"Process It Quickly" Flood of Complaints... The Absurd Truth That Left Seoul City Baffled

An ordinary company sold thousands of swimming pool tickets under the premise that buyers could watch a fireworks festival, but it turns out they didn't even have permission?

Company A, the operator of the swimming pool at Yeouido Hangang Park, recently sold global fireworks festival packages for around 30,000 won per person.

The company promoted that people could comfortably and affordably watch the fireworks festival from the swimming pool.

The problem is that the company's swimming pool operation contract expires this coming Sunday, while the fireworks festival is scheduled for next month on September 5.

While the company claims it has been in discussions with the Seoul Metropolitan Government to extend the operation period, the city stated that it has never granted permission to extend the operation period or to view the fireworks festival.

The company claimed that most of the tickets, scaled at 5,000 to 5,000–6,000 people, have already been sold.

Text messages sent to buyers further fueled the controversy.

The company instructed buyers to directly urge the responsible department to process the matter, making it sound as though the city's approval procedure was simply delayed, which led to a flurry of related complaint calls flooding the Seoul Metropolitan Government.

Sales of the product have currently been suspended, and refund requests from buyers are pouring in.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it has demanded the company issue refunds and will continuously monitor whether the refunds are properly processed.

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