Profiteering

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

The local pubs and motels in Kilcoy have increased their room rates. Getting as much money as they can while they can.
Disgusting.

[TrevorW]

This is not on, and defintely un Australian, especially when a natural disaster has occurred and I think you'll find it may also be illegal, I'd complain to the Mayor

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Oh, it was the talk of the evacuation centre.
There'll be consequences.

[erick (Eric)]

What level of increase, Jeanette?

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

From $120 to $150
Doesn't sound much, but not everyone is made of money.
And what happens when they run out of money??
We don't know how long we'll be isolated here.
Do they just toss em out on the street when they max out their credit card?

[Esseth (Alan)]

Not cool, similar to Event Cinemas - Chermside's Facebook status update advising people "sick of the floods getting you down, come and enjoy a movie".. they also took it down after a number of people gave the bad call response.

[DavidTrap (David)]

Make sure the local member knows. There may be legal action that the government can take (if there isn't, there should be!)

DT

[Rodstar (Rod)]

The old nugget of supply and demand doesn't always work, eh!?

I agree Jeanette, that is appalling.

[hotspur (Chris)]

That's very low and un-Australian,hope they ate forced to donate the extra they have already charged to flood appeal.

Chris

[Jeffkop (Jeff)]

Well if this piece of news doesnt quantify and make tangible just how far we have departed from Australianism ... nothing does.
That is appaulling and probably up there amongst the worst Ive heard off.
Honestly ... those involved should be run out of town.
I would never give one of those publicans another cent of my custom and Id'e openly bag them every chance I got.

[koputai (Jason)]

It happens every day in Canberra. I've been spending about 50% of the last 18 months in hotels in Canberra, and rooms that are around $160 per night can go up to over $900 per night depending on how busy the town is. Every hotel in town is party to it.

Cheers,
Jason.

[Davros (Lauren)]

Weve got $2 sandbags now selling for $12 at the local landscaping shops. Seem they like to have a bit of a gouge as well.

[h0ughy (David)]

not leaping to their defence most pubs now are owned by shelf companies or consortiums who may own multiple pubs and licenses in several towns - "the owner" may have instructed the manager/publican to raise the price....but that is not on. bad form

[DavidU (Dave)]

VERY un-Australian

[DavidTrap (David)]

Was just looking at a photo album in another thread and saw an example of profiteering at Astrofest - hot water bottles $12 during daytime and $24 at night!!!!!

DT

[jjjnettie (Jeanette)]

Originally Posted by h0ughy

not leaping to their defence most pubs now are owned by shelf companies or consortiums who may own multiple pubs and licenses in several towns - "the owner" may have instructed the manager/publican to raise the price....but that is not on. bad form

I know that to be a fact with one of the pubs.

[AstroJunk (Jonathan)]

http://www.fairtrading.qld.gov.au/complaint-general.htm

[AdrianF (Adrian)]

I only paid $85 for a night at a motel in Kilcoy, the one with the with the cows on the roof, a couple of weeks ago. You know the one JJJ?


Adrian

[OICURMT]

Originally Posted by AdrianF

I only paid $85 for a night at the motel with the cows a couple of weeks ago. You know the one JJJ?


Adrian

I'd suggest you rephrase this post....

[Ric]

A low act indeed, these type of people have you by the short and curlys and they know it.

I would be boycotting them in the future.