Jongwon Baek, 'Festival Rip Conflict' Still Not Done" Rage

Dec 03, 2024

Jongwon Baek, 'Festival Rip Conflict' Still Not Done' Rage



The conflict between the restaurant businessman Jongwon Baek and foreign merchants has not ended yet.

On Jongwon Baek's YouTube channel on the 3rd, 'There is no changeThere was also no price tag for Dunny. A video was posted.

As a Jongwon Baek of the successful opening of the Geumsan Ginseng Festival, which was removed as part of local revitalization. However, there were still complaints about the Jongwon Baek at booths other than the food booths that collaborated with the Jongwon Baek.



In particular, the location of the food booth in Jongwon Baek was narrower than last year, and it was assigned to a remote place, making it difficult for visitors to find it. The reason was also due to conflicts with foreign merchants.

Ripping fees for foreign merchants, which were left as homework for the Geumsan Forest Festival last year. In the outside merchant zone, there is no fee for bazaar" even hung a placard, but most booths did not mark the price. When Cho Choong-hyun said "I don't know where the menu price is because it's not written on the menu," a merchant said "If you put the price tag outside, customers try to come in, but they don't come."



Jongwon Baek, 'Festival Rip Conflict' Still Not Done' Rage
The price of the food was still high at 40,000 won for chops and 25,000 won for deodeok pajeon. Jo Choong-hyun, who went to another merchant, said "It says to eradicate the barrage charge." In response, the merchant said "Where is the barrage?" I have all the price tags. There should be no price tag, so it's a rip-off."

"There is no price tag."When Cho Choong-hyun said, "Where is the price tag?" It's all here, " he showed me the menu.



A merchant would be ripped off if he didn't have a price tag. People are making noise without knowing the concept of a rip-off. angrily" Other merchants also "Is it the same as small and medium-sized enterprises and large enterprises?" There is no same price in the world, he explained why food prices are high.

A festival official said "The food has become more diverse compared to last year, and (Jongwon Baek) CEO asked the outside merchants to set a meeting date, saying they would reveal the recipe if they wanted, but it is regrettable that the merchants could not join us." When asked "Wasn't there anyone attending?", the official said "We couldn't hold a meeting because there were a small number of people", implying that foreign merchants' dissatisfaction with the Jongwon Baek remains.



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