Yılmaz emphasized that consumers should determine their basic needs correctly and make detailed inquiries about prices before shopping. “Sellers first increase prices and then apply discounts. Therefore, consumers should see the discounted price clearly stated as of 30 days ago. “If necessary, they can even request the sales invoice from 30 days ago,” he said.
Stating that historical price research should be done before purchasing the product in online shopping, Bursa Consumers Association President Sıtkı Yılmaz said, “As in the whole world, November is known as the month of discounts. This month is considered an opportunity for both sellers and consumers. However, there are some points to pay attention to. Consumers must question whether the discount is real or not. Consumers should correctly determine their basic needs and make a decision before making a decision while browsing the sites. When we look at it from the sellers’ perspective, prices are first increased and then discounted. What our consumers should pay attention to here is that they should see the discount price and the price 30 days ago written in a clearly readable form. In fact, if we need to go further, the consumer may also want to see the sales invoice from 30 days ago. If we look at it from the sellers’ perspective, we know that when it comes to discounts of up to 70 percent, these discount products are limited in stock, they use them only as a tool to attract them to their websites, and they try to sell their other products apart from these discounts, which are limited to a few products. In this regard, our consumers need to be careful, determine their needs correctly and decide on the right product after doing detailed research. Another important issue for consumers is whether there are secure payment systems for the sites they shop on, they need to pay attention to the address bar of the site or pay attention to the mersis numbers, to whom the product they purchased belongs and whether it is a corporate structure, in order to protect their rights when they come face to face with each other tomorrow. . It is important for consumers that the ministry, municipalities or chambers have control over price reductions during the discount processes. “I would also like to say that our consumers have the right to apply to the advertising board regarding deceptive or misleading advertisements on the sites, and that they can also apply to arbitration committees on other issues and go to arbitration committees about sellers and providers,” he said.
