Water bottles being sold higher than MRP
Water Bottles continue to be sold at rates multiple times higher than MRP printed on the bottle. Pl see the item 4 in the attached bill from Cafe Cassia on Gangdhar Chetty Road, Bangalore. 1 Ltr Bislery Bottle (Item #4) charged at Rs.78.68 + 12% GST = Rs. 88.12 as against MRP of Rs. 20/-, a mark up of 4.4 times. As a B2B sales, and buying in bulk, these hotels get a big discount on MRP.
Not all Hotels listen to the complaints. Some are very arrogant when approached, as this one was. Their explanation "Management has discussed and agreed to charge this rate."
Since most go with families, there is reluctance to see the matter through. These hotels take this as the weakness and get away with the looting.
This is happening in almost all the big hotels. We have experienced it in Shirdi, Bangalore among other places in the last 30 days.
The Govt must take action seriously in this MRP issue. Other wise where is the sanctity of the MRP law if it can flouted with such impunity. more
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