点评:⚠️ Be aware before you buy — undisclosed no-return policy in all Dressup Group stores ⚠️
I purchased two items at the Tommy Hilfiger store (Dressup Group) in Batumi and paid 1,019 GEL in full. At no point — before or during the transaction — was I informed, verbally or in writing, that these items were "final sale, exchange only." This restriction only appeared printed on the receipt after payment was already processed.
When I raised this, the store pointed me to a policy notice at the register — written entirely in Georgian, in small dense text, with no translation and no requirement that customers read or acknowledge it before paying. As a foreign customer, I had no way to understand or even notice this notice before handing over my money. When I asked whether the store's policy had been formally approved by Georgia's Consumer Protection Agency (as staff initially claimed), they later admitted the Agency does not issue such approvals — directly contradicting what I was told.
This is the same undisclosed no-return policy across all Dressup Group stores in Georgia. It's a policy structured in a way that foreign tourists and customers, who make up a large share of shoppers here, have no real chance of understanding before they buy.
If you don't read Georgian, ask explicitly, in writing, whether your purchase is final sale before you pay — because the store will not tell you, and the receipt will only tell you after it's too late.
I'm sharing this so other customers don't end up in the same situation.
翻译:⚠️ 购买前请注意——Dressup Group旗下所有门店均设有未明示的不可退货政策⚠️
我在巴统的Tommy Hilfiger门店(隶属于Dressup Group)购买了两件商品,并全额支付了1,019格鲁吉亚拉里。无论是在交易前还是交易过程中,都无人以口头或书面形式告知我这些商品属于“最终销售,仅可换货”。这一限制条件直到付款完成后才出现在收据上。
当我对此提出疑问时……这家商店让我去看收银台处的一份政策通告——它完全用格鲁吉亚语写成,字体细小且密集,既没有翻译,也没有规定顾客必须在付款前阅读或确认其内容。作为外国顾客,我在付款前根本无法理解甚至注意到这份通告。当我询问该商店的政策是否已获得格鲁吉亚消费者保护局的正式批准时(正如店员最初所说的那样),他们后来承认,该机构并不会颁发此类许可——这与我得到的说法完全相悖。
乔治亚州内所有的Dressup集团门店都实行了同样的不可退货政策,且该政策从未对外公开。这项政策的设计方式使得占当地顾客很大比例的外国游客和消费者,在购物前根本没有机会了解其内容。
如果您看不懂格鲁吉亚语,请务必以书面形式明确提出询问。付款之前,务必确认所购商品是否属于“一经购买即不可退换”——因为商店不会告诉你这一点,而收据上也只会在为时已晚时才注明此信息。
我分享这些是为了避免其他顾客陷入同样的处境。