webfact Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Consumers Foundation to lodge class action suit against Korea King distributor BANGKOK: -- The Foundation for Consumers will launch a class action lawsuit against the importer and distributor of Korea King cooking pans on behalf of 109 buyers of the kitchen utensil. This came after Wizard Solution, the sole distributor the controversial cooking pans rejected the foundation’s offer to mediate with the company on behalf of the consumers but would directly deal with them. Foundation secretary-general Ms Saree Ongsomwang said Thursday that the class action lawsuit would set an example for the business sector to pay more attention their advertising to make sure that their products match with the advertised quality. Mr Sitthawat Pakinsakulpat, a volunteer lawyer, said consumers would get fairer treatment if the collectively lodge a class action suit instead of separately filing cases. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/consumers-foundation-lodge-class-action-suit-korea-king-distributor/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-05-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hgma Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 I still don't know what the problem is....jealousy ? Construction claims wrong? price tag unrealistic high-low? Woodie? Then the speed which this case has been handled They....consumer protection board has 6000 cases on file for review, that discourages many legit complains. Suddenly it's a Korean wok which sets the board in all out alert? protectionism? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airbagwill Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Consumer rights in Thailand have changed in Thailand...they have moved from prehistory to the dark ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 Caveat Emptor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 1 hour ago, hgma said: I still don't know what the problem is....jealousy ? Construction claims wrong? price tag unrealistic high-low? Woodie? Then the speed which this case has been handled They....consumer protection board has 6000 cases on file for review, that discourages many legit complains. Suddenly it's a Korean wok which sets the board in all out alert? protectionism? Perhaps someone high up in the food chain bought one and wasn't happy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtls2005 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 There are a gazillion product-oriented pyramid schemes, and Multi-level Marketing scams here. No clue why this pan-job has drawn so much attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimo Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Just now, mtls2005 said: There are a gazillion product-oriented pyramid schemes, and Multi-level Marketing scams here. No clue why this pan-job has drawn so much attention? Cooking the books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 They were blatantly taking the piss in their advertising and selling the pans at a crazily inflated price, while pretending it was a bargain. Fairly standard procedure for the TV marketing of this nature. Anyone watching these shows where a super expensive product is available "only today" at what appears to be a huge knockdown price, should try to remember that a fool and his money are swiftly parted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irwinfc Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 nothing more than a few dozen people trying to save face. truth be told, there nothing in this that points to protecting consumers. the fact that these people can afford to buy KK pans means they have loads of spare change to spend. people dumb enough to believe that they're saving 17,500 baht for a pair each of non-stick pans and fry spatula deserve to be "scammed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01322521959 Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 Caveat EmptorRight on the money.Sent from my i-mobile_i-STYLE_219 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 12 hours ago, webfact said: consumers would get fairer treatment if the collectively lodge a class action suit instead of separately filing cases. Actually it may benefit the distributors who will be able to collectively file defamation lawsuits instead of individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted May 26, 2017 Share Posted May 26, 2017 12 hours ago, Airbagwill said: Consumer rights in Thailand have changed in Thailand...they have moved from prehistory to the dark ages. ".....they have moved from prehistory to the dark ages ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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