Range of pre-paid membership card (the card) types full of our lives, from the ordinary supermarket membership card to the expensive club membership cards, each of them at least three or four names of all the membership cards. We have always maintained that membership card is "Jianbian Yi" or at least can also enjoy concessions, then the membership card is not really concessions it is » Recently, the market's done a variety of membership card survey found that membership card does not necessarily concessions to the consumers, and some even cause trouble for consumers.
Pre-paid card sets of money, speed up consumption
Reporter visited cinemas, found that some large-scale launch of the Film Studios membership card loved by young people. Such membership card sub-species, Gouka must recharge denominations also vary. Member in the use of these cards to buy movie tickets, will enjoy the full price on the basis of discount.
After the first consumer charge card business is rapidly "sets of money" approach, businesses preferential policies delineated in this group after group of consumers fixed, no concessions had already gathered a sum of money, so businesses like launch membership card Services. For membership services, businesses will try to "change" more concessions to speed up consumption. For consumers, think of the card surface concessions do not know this is a business strategy. consumption of the circumstances, could lead to consumer spending and even unreasonable and excessive consumption, irrational consumption for consumers may not necessarily be on the concessions.
"The ultimate power to interpret the" return of all businesses
"The ultimate power of interpretation to the XX" This sentence is no stranger to the consumer, it is usually a membership card of the final provisions, many consumers will ignore its importance. Miss He has been doing acupuncture weight loss in beauty salons, beauty salons day of the salesman to sell a concession to her Taoka, said that as long as beauty salons do at this beauty, whether it is weight loss or facial beauty can enjoy the full range of 9% discount , Miss He considered himself to the acupuncture treatment is also available in a lot of weight loss, Taoka can do for cheap, then on to do such a card, and first top-up 1,000 yuan. Miss He next to beauty salons to the consumer, the attendants said that such concessions Taoka only 500 yuan in one-time spending more than it applies. Miss He was a salesman with the concessions that theory and the attendant, beauty salons, pointing to a concessionary card on the final terms to tell Miss He, the ultimate power to interpret the return of all beauty salons, but himself to blame Miss He was not seriously see Terms of Office on the cards.
The market for many concessionary card salesman put the time is right for the "exaggerated", if the consumer does not sensible to do impulsive on the card, very easy on business when the end will not be necessary concessions.
Card conditions for a lot of limitations
Like fitness of Mr Tsang told reporters that he was living in the watch area are a good club swimming pool before deciding to buy the unit floor area, could have been thinking about the club's swimming pool to swim. But when he later admitted to swim, the club's staff told him that not a single pool of cash consumption, and can only do card. Card, 500 yuan, 800 yuan for two years card, unlimited, open-time expired, 50, 200 yuan card, valid for a year and a half, expired, 30, 150 yuan card, valid for one year, expired. Staff stressed that the card can be shared with other people, I only use the card, shall not be transferable. If swimming a day, 500 a year, Suanxia Lai is only one day more than one, is indeed very affordable. But in fact, many consumers will not insist on a day to swim, or a variety of reasons not to consumption several times, the card expired, a waste of money.
A well-known restaurant in a concessionary card for a one-time spending 200 yuan before they can apply for the card can not be set for afternoon tea packages and personal use, not with other coupons, coupons and discount card to use at the same time, a lot of limitations, under such circumstances The preferences of consumers, what is? »
Cary leftover money not to consumption-waste
Various concessionary card inside the remaining amount is generally implemented "no refund" policy, that is not a concessionary card expires, the card is also available in the remaining amount for various reasons but can not continue to use, consumers want to "cash" can not. The reporter learned from Sharon that a salon, they introduced a hairdressing, Gold annual 2,000 yuan, 1,000 yuan for Silver, men's salons can enjoy 8% discount salons, can enjoy 8.5% discount. Many customers can not be used up within a year and the money inside the card, but can not refund based on the withdrawal card, customers will be loaned to a friend using the card, as far as possible within the period spent in Cary's money.
Reporters are still found on the Internet, many of the transfer of various concessionary card post. Consumers because of changes in work or other reasons not to spend and can not be exchanged for cash circumstances, can only transfer. However, reporters learned from the other side, many consumers concessionary card could not transfer or approaching deadline and can not be spending the money End Cary, consumption has become a disguise for waste.
Merchant set the membership card "trap"
Some beauty salons, Ca Xiedian, such as car washing shop at concessionary prices to attract consumers to buy membership cards, or "for the boss" as an excuse to refuse to continue to provide preferential services to consumers, deserted or disappeared, Consumer membership card into a waste paper. He area a year ago in the nearby community of a Muzu shop for a year and 2,000 yuan a membership card, because the last home, just when the cards do frequented, and later because of the relationship that he had a business trip to the field After four months back, would like to patronize these stores have found that foot shop has already closed down, has now become a restaurant, Mr. Chen's membership card inside the remaining more than 700 pieces of the money that had gone missing.
In recent years, businessmen in the guise of preferential discounts to attract consumers for membership card disappeared after the situation happens from time to time, many consumers fall for the business under the membership card "trap." It is understood that such Card quickly disappeared, the moment the closure of most businesses is low investment and easy to black Internet cafes, beauty Mei Fadian, Ca Xiedian industries, consumers shop for these membership cards need extra caution when .
Chain stores do not concessions
Several journalists from the city's chain store that the chain stores of various kinds of cards for concessions and procedures are essentially the same. Some chain stores in time for a concessionary card would strongly advise consumers, this is a national concessionary card, without specific instructions, consumers should be careful, because not every chain of stores for all the same. Many consumers that the chain of course, are the same concessions, but staff told reporters: "Access is universal, but each one of the shop is not the same preferential prices, according to this shop set up by the service and price may be." Miss help to dry-cleaning clothes with a friend when playing cards can be found for 8.5%, just in the vicinity of their homes have a chain, so to do a membership card, but when her home with a membership card of the annex to the use of the laundry, Miss staff is telling, because here the high price of rental shop, a membership card can only be 10%, although still concessions, but that since it is Miss chain, the chain has only concession.
Street marketing membership card fraud and more
Mr. Guo business trip when the airport encountered a lot of selling air tickets and accommodation for the card salesman, because often the relationship between the mission, Mr. Guo that do a good card on their own. Salesman Zhang said that with this card is scheduled for tickets can enjoy the minimum 2% of the concession than the Internet, telephone reservations can be made even lower, if companies and airlines signed an agreement with a group of more discounts. Salesmen on the concession to Mr. Guo is echocardiography, then spent 300 bought this concessionary card. But when he in this mission by the time this concession cards, they found that not over the telephone or the Internet booking cheaper, going to spend the 300 card to buy back the concessions to no concessions.
In addition, many consumers often reflected to the press encounter on the road to sell the various membership cards, bank cards, food cards have, but most are scams, most are Hualiao Qian has not concessions.
Counsel: choose reputable merchants Card
Membership card for all the above questions, the news advisory of the Hainan big long march LAU WONG law firm lawyers. Liu lawyers that: consumers buy membership cards, they should choose well-known, reputable merchants, while the operator to view the relevant documents are complete, effective and carefully read the operator's membership system and services, not to be operators The oral commitment, fooled by the exaggerated publicity, not to believe that the streets selling the card for consumers and businesses to enter into a written contract, and related services to the detailed content of agreement, it must be a clear retreat, retreat cards ways and means to avoid unscrupulous businessmen set up the trap; consumers for membership card when possible choice of short duration, small amounts of membership cards; once against the interests of consumers, we must promptly to the business sector, consumer associations complained to the court or the prosecution.