Mandatory price display regulation enters into force

Within the framework of the 'Regulation on Amendments to the Price Tag Regulation,' which entered into force through the efforts of the Ministry of Trade, it was observed that while some tradespeople completed their preparations and complied with the regulation, others were unable to get their signs and menu orders ready in time. Speaking about the regulation that has come into effect, tradespeople and citizens stated that the practice would be very good for everyone and that they were pleased with it.

Stating that he had already hung his price list on the door of his shop before the regulation came into effect, tradesman Mustafa Çubuk expressed that this practice would be a positive development. Noting that citizens being able to see prices before choosing whether to patronize a business would create a healthier form of communication, Çubuk said, “I was already implementing the law that came into effect today, but we will see tomorrow; there are still places that are not implementing it. 

I think everyone should implement it. Citizens need to know how much they will pay for what they eat. This has its advantages; people enter by looking at the prices.

If their budget is suitable, they come in and choose their meal, but if their budget is not suitable, they are afraid when they do not see the prices. I hung the prices for this reason, and they have been there for years.

I wonder if the big companies will hang them. At least they won't rip off the citizens. It is already difficult to list the varieties one by one; I tell the citizens, 'The menu is there, take a look,' and they decide by looking at what they will eat and the price,” he said.

"THEY WILL EAT WITHOUT TROUBLE"

İbrahim Kula, who has been running a tradesman restaurant in Eskişehir for many years, said that the regulation that has come into effect is a good practice for both tradespeople and citizens. Speaking about the updating of price lists, Kula said, “This is what should be; both the customer knows what they are eating and how much they are paying, and they do not face trouble when entering. If they have the money, they eat accordingly; this is what should be done.

We are making our preparations; we have placed an order with the advertiser, and they will all be installed in a day or two. I think it will also be good for customers because people will eat according to their budget. They will see how much it costs and will not eat with fear. They will enter knowing the price. They will come in by looking at it, saying this meal is this much, that meal is that much. 

If a price hike comes tomorrow, having to wait 3-5 months, putting 5-10 liras on the price every now and then is a very big problem. When the time comes, you won't make a huge profit on everything; sometimes you will break even, and sometimes you will lose money. You cannot make a huge profit on everything. Prices for pulses, meat, and this and that go up, but this is not immediately reflected to the customer. We reflect it to the staff; how do we reflect it? As the minimum wage increases, we increase it, and they get the difference. 

You pay their insurance; we only have problems related to these, we have no other problems, but from the customer's perspective, when you add a 5-lira difference, the citizen experiences trouble. They say, 'There was just a price hike, did you raise the prices again?' Let 3-5 months pass so we can raise prices without causing distress.

In some places, a citizen drinks trotters soup for 80 liras, in another place it is 70, and with us, it is 40 liras; how will the citizen know this? When they look, they see it, and when they see the cheapness, they choose where to enter. If they like it, there is no problem. The citizen will know what they will pay and what they will eat. They will eat according to their budget without trouble and without fear,” he said.

"THE REGULATION IS VERY GOOD"

Stating that he eats out constantly because he is single, İlhan Kantur noted that he sometimes could not understand whether the meal fee he paid was too little or too much because he could not see the prices in the restaurants where he ate.

Expressing that it would be very good for citizens to make decisions knowing the cost of the meal they eat, Kantur said, “It was very good. For example, I go to places to eat with my grandchild. 

In some places, I pay 700 liras, and in others, I pay a thousand liras. Because I don't know the venue's tariff, they come up with a price accordingly. With the new regulation, we will eat and drink accordingly. I will spend by looking at the price list; it is beneficial both for me and for the public. The new regulation they brought is very good. We used to go, they would say a thousand liras, and we would pay and leave. May the new regulation be auspicious for everyone,” he said.