”This is 69,000 won?” Carnation price debate in Korea

It has been reported that a South Korean consumer was in a panic when the flower basket he ordered as a gift for his mother-in-law for Parents' Day turned out to be different from the one pictured.
On the 8th, according to SNS, the writer A posted, "Looking at it objectively, does it look like a 69,000 won (about 7,860 yen) flower?"
A posted a message from the company where she bought the flower baskets, along with a photo of the actual flower baskets she received, saying, "I wasn't expecting a photo.
"But this is too different from the photo. Consumers naturally buy after seeing the photo," he said. The photo image shows carnations of various colors, including white, pink, and red.
The bouquet that Mr. A received was all pink and red carnations, some of which were still in bud. The flowers were sparse, and the basket design was also
It was wrong. Mr. A sent a message to the company in question, "I received this item. Is the price of 69,000 won correct?" The company responded, "The (photo) image is 'high-end (optional)'.
In fact, the manufacturer's website states in the "Must Read Before Purchasing" section that "The product image is based on the customer's understanding.
The phrase "Photos to help you" is written in small letters. If you choose the "highest-end" option, which the manufacturer says is available, you can pay up to 25,000 won (about 2848 yen) depending on the product.
"I was surprised when the company said that the photo image was a product with the highest-end options added," said Mr. A. "They say that flowers are expensive these days, but they are too photogenic.
"I can't accept this because it's different from the real thing. You have to see the flowers before you buy them," he said. Meanwhile, according to the flower distribution information of the Korea Agricultural and Fisheries Products Trade Corporation (aT), the
The number of domestically grown cut carnations traded at the market in Chosun-gu was 35,118 bunches, down 42.8 percent from last year's 61,346 bunches.
This is 51% lower than the same period in 2022 (72,607 bundles) immediately after social distancing was lifted.
That's down 1.6% and 80% from 10 years ago. A bunch is the basic unit of trade for cut flowers, and in the case of carnations it means 20 bunches.