A 75-year-old woman with hearing impairment was allegedly persuaded to buy an $880 hair treatment package at a Singapore salon while getting her hair dyed. Her son-in-law claims the salon employee took advantage of her condition and that she believed she was only paying $80. Police have received a report regarding the incident.
An elderly lady was reportedly coaxed into buying an $880 treatment package while getting her hair dyed.An elderly woman went to a hair salon to dye her hair but ended up purchasing a treatment package for $880.
"At that time, my mother-in-law was told that it would cost around $80, so she took out her bank card to pay," said Wong.Wong suspects that the salon employee took advantage of his mother-in-law's hearing impairment to sell her the treatment package. He claimed that his mother-in-law was under the impression that "she had paid $80 plus" that day, unaware that she had purchased a 12-treatment package for ten times the price.transfer SMS notification on his mother-in-law's phone last week.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirm that a report was lodged.On Monday , a reporter from Shin Min visited the salon to interview the employee who served the elderly woman.
He added that he got confirmation from the elderly woman five times before making the sale, knowing that she was hard of hearing.
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