Mr. Dang Van Ngoc, Director of the Lang Son Province Market Management Bureau, confirmed that the store was at fault for two violations: failing to display product prices and selling imported goods without supplementary labels.
The store sold three bunches of grapes for 4.5 million VND.
“We are still verifying the product’s origin. We have asked the store owner to present invoices and cross-reference information,” Mr. Ngoc added.
Earlier, social media was stirred up by a post from someone named V.D. (from Lang Son) who spent 4.5 million VND on three bunches of Korean milk grapes but was disappointed with the quality.
Specifically, the nickname V.D. wrote: “I’d like to ask if this price is reasonable? Korean milk grapes for 4.5 million VND, including three withered bunches, all advertised as fresh imported fruit.”
Meanwhile, in an interview, Ms. V.D. shared that she had ordered the fruits from a store on Ba Trieu Street (old Lang Son city) for her daughter’s birthday. In addition to Korean milk grapes, she also bought honey apricots, cucumbers, and cherries.
“I was not only upset about the high price but also the poor quality. The grapes were withered, and the cherries were a mix of ripe and unripe fruits, indicating a possible blend of old and new stock,” she said.
After giving feedback to the store, she received a refund of 500,000 VND due to a “staff packaging error.” However, the prices of the items remained unchanged.
The post quickly gained thousands of shares and comments, mostly expressing disagreement: “Cherry stems withered for around 198,000 VND/kg. I used to sell a full tangerine, so I know it’s a rip-off,” commented one person.
Another person commented: “Type one should be around 500,000 VND/kg, not up to 700,000 VND/kg.”
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