$5 ‘Just Looking’ Fee Or Showrooming Fee For Customers in Australia

Look how ridiculous is this message from a store in Australia. The store is imposing a $5 ‘just looking’ fee or a ‘showrooming’ fee. Here is the photo posted in Reddit:

Here is the full texts:

As of the first of February, this store will be charging people a $5 fee per person for “just looking.”

The $5 fee will be deducted when goods are purchased.

Why has this come about?

There has been high volume of people who use this store as a reference and then purchase goods elsewhere. These people are unaware our prices are almost the same as the other stores plus we have products simply not available anywhere else.

This policy is line with many other clothing, shoe and electronic stores who are also facing the same issue.

Management

The management assured that the five dollars will be deducted from the final purchase price.