Rp 10,000 for a candy?<\/p>\n
From Republika<\/p>\n
On the morning of March 4, my husband and I took our
\ntwo-and-a-half year old child to the Borobudur shop, close to
\nPasar Anyer in Tangerang. I did my shopping of daily needs and
\npaid for them, while my husband and junior went to the
\nplayground.<\/p>\n
While my husband was playing darts, junior walked away. We
\nlooked for him and found him holding a candy in his hand. A
\nsecurity guard suddenly emerged saying the candy had not been
\npaid for. My protest fell on deaf ears. I offered to go to the
\ncashier again, but to no avail. The guard was unrelenting.<\/p>\n
We were led into a room. The security guard accused us of
\ntaking the candy. After questioning junior, he admitted taking
\nthe candy. Candies were displayed on a shelf easily accessible,
\neven to children.<\/p>\n
The security guard said the matter was not trivial. It had to
\nbe brought to the attention of his superiors. If we refused, he
\nsaid, we had to pay a fine. He showed us a list of offenders. We
\nwere willing to pay a Rp 10,000 fine plus the price of the candy.<\/p>\n
Afterwards I remembered the experience of one of our
\nneighbors. She was coerced by a shop into paying a fine of Rp
\n300,000.<\/p>\n
I would like to ask the management of the Borobudur shop if
\nthe policy of fines has been considered thoroughly? If so, what
\nis the justification of it? I would like to warn consumers to be
\nwary of the possibility that other shops also implement similar
\npolicies.<\/p>\n
Name and address<\/p>\n
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