"Should I subscribe to meat?"The retail industry is now in the era of subscriptions.

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Subscription services used in video platform OTT and home appliances are recently spreading to the distribution industry.

There are also various areas from meat in large supermarkets to coffee shops, so there are some things to be aware of.

Reporter Oh Dong-gun covered it.

[Reporter]
consumers scrutinizing the meat
The 'Meat Coupon' subscription service, which allows you to choose various types of meat within a certain number of times
, is attracting attention.

[Lee Jung-eun / Jingwan-dong, Seoul: We have three sons, and they have a lot of appetite these days and they like meat more than vegetables," he said. "It's very useful for us because we can get a discount.]


Subscription service is a form of continuing service for a certain amount of time.

Recently, retailers are also expanding their scope by continuing discounts or issuing coupons.

In the case of coffee shops, consumers are encouraged to visit the store by paying discount coupons to subscribers every month.

[Kim Joo-ae / Deputy manager of coffee shop: The number of customers increased after 2 o'clock because the discount was available after 2 o'clock," and "I think there were about 3 or 4 teams a day for those who inquired."]

All four convenience stores have already settled down to some extent after starting a discounted lunch box subscription service.

Recently, even bottled water has started a home delivery subscription service and is spreading to daily necessities.The market is growing to buy even a little cheaper in the era of

high exchange rate and high prices, but there are also voices of concern.

[Moon Yongsung/ Bongcheon-dong, Seoul: It felt a bit unfamiliar because there are limited options within the subscription]

Increasing the number of subscription types may increase the cost.

[Park Joo-young / Professor of Venture Small and Medium Business at Soongsil University: 'Subscription fatigue' may occur. As excessive subscription services increase, costs are often accumulated and burdensome.

In addition, experts advise that if you want to stop the service, you need a cancellation process, which is complicated and can result in penalties, so you should carefully examine the contract details before subscribing.

This is YTN Oh Dong-gun.



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