What crossed my mind to write this post is after visiting Astro to read about the latest development of Akademi Fantasia or as some ustaz called as Akademi Fantasiasia. Well I am not going to elaborate about AF here but something else.
There was an advertisement on the Astro website about Astro Mobile TV that can be viewed over 3G phones. Still it is not about the Astro Mobile TV but the packages offered. It was advertised as a basic package starts at RM 9.99 for three channels. The question is why RM 9.99 and not RM 2.00 because when you pay the bill it will not be RM 9.99 but RM 2.00 without the taxes. This is so deceiving and I think the bank negara should stop this kind of advertisement. Consumer will think it is cheap because just RM 1 plus. Astro is not the only one who deceives consumers with such figures. Bata has been doing it long ago since the time a 1 cent is still a legal tender in Malaysia. All fast food outlets has been advertising price of food which is not rounded.
Since 1 cent is no more a valid, pricing should be rounded from the beginning so that consumer will no longer be cheated and businesses making money out of thin air. Just imagine how much money these business outlet making free gains from consumers all over the country and I am sure it is in thousands of RM daily.
The pricing in ending in in more than five cents should stop. Until how long will the consumer be cheated by these advertisement?
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