Prepaid tickets movie actually pay more lawyers: discriminatory consumption

Our reporter Wang Feiyan

"Why is associated with a new video card ticket prices high?" Taking advantage of the half-price theater on Tuesday, Ms. Zhang went straight to look at the first class to the Grand Canyon on the 5th floor of Poly International Cinema. The ticket price is 35 yuan sets a, together with a new video card ticket becomes $ 40, she was a little perplexed.

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Card buying more than $ 5

"How many received five?" Stage tickets, price list on the screen to see her, indicate the fare is 35 yuan each, can they have been received 40.

"Price list is to use cash to buy on the subject of the price, you associated with the new video card to buy is 40 yuan." Conductor that this is theater requirements.

"Why, stored-value card of the money is not money?" Ms. Zhang did not understand, knowledge and ability to do a discount card, the defendant, cost-effective than buying with cash, how to not only cheap, but expensive?

Many units of the film card as a cultural benefit to employees, the reporter standing next to watched the ticket counter, many people associated with the new video card purchase, as the very fact that so many people were wasting money.

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We publicized the price

"We signed the contract with the new video joint implementation of a unified fare, no matter how much the fare listed on the day of theater, all the contract price to sell." The very fact that the questions with the reporter consulted first to Poly International Cinema Grand Canyon shop , theater manager, the reporter next to the ticket counter, pointing to a sign saying, "buy a ticket with a new video card, how much money a joint, there is publicity."

Reporters consulting the Chinese, Daguanlou other theater, the staff said the new video card, buy a ticket together, enjoy half-price discount on Tuesday.

"Associated with the new video card and use cash to buy ticket prices the same?" Yesterday, the reporter consulted a new video joint customer service, customer service, said, "together with the new video card to buy cheaper." "Every Tuesday half-price theater when it?" In this regard, customer service, said the new video cards together to enjoy half price. Subsequently, the reporter log new video joint official website, the card is also clearly written instructions: "In no less than the minimum limit under the premise of the film, enjoy 30% off regular-priced movie ticket discount, enjoy half-price purchase every Tuesday ticket discount. "

Lawyer

Discriminatory consumption

"In the same place at the same time spending, the implementation of different prices to different consumers are discriminatory consumer." Qiu Baochang Beijing Consumers Association, said legal counsel, the equivalent of RMB equivalent prepaid cards, and cash as you can use. Businesses can choose not to accept the prepaid card spending, but if you accept this agreement with Vending party card, it should be the normal distribution, there should be restrictions. Vending side agreement with any business, not against the interests of consumers.

"Cinema tickets in-store prepaid card provides publicity, does not mean that the provision on reasonable terms for the format can be unfair found to be invalid." Qiu Baochang explained that under the "Consumer Protection Law" Article 24, the operator may not form contracts, notices, statements, notices, etc. to make their stores to consumers is unfair, unreasonable requirements, or reducing, eliminating consumers' legitimate rights and interests of the damage should bear civil liability. Form contracts, notices, announcements, shop notices contained in the preceding paragraph and other content, and its content is invalid.