A 70-year-old woman has alleged that she was persuaded into signing multiple packages that amounted to a total of S$40,000 at a beauty and wellness centre in Chinatown, Shin Min Daily News reported.
Staff was promoting massage services for S$18
Speaking to the Chinese media outlet, the hawker assistant, surnamed Wang, said that she had been shopping at People's Park Centre on April 6 earlier this year.
While there, she supposedly encountered a staff member of the centre who was handing out flyers promoting a one-hour massage for S$18.
Wang claimed that she checked thrice with the staff member who said that the price was indeed S$18.
However, when she went to the centre, she was allegedly served by three staff who gave her a facial, a body massage and a feet massage.
The cost came up to S$180 instead.
When Wang questioned the staff-in-charge, she was reportedly told that this was because multiple employees were serving her and an expensive herbal oil had been used for the massage.
Ended up signing a S$2,000 package
The hawker assistant added that she had not requested for any of these services and was not told about them beforehand.
In addition, the staff persuaded her to sign a S$2,000 package for 20 massage sessions .
They also told Wang that they would charge her S$100 instead of S$180 for the session she just had.
Wang said that she decided to sign on to the S$2,000 package as she thought that the price was still reasonable.
Persuaded to sign on more packages each time she came to visit
However, Wang alleged that she was subsequently persuaded to sign up even more packages each time she returned for a massage.
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