Why the products sold in trains not on MRP rates
Last week I was travelling from Tirupati to Bangalore 10th January, on some shops in Platform 1, there were items being sold on MRP, while in some counters, there is increase in prices, while on the platform 2/3 except for the Vijaya Diary parlour, rest of all the shops, the rates were exorbitant. Bottle of mineral water (Rail Neer) having MRP @Rs15 was sold at Rs 20 and a cool drink having an MRP @ Rs 32/34 was sold at Rs 40 by the counter run by JS Enterprises with License Number being 11/TPTY/2&3/MCS.
After asking the reason for selling at a higher price, they were saying the charges are for cooling the water and drinks, when I insisted further saying it says serve chilled, then the guy says he can sell the products at MRP without cooling, when I took a picture of the shop, they waited for sometime and then gave me at MRP while, I was telling a co-passenger about the products being sold at higher prices.
Can the railway ministry cannot control all these guys to sell only at MRP prices and at the same time give them proper change of coins so that there is no chance of selling products over and above the MRP on products.
In some other places, I did notice, the guys erase off the price on the products and sell it at a very high price. more
After asking the reason for selling at a higher price, they were saying the charges are for cooling the water and drinks, when I insisted further saying it says serve chilled, then the guy says he can sell the products at MRP without cooling, when I took a picture of the shop, they waited for sometime and then gave me at MRP while, I was telling a co-passenger about the products being sold at higher prices.
Can the railway ministry cannot control all these guys to sell only at MRP prices and at the same time give them proper change of coins so that there is no chance of selling products over and above the MRP on products.
In some other places, I did notice, the guys erase off the price on the products and sell it at a very high price. more
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