Include 'Gogi Sauce' at the end of the product name
Product name changed after complaints were raised

A seller on 'KakaoTalk Gift' has sparked controversy by including the weight of the sauce in the total weight of a beef set, causing confusion among consumers.


On the 11th, an online community Nate Pann featured a post titled 'KakaoTalk Gift Disaster, Am I Being Too Sensitive?'


A seller operating on 'KakaoTalk Gift' has caused controversy by including the weight of the sauce in the total weight of the beef set, confusing consumers during the sales process.  <br>[Photo by Nate Pann, an online community]

A seller operating on 'KakaoTalk Gift' has caused controversy by including the weight of the sauce in the total weight of the beef set, confusing consumers during the sales process.
[Photo by Nate Pann, an online community]

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The author, Mr. A, wrote, "I recently received a ‘Beef Assorted Grill Set 600g’ as a gift through KakaoTalk Gift." The product, priced at 32,900 KRW, consists of galbit-sal (beef rib meat), buchae-sal (fan-shaped meat), salchi-sal (chuck flap tail), and mokdeungsim (neck sirloin).


However, the actual beef delivered to Mr. A weighed only 500g. According to his post and photos, the beef was divided into one pack of beef galbit-sal weighing 200g and one pack of assorted grill set weighing 300g.


Mr. A said, "When I checked KakaoTalk Gift again, I found that the meat sauce weighed 100g," adding, "Because of the nature of KakaoTalk gifts where people don’t look closely before gifting, it seems intentional to sell it like this, which is upsetting."

The company included 'Gogi Sauce' at the end of the product name. It can be confirmed through the detailed page that the total product weight is 600g, including 100g of Gogi Sauce. The detailed page indicates 200g of beef rib meat, 100g each of Buchaet-sal, Salchi-sal, and Somok sirloin, and 100g of Gogi Sauce. <br>[Photo by Online Community 'Nate Pann']

The company included 'Gogi Sauce' at the end of the product name. It can be confirmed through the detailed page that the total product weight is 600g, including 100g of Gogi Sauce. The detailed page indicates 200g of beef rib meat, 100g each of Buchaet-sal, Salchi-sal, and Somok sirloin, and 100g of Gogi Sauce.
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The seller included 'meat sauce' at the end of the product name. It can be confirmed on the detailed page that the total product weight of 600g includes 100g of sauce. The detailed page specifies 200g of beef galbit-sal, 100g each of buchae-sal, salchi-sal, and beef neck sirloin, and 100g of meat sauce.


Mr. A expressed, "It’s surprising that you have to go into the detailed page to find out that 100g of meat sauce is included," and questioned netizens, "Am I the only one who thinks the product name implies 600g of beef?"


As this post was shared on social media, one-star reviews began flooding the product page of the seller on the same day.


All these reviews were written by buyers who purchased and received the ‘Assorted Grill 600g’ product from the seller. They commented, "They should state that the weight includes sauce, not just beef," "I received 500g despite the 600g label; please check. At least mention that 100g of meat sauce is included. Who labels it like this?" and similar remarks.


Following the surge of complaints, the seller has since revised the product name to ‘Beef Assorted Grill Set 500g’ and separately indicated the 100g of meat sauce in the product name.





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