AMMAN — Staff of the
Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Supply recorded 70 violations over the past
week by shops announcing fake offers and discounts, according to ministry
spokesperson Yanal Al-Barmawi, Al-Mamlaka TV reported on Sunday.
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The announcement came
one day after the
Consumer Protection Association (CPA) said it has received
complains from citizens on fake offers and discounts offered in sales during
what Jordanians call “White Friday,” CPA Media Advisor Hussein Al-Amoush said.
Amoush said that the
prices of some commodities remained the same before and after the sales.
He urged consumers to
check the prices of products before purchasing them, and to compare them to the
rates offered before and after discounts.
He also asked
merchants to offer real discounts on products.
White Friday is
derived from “Black Friday”, the sales offered following Thanksgiving in the
US, that marks the start of the Christmas shopping season there.
Barmawi, said the commercial stores in question “did
not abide by sales provisions”.
He explained that the
ministry takes legal measures if any establishment violates the provisions of
the Industry and Trade Law, which prohibits stores from announcing discounts
without specifying the period of the discount.
The law also
prohibits stores from exceeding specified discount periods, and from announcing
discounts without providing the goods that are covered by those discounts.
In conjunction with
the White Friday sales event, the ministry intensified monitoring of all
markets, with staff conducting daily inspections to verify the validity of
offers and discounts, and ensure that merchants adhere to the provisions of the
Industry and Trade Law, he said.
Any merchant or
commercial store may announce discounts or sales at any time, but they must
adhere to related laws and regulations, Barmawi said in a separate statement
carried by Khaberni.
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