Kunming Information Hong Kong News reporter Yao Zhongheng In recent years, the consumption of the elderly has become a difficult point in consumer rights protection. , infringing on the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly and causing huge economic losses to them. In response to the difficulty in safeguarding the rights of elderly consumers, the Yunnan Consumers Association has sorted out the consumption traps of the elderly that have occurred frequently in recent years, hoping that elderly consumers will be vigilant in life, shop rationally, and consume safely.
Purchase health care products rationally. Health issues are the top concern of the elderly. Unscrupulous merchants see the strong demand for health of elderly consumers, falsely and exaggerate the efficacy of health care products, and make unrealistic promises, claiming that they can “cure all diseases”. Medicine to cure the disease.”
Don’t believe in free promises. Various preferential measures often given by unscrupulous merchants, especially “heavy-heavy” consumption promotions such as free gifts and half-price promotions, seem to be “cheap”, but in fact, they are often consumption traps that merchants cannot fulfill their promises.
Experts are not fooled. There are many health-preserving lectures for the elderly on the market. All kinds of experts “take turns”, and the content of the lectures is mostly hype. These so-called experts with many titles are just salespeople who have changed their skins, and their purpose is to make the elderly buy their products in the name of lectures.
Beware of low-priced “experiences”. Some beauty and health care institutions often use the guise of free experience and low-cost promotions to attract the elderly to experience the store and sell and sell health care items. In order to achieve the purpose of promotion, some merchants often induce the elderly to apply for prepaid cards by means of credit sales or advance payment by shop assistants.
Be careful when shopping online. With the development of new online consumption patterns, many elderly people have also started shopping online. Some unscrupulous merchants, aiming at the weakness of the elderly’s lack of online consumption knowledge, planted online traps for the elderly consumers, false promotions, and shoddy goods.
Be cautious when investing in financial management. Unscrupulous businesses target the pensions and pensions of the elderly, take advantage of the information asymmetry and other weaknesses of the elderly, fabricate false financial projects, and throw out the temptation of high interest rates, causing the elderly to relax their vigilance and be deceived.
Faced with these consumption traps, Yunnan Consumers Association reminds the elderly consumers:< /p>
When purchasing health food, you should buy it through formal channels. It is best to choose a well-known and reputable business. Do not use conference sales, pyramid schemes, etc. Buy illegally, and pay attention to distinguish the authenticity of the product: in the face of low prices, especially “free XX” and other promotional activities, on the one hand, we must be vigilant and do not blindly covet petty cheap; Infringement incidents, timely protection of rights. In the face of expert propaganda, we must recognize the qualifications of experts, and do not listen blindly. If you need medical treatment or consultation, you still need to choose a regular hospital or doctor: when shopping online or investing in financial management, you should choose a regular large-scale platform. In the face of large expenses, communicate with family members and children in a timely manner, do not easily click on unknown links, and do not disclose personal information to strangers.
Yunnan Consumers Association hopes that elderly consumers will establish correct consumption awareness, be more vigilant, and protect their rights in time if they encounter any consumption problems. Use the weapon of law to protect your own consumption fairness.
[Source: Kunming Information Port]
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