{
  "id": 7269334,
  "title": "Hong Kong consumer watchdog questions supermarkets’ buy-one-get-one-free deals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/hong-kong-consumer-watchdog-questions-supermarkets-buy-one-get-one",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T07:20:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post-hong-kong",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3367425/hong-kong-consumer-watchdog-questions-value-supermarket-promotional-deals"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong shoppers may have saved less than they expected – or nothing at all – through supermarkets’ “buy-one-get-one-free” and bulk-buy promotions, the city’s consumer watchdog has warned, urging residents to compare unit prices instead of relying on promotional labels. The Consumer Council on Monday released the findings of a survey of 222 products sold by AEON, ParknShop and Wellcome between…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}