A father from Mongkok district was slapped with a jaw-breaking bill after his son mistakenly stumbles upon the real life-size Teletubbies sculpt worth in addition to $6,000 (£4,800) in a Hong Kong toy shop.
Cheng, The father of the kid decided to go to take a phone call, which turns out to be the biggest unforeseen mistake he made at the time, as ‘he hears a loud thump & noisy destroying sound’ and operated back into the shop to find welcome ‘afraid’ son staring unhappily at the shattered Teletubbies sculpture, Golden Laa Laa duplicate.
Shop employees decided to pull off the same old retail loss prevention trick. The poor father asked to pay up $4,280 for the 5.9ft-tall fragile toy which apparently according to the store employees was kicked over by his son.
However, CCTV disclosed the little fellow had really just bent on the duplicate accidentally.
Believing it was the little kid’s mistakeCheng consented to pay the porcelain doll cost price, discounted from the allure of $6,726 selling price.
After inspecting the later found evidence in the form of the in-store recording. Cheng criticized the shop employees for misguiding him. The father reached out to the shop owner KK Plus in favor of issuing him a refund.
A jaw-breaking bill after son mistakenly stumbles upon a porcelain doll.
Speaking about the occurrence that was accepted established Sunday 22 May in the city’s Mongkok locality. Cheng said: “My son was motionless, he was just staring down at the toy. My son was terrified after the incident that he had to skip school. He asked me why the doll looked scary.”
Cheng pronounced the doll endure have happened described as dainty. Nevertheless, a partner of the shop, situated inside the Langham Place promenade said. “The decoration has been displayed at its current location since November last year and it did not cause any inconvenience to the customers.”
They added in a statement: “The incident was dealt with immediately and completely resolved, and the payment was proposed by the owner. This large-scale decoration is actually a prototype of the first printing.
“The official pre-sale price is 52,800 HKD. The cost of the prototype involves various expenses, including copyright and design, research and development and mold making, reinforcement, packaging, transportation, and more. The decoration is only for viewing and has no toughness to withstand pressure.
“We did not charge the family more than the cost price of the goods.”
The occurrence abandoned friendly radio consumers angry, accompanying many referring that it wasn’t the young youth’s sin. One customer even suggested that a GoFundMe endure beset until help Cheng restores the costs. Another added: “The shop should compensate the parents for the traumatized kid!”. After extensive repercussions, the store issued a regret and presented to refund the father.
