How they fool consumers with their suggested retail price scam

A lot of online stores are used before the holidays New practices to mislead consumers Breaking the law. One of them is the use of the suggested retail price (SRP) on suppliers’ websites, misleadingly using it as the starting price and He was created falsely The perception that he was the opponent.

What you should pay attention to in your purchases

This was pointed out by the Consumer Workers Union of Greece while notifying that it had sent a relevant letter to the Inter-Agency Market Surveillance Unit (DIMEA) and the General Secretariat of Trade, and the letter was accompanied by corresponding evidence.

The consumer organization calls for the attention of the consumer public. It also notes that “merchants cannot use the suggested retail price as a reference price to announce a price reduction. The reference price is the lowest price applied in the last 30 days.

Additional traders can indicate the suggested retail price in the context of a price comparison, but cannot give the impression of a price reduction, for example by placing the price next to or below the deleted price list. It should be ensured that there is no confusion between price comparison and price reduction.