grocery store a day earlier than, and felt that the bundle weighed lighter than what was said on the label.
He mentioned that his pal had been shortchanged by about 800g.
“I wouldn’t have even checked the weight until my friend found out he was shortchanged,” mentioned the 62-year-old retiree.
When Sunil positioned his packet of pork ribs on a weighing scale, he realised that he too, had been shortchanged.
“Blatant cheating by Prime Supermarket,” he remarked.
Sunil additionally confirmed AsiaOne footage of the pork ribs on a weighing scale with a studying of 624.7g, including that the packet had not tampered with.
“I felt cheated and betrayed, not just for myself, but for those who may have also bought the item and were unknowingly shortchanged.”
Sunil shared that his pal had known as the grocery store to ask in regards to the weight discrepancy, and was instructed by their workers to go again to gather the remaining meat.
Despite his frustration, Sunil mentioned he didn’t return to the grocery store as he felt it was not value his whereas to take action.
AsiaOne has contacted Prime Supermarket for remark.
Shortchanged on pork
In November final yr, a girl took to TikTok to share how she ‘felt cheated’ after only receiving 240g of pork, versus the 320g she thought she had bought.
The lady, who goes by Shiloh, instructed AsiaOne that she determined to weigh the pork at residence as she felt that “the weight wasn’t right”.
Her mother-in-law went again to the grocery store and a FairPrice workers topped off the lacking meat.
Responding to AsiaOne’s queries, a spokesperson from FairPrice mentioned that there are protocols and procedures in place to make sure labeling accuracy, in addition to a buyer satisfaction coverage the place a full refund or change for merchandise will likely be given for merchandise which are inaccurately labeled.
They added that clients who discover any labeling discrepancy of merchandise could method the retailer workers instantly to rectify the difficulty “in a timely manner”.
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Honest mistake or ‘blatant dishonest’? Man pays for 1kg of pork ribs from Prime Supermarket, receives only 600g, Singapore News
Honest mistake or ‘blatant dishonest’? Man pays for 1kg of pork ribs from Prime Supermarket, receives only 600g, Singapore News
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Honest mistake or ‘blatant dishonest’? Man pays for 1kg of pork ribs from Prime Supermarket, receives only 600g, Singapore News