Even “Super Viva” fooled consumers at prices, sentenced by Inspectorate

Prices presented near products placed on major Kosovo hypermarkets are emerging to be untrue. The price presented by some products is cheaper than in fact paid by the ark.

So far, a series of at least three major markets in Kosovo that have already been convicted of consumer fraud has been found. They cheat at prices despite the fact that their revenues are multimillion dollars from consumer money.

So the state's sentences of between 1000 and 2,000 are low compared to the large revenues that make these margins.

One that has recently been convicted is Mustafa Rexhepi, director of the business subject “Super Viva” with the unit in Prizren on “William Walker” road. His business has a million in return. But it was fined 2,000 euros because it deceived consumers by placing other products on the shelf and other prices on the market vault, writes Insander.

“fine decision SuperVeva”, received by the Market Inspectorate that functioned under the Ministry of Commerce on December 29, 2017.

Market inspectors have found that two food products -- “Margarine Vital” and “Margorine Zvieda” -- did not have the same price as that of the shelf and the payment.

“Margarine Vital”, had the price of 0.40 euros on the shelf, but consumers have been cheated on the ark, they have been forced to pay the price of this product worth 0.42 euros.

Meanwhile for the next product, the “Marrogin Zviezda”, consumers of “SuperVeva”, in Prizren, has paid 0.47 euros for this product, even though it had the price of 0.42 euros on the shelf. In the fiscal ark consumers have paid 0.05 euros more.

Except this trick that has made “Super Viva” at product prices they have deceived consumers using two scales, which you have expired on March 3rd, 2017.

“Therefore such an action is contrary to Article 9. Paragraph 3 of Law No. 04/L-121 For the Protection of Consumer 76 points 1.11 and the same law”, says the argument of the Market Inspectorate, which Iseder provided.

For these “actions Super Viva”, it's required to pay the amount of 2 thousand euros in eight days since he accepted the decision.

Insander sent questions to “SuperVeva”, last week on this issue, but the newspaper has not received answers.

Illegal acts of other hypermarkets

With a thousand euros (1000) fine has been condemned company “ELCOS Group”, having deceived consumers and damaged them financially. The company owned by MP Ramiz Kelmendi has been convicted of fraud that one of its own-owned brands has carried out, “ETC” in Lipjan.

Market inspector has found that two types of stock market products “ETC” in Lipjan, there have been differences between prices displayed on shelves, with the prices of the same products on the market vault.

The skull “Triolino Prima” had the price of 0.69 euros on the shelf, but customers were cheated on the ark when they were forced to pay the price of this cheese product worth 0.75 euros. Consumers have paid six cents more than the price presented on the shelf.

Meanwhile, market consumers of “ETC” in Lipjan paid 4 euros and 99 cents for the tea product “Gold Emona”, although this product had placed the price of 4 euros and 75 cents on the shelf. In the fiscal ark consumers have paid 0.24 euros more for crying “Emona”.

“fine decision ELCOS Group” has received the Market Inspectorate operating under the Ministry of Commerce on January 10th this year.

And so is hypermarket, “Veva Fresh” owned by Jevdet Rexhepi, who has millions of annual revenues, has not sufficed to deceive his customers.

Market inspectors have found that two types of stock products “Veva Fresh”, in Pristina, have had inconsistencies between prices displayed on shelves, with the prices of the same products on the market vault.

“White cream slime” had a price of 0.48 euros on the shelf, but customers were cheated on the cash register when they were forced to pay the price of this product worth 0.55 euros. Consumers have paid 7 cents more than the price presented on the shelf.

For the other product, consumers have paid 0.75 euros. “Vafer Pleasura” even though it had the price of 0.69 euros on the shelf. In the fiscal box consumers have paid six cents more.

This company, it is obliged to pay the amount of 1,000 euros within eight days of its admission.

Fines from the Ministry of Commerce and response of “Consumer”

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has told Insider that so far it has imposed 19 fines on businesses that have deceived their customers at prices.

The MTI Market Inspector's “is one of the key factors in consumer protection, so the MTI's central inspectors in the past period have imposed 19 fines”, MTI has said of the Insideer.

The ministry did not want to elaborate while saying that “Inspectorate is obliged to store information and information according to the principle of credibility and only when there is serious danger to people's lives and health”.

Likewise, Selatin Kachanic, head of the Organisation “Consumer”, has said many brands in Kosovo are continuing with fraud at double prices.

“against numerous complaints of the consumer and Org citizen. MANY brands continue to cheat with double prices. Uninconsiderable consumers are paying expensive shopping”, said Kachanic Ceatin”, he said.

The Canadian has called for citizens to pay attention and verify products they buy and then buy.

The citizens are falling prey to fraudulent advertising, being deceived by actions and campaigns. Even so, most prices are higher than the same, even better, in the EU states.

Careful, don't trust anyone. First verify, then challenge your faith, and finally see how you do it to”, he said.