Recently, a video about a man in Inner Mongolia buying a "sky-high" cut cake has attracted widespread attention on the Internet. The man in the video was told at the checkout that the price of the seemingly ordinary cut cake was as high as 12,000 yuan, because the merchant charged by the gram rather than the catty. The incident quickly ignited a public debate about the transparency of commodity pricing and the integrity of merchants.
In the video, we can see the man arguing with the shopkeeper while buying cut cakes. The man apparently did not anticipate the price of the cut cake to be so high, and he questioned why the shopkeeper had not informed him in advance of how the price would be calculated. Whereas, the store owner insists on per-gram billing and says that it is their pricing rule. This dispute not only confused and angry the parties, but also sparked a heated discussion among the majority of netizens.
Some netizens questioned whether the price of cutting cakes was too outrageous, believing that it was a fraud. They pointed out that even if the ingredients used to cut the cake were expensive, it would not be possible to reach the price of 16 yuan per gram. Such pricing not only violates the laws of the market, but also seriously harms the rights and interests of consumers. At the same time, some netizens expressed their understanding of the merchant's behavior, believing that it may be a problem caused by misunderstanding or miscommunication.
However, in the midst of the controversy, some attentive netizens also discovered a detail in the video: the word "Dendrobium" was written on the sign in the store. This led them to suspect that the product in the video might not be a cut cake, but another more expensive Chinese medicinal herb, dendrobium. Dendrobium is indeed a high-value Chinese herbal medicine, and its price is reasonable in grams.
The discovery complicates an already bewildering controversy. If the product in the video is really dendrobium instead of cut cake, then the merchant's pricing may be reasonable, and the consumer's misunderstanding and doubts will be unfounded. However, this also raises another question: should merchants clearly inform consumers of the name of the product and how the price is calculated when selling the product?
In my opinion, whether it is cake cutting or dendrobium, merchants should follow the principle of honest management when selling goods. They should clearly inform consumers of the name of the product, its price, and how it is calculated, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and disputes. At the same time, consumers should also be vigilant when purchasing goods, carefully inquire and verify the price of goods and related information.
Although this controversy over sky-high price cake cutting or dendrobium seems simple, it involves many aspects such as consumer rights, merchant integrity, and product price transparency. We should learn from this experience and work together to maintain a fair, transparent and honest consumption environment.