Today Khaleej Times carried an unusual report where "a woman was given gift vouchers worth Dh.200 and an apology by a shopping centre in Abu Dhabi when it switched off the lights for the night. It seems the woman panicked when the lights were switched off as she was still shopping inside the mall all alone.
“When the lights were switched off, she got scared. Therefore, she complained to us,” said Ahmed Rashid Al Mansouri, Head of the Consumer Protection Section at the department, adding that the complaint was the first of its kind. Shopping centres should not switch off the lights after the end of the official working hours without checking if there’s any shopper left inside, Al Mansouri warned. He said if malls fail to comply with this, strict actions will be taken against them."
With all due respect for the petrified lady, one does wonder where did the shopping centre staff vanish? Did all the employees of the stores leave on the sly leaving behind a customer in the store? So much for security of the shops and an eye opener to the shop owners!
With shopping vouchers up for grabs, shopping center and mall securities better watch out for opportunists hiding in the stores humming - "Baby when the lights go out!"
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“When the lights were switched off, she got scared. Therefore, she complained to us,” said Ahmed Rashid Al Mansouri, Head of the Consumer Protection Section at the department, adding that the complaint was the first of its kind. Shopping centres should not switch off the lights after the end of the official working hours without checking if there’s any shopper left inside, Al Mansouri warned. He said if malls fail to comply with this, strict actions will be taken against them."
With all due respect for the petrified lady, one does wonder where did the shopping centre staff vanish? Did all the employees of the stores leave on the sly leaving behind a customer in the store? So much for security of the shops and an eye opener to the shop owners!
With shopping vouchers up for grabs, shopping center and mall securities better watch out for opportunists hiding in the stores humming - "Baby when the lights go out!"
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Mall leaves female shopper in the dark - Khaleej Times
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