Religious goods trader fined for ripping off the faithful

[webfact]

Picture: Naew Na

 

Department of trade officials attached to the Ministry of Commerce along with Samranrat police in Bangkok went to investigate after complaints about overcharging appeared on line.

 

These were in connection with the Chao Phor Seua shrine that is located at the monument known as the Giant Swing in the Thai capital.

 

One Facebook complainant said they had been charged 6,830 baht to make merit, reported Naew Na.

 

The officials found the female trader and discovered that some items were listed on a price board but that others were not.

 

Prices were given orally.

 

This merited a 10,000 baht fine under the regulations.

 

However the trader had already refunded the customer's money.

 

They were given a warning about their future conduct and fined a nominal 1,000 baht instead. 

 

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[tomazbodner]

That's a strong deterrent. She rips off customers by nearly 7000 baht (possibly each of them), and they give her 1000 baht fine and warn her she could be fined 10000 baht in the future? That's like... Madoff getting 1000$ fine. That'll teach him!

[Geoffggi]

It appears nothing is sacred .............

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

This merited a 10,000 baht fine under the regulations.

 

However the trader had already refunded the customer's money.

 

They were given a warning about their future conduct and fined a nominal 1,000 baht instead.

A deterrent not?

[fvw53]

It makes me think of those people asking you to pay for the release of a bird (to make merit) / but can they then catch them first without loosing merit?

 

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, fvw53 said:

It makes me think of those people asking you to pay for the release of a bird (to make merit) / but can they then catch them first without loosing merit?

 

You tink too mutt.

[Thingamabob]

This goes on all over the place.

[khaowong1]

The thinking with these religious traders is, the more you pay, the more the merit.  And of course, catching those birds in the first place doesn't even show up on their radar.