Blind Box Economy Don’t Always Stare at Minors
According to the "Beijing Daily" report on March 6, in recent years, under the phenomenon-level consumption trend of "everything can be a blind box", stationery has not been spared, and minors are gradually becoming the main consumer group for buying stationery blind boxes .
Selling stationery in the form of blind boxes has deviated from the inherent value attributes of stationery, and will also bring many adverse effects on the growth of young people.
Therefore, the Shanghai Municipal Consumer Protection Committee suggested that the sale of blind stationery boxes to minors should be prohibited.
As a kind of blind box products, stationery blind boxes are favored by this group because of their packaging design and built-in products, which satisfy the curiosity and show off of minors.
However, related problems were subsequently exposed, such as negative impacts on minors such as purchase addiction, excessive consumption, and mutual comparison; some blind stationery boxes are three-no products, and there are elements of pornography and profiteering.
An example cited by the Shanghai Municipal Consumer Protection Committee shows that an ordinary gel pen of a certain brand costs about 2 yuan, but after being packaged in a stationery blind box, the price can reach 12 yuan, which is 6 times the original price. .
Previously, many places have dealt with many problems existing in blind stationery boxes, and issued consumption reminders to choose blind stationery boxes carefully, but the actual effect is limited.
This time, from the perspective of protecting minors, the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee publicly proposed to prohibit the sale of blind stationery boxes to minors. The effect is worth looking forward to.
The Consumer Protection Committee believes that the inherent commodity value attribute of stationery is to better assist children in learning, and simplicity, simplicity, environmental protection and practicality should be the pursuit of commodities.
The stationery blind box takes advantage of the fact that minors lack the self-control and self-control of adults, and obtains more commercial benefits.
Prohibiting the sale of blind stationery boxes to minors is a stronger protection.
Only by keeping minors out of access to blind stationery boxes can the potential harm to minors be eliminated.
Minors are immature and have no stable source of income. They should neither pay for the blind box of huge profits, nor should they be infected with the bad habit of spending money recklessly.
The Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee's suggestion is well-founded in law.
According to the clear provisions of the Law on the Protection of Minors in our country, the whole society should establish a good custom of caring for and loving minors.
At the same time, it is required that the production and sale of food, medicine, toys, utensils, game and entertainment equipment, and amusement facilities for minors shall comply with national or industry standards and shall not endanger the personal safety and physical and mental health of minors.
It should be said that judging from some problems exposed by blind boxes of stationery, some of them have endangered the physical and mental health of minors. The production and sales behavior of blind box merchants is restricted and restricted.
In August last year, the State Administration for Market Regulation issued the "Guidelines for the Standardization of Blind Box Business Activities (Trial) (Draft for Comment)", which intends to make regulations on the content, form, and sales targets of blind box sales, and clearly prohibits children under the age of 8. The following minors sell blind boxes.
Prohibiting the sale of blind box stationery to minors is not only conducive to regulating the market order, but also can be regarded as a suggestion for the above-mentioned consultation draft.
It should become a consensus to prevent the blind box of stationery from affecting the healthy growth of minors and keep a certain distance between minors and the blind box economy.
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"Workers' Daily" (Edition 08, March 8, 2023)