A man in Dalian, Liaoning province, recently had a meal with a friend at a seafood restaurant and found something wrong with his bill. He spent a total of 930.9 yuan, but was rounded off and charged 931 Yuan.

Then the man asked the cashier who said this is the popular way to round off which if the fractional part is equal to or more then 5 it would be rounded up, vice versa , for the answers, but the clerks found the man it is difficult to understand and said if the man lacked of a one Mao RMB they would transferred to him.

A one Mao RMB may not be a business in daily life, but the local Dalian Municipal Supervisory Bureau doesn't think so, and has launched an investigation.

Common is not equal to legal, don't be a sucker!!

Here, we need to be clear, "rounding off" is illegal behavior.

A rounding off is the way to get the convenient by reducing use cash, while the mobile payment is increasingly popular and convenient now days, many businesses still use this way "rounding off" to violate consumers' right to know, right to choose and right to fair trade.

Although rounding is a relatively traditional cash transaction settlement method, under the comprehensive popularity of wechat, Alipay and other digital transactions, merchants are still in accordance with the traditional rounding charging method, which is suspected of violation.

In view of "rounding off", the relevant laws of our country also have relevant provisions:

《Price Law of the People's Republic of China》

Article 41 Where a business operator causes a consumer or other business operator to overpay due to an illegal act in pricing, it shall refund the over-payment. If damage is caused, it shall be liable for compensation according to law.

Article 42 A business operator who violates the regulations on clearly marking price shall be ordered to make corrections, his illegal gains shall be confiscated and a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan may also be imposed.

《Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price Violations》

Article 13 A business operator who commits any of the following acts in violation of the regulations on clearly marking price shall be ordered to make corrections, his illegal gains shall be confiscated, and a fine of not more than 5,000 yuan may also be imposed:

(1) where the price is not indicated;

(2) failing to specify price tags in the prescribed contents and manner;

(3) selling commodities at a higher price than the listed price or charging fees not indicated;

(4) Other acts in violation of the regulations on clearly marking price.

Therefore, if a consumers be in this situation, which he or she may keep the relevant bills and payment vouchers as well as reports to the market supervision department timely. There is no shame in making a fuss about a one Mao RMB about rounding, because it takes such courage to protect the rights and interests of consumers. We should have the courage to say "no" to such behavior, and be more "haggle over every ounce", so that merchants who violate consumers' rights and interests will pay the price.

The merchants should not make a mystery, and be for the commodity price true labeling according to the regulations of the government price department. while open the door to do business have to pay attention to harmony, the most taboo is to break the trust in people. For a few cents to break the trust in consumers, lost reputation is really more than worth it.