In a recent incident in Foshan, Guangdong Province, a man ordered 50 kilograms (2500 grams) of rice online, but only received 50 grams. This news quickly made its way to the top searches on Baidu on March 3rd.
According to a video report by Pearl River News on March 2nd, Mr. Li, who lives in Foshan, saw a live stream where a host was selling 50 kilograms of Northeast rice for 29.9 RMB. Intrigued by the low price, Mr. Li placed an order online. Concerned about a potential scam due to the cheap price, he even took a screen recording of the live stream.
To Mr. Li’s surprise, what he received was not 50 kilograms of rice, but only 50 grams. He immediately contacted customer service, but to his dismay, they read his messages but did not reply. Furthermore, his order was deleted.
Feeling helpless, Mr. Li decided to expose the incident to the media to seek justice. The platform has stated that they will assist in negotiating and resolving the matter for Mr. Li as soon as possible.
Live-streaming sales have become very common in China, and this incident has attracted significant attention from netizens.
A Chinese self-media influencer expressed his frustration, saying, “This seller indeed has great audacity; this feels like a scam. Nowadays, even the cheapest rice on the market is over 2 RMB per jin, so 29.9 RMB for 50 kilograms is obviously unreasonable. In the future, everyone should be vigilant and not easily fall victim to such schemes.”
Netizen “Star River Miles Into Eyes” also believes, “This is a scam.”
Another netizen cautioned everyone not to chase after cheap deals to avoid falling into traps.
Netizen “Olive Dam” remarked, “Buying at 60 cents per jin, and yet they dared to proceed.”
The incident serves as a reminder for consumers to be cautious when encountering unbelievably cheap offers, and to always verify the legitimacy of online purchases before making transactions.