Many group purchases on the food group purchase page will be marked "only for meals, no packaging". This move by the merchants is unacceptable to many consumers.
In fact, for food group buying, the reason why merchants participate is more to gather popularity, and once consumers choose to pack, they will not be able to achieve the original purpose of the merchants. Therefore, many merchants have the rule of "only eating in the lobby, not packing".
So, can the group-bought food be packaged?
After calling the City Consumers Association, I learned that the staff said that "this provision of the merchant is actually an invalid format contract."
The so-called standard terms are terms drawn up by the parties in advance for reuse, and they were not negotiated by both parties when concluding the contract. The staff of China Consumers Association said that this regulation is not effective, so consumers can complain to relevant departments in this case. In addition, Shen Shuguang, a lawyer of Wuhu Yinjia Law Firm, also said that group buying is only a promotion method and will not lead to the reduction of the obligations of both parties. What's more, consumers have the ownership of dishes after payment, and how to deal with them is their power, and shops should not restrict them. For such unilateral format contracts, consumers can choose not to abide by them.