Clothing store privately set up "fitting service fee" to try and buy 1 piece to charge 10 yuan

Straits Metropolitan News reported on September 13th: “I tried a few clothes in the store. I didn’t like it and I didn’t pay for it. As a result, the boss asked me to pay for the fitting service fee. This is too much!” Yesterday, the residents of Fuzhou City Calling the hotline 968,111 of the newspaper and complaining, a clothing store in Daoshan Road privately set up a “fitting service fee” is an “illegal act”.

Lin ** introduced that the day before yesterday, she went to Daoshan Road, spinning and clothing store to buy clothes. “I tried four clothes in a row and I didn’t feel like myself. When I was leaving, the boss suddenly said that I would collect 20 yuan for the fitting service. Fees'.” Lin ** said that she did not know until this moment, the original clothing store there is also a special provision: "Free fitting two, if not purchased from the third, then each service charge 10 yuan. "Lin ** had an argument with the boss on the spot, refused to pay and turned to leave.

"I was also extremely 'tangled' after this rule was issued." At noon yesterday, the reporter went to Luan Fang. Ms. Boss said so. Ms. Fang said that she opened the store for five years and often encountered some customers trying on clothes, but he did not buy the last one. "The most exaggerated, a customer tried on more than 40 pieces at a time, but one did not buy. I think this is a 'malicious', it wastes my time, but also broke the clothes."

Ms. Fang said that the idea of ​​“fitting service fee” is for old customers to help her out. “Especially in summer dress, the number of people tried to wear more, and the value naturally decreased. Therefore, from July this year, I thought of such a trick.” Regarding whether this rule caused customer dissatisfaction, Ms. Fang said that she had not experienced any decrease in her turnover in the past two months. In fact, she did not really receive a "fitting service fee", which was a warning. Ms. Fang particularly emphasized that she posted notices in prominent positions in the store. “There are customers who either disagree or are dissatisfied, and they can absolutely not consume or fraud.”

Regarding the "fitting service fee," Fuzhou First Lawyer stated that there is currently no relevant legal provision. However, according to the "Contract Law", if the parties have already agreed in advance in the civil action, the parties should strictly abide by the agreement. "If the owner has posted a stipulation in a conspicuous position in the store, and the owner of the store made an explanation before the customer tried the clothing, then the consumer continues to try on the clothes and they agree with the agreement."