The price has skyrocketed four times! Netizen: I can't afford it anymore!

Source: Nanguo JinbaoLast summer, the "Ice Cream Assassin" was widely discussed,Few people notice that,This summer,Considered by many people as a 'life-saving straw' when their phones run out of powerShared power banks are becoming a new 'price assassin'.These two days, Ms

Source: Nanguo Jinbao

Last summer, the "Ice Cream Assassin" was widely discussed,

Few people notice that,

This summer,

Considered by many people as a 'life-saving straw' when their phones run out of power

Shared power banks are becoming a new 'price assassin'.

These two days, Ms. Gao, a Hangzhou citizen, unexpectedly found that she had rented a shared power pack in the urban area last month and charged 8 yuan for charging for more than one hour and 30 minutes. In April, she used the shared power pack with the monster charging brand twice in a row, and the total deduction for the two times was as high as 50 yuan. What's more, she was puzzled was that she had not rented it for a long time, and why the cost was so high. By comparing the prices over the years, she found that, The price of shared power banks has increased rapidly.

So, what is the current charging situation for shared power banks on the market? In recent days, reporters have visited multiple usage scenarios of shared power banks in the main urban area of Hangzhou, including commercial districts, street convenience stores, hospitals, and popular scenic spots, and investigated the prices of shared power banks from 12 different brands.

Main urban area:

Most shared power banks start at 4 yuan per hour

This survey involves five brands of power banks, including Monster Charging, Xiaodian, Street Electric (including Soudian), Meituan, and Diandian. After investigation, the reporter was surprised to find that the rental fees for these 12 shared power banks generally start at 4 yuan per hour, with capped prices ranging from 20 yuan to 50 yuan per 24 hours.

The reporter scanned the QR code on site at the National Metropolitan Plaza in the main urban area and found that the distribution of shared power banks here is relatively dense, mainly concentrated at the entrance of channels and store entrances. The main brand is Xiaodian, and occasionally several Meituan brand shared power banks can be seen. The rental price of the small electric power bank here is 4 yuan per hour, while the shared power bank of Meituan brand in the National University Drum Rice Noodle Store displays a price of 2 yuan per 30 minutes, so the rental price is all 4 yuan per hour. Merchants at National University told reporters that this price has been around for some time.

In the investigation, the reporter found that some power bank merchants do not write the starting price for 1 hour, but instead label it for 0.5 or 30 minutes, often giving users a false impression of "not piercing". At a convenience store's monster charging station on Xinhua Road, the rental price is displayed as 2.5 yuan per 30 minutes, with a maximum of 50 yuan per 24 hours. Some users who come to rent power banks say that this price is indeed a bit expensive, At first glance, it looks like it's 2.5 yuan per hour, but I'm just trying to make an emergency. "You can only rent it if it's expensive," he said

Popular Scenic Spots:

The cap fee varies every 24 hours

Will there be any changes in the rental prices of shared power banks in popular scenic spots?

Subsequently, the reporter came to the store at the entrance of Su Di on Nanshan Road in Hangzhou and found that there is also a shared charging station here, which belongs to the Street Electric (Soudian) brand. The rental price here is 3 yuan per 0.5 hours, and if it is less than 0.5 hours, it will be calculated as 0.5. Borrowing a power bank here for one hour will cost 6 yuan.

And there are also shared charging stations of the same street electric brand on the electric vehicle less than a hundred meters away from the store,The price here has increased to 4 yuan per hour, which is 8 yuan per hour,That is to say, the rental prices of the same brand of power banks in the same region will not be the same.

According to the reporter's observation, the shared power bank here not only has a higher rental unit price, with a maximum price every 24 hours, but also is extremely expensive. The reporter found during a visit that,The capped price of the shared power bank at the above two points is as high as 70 yuan per 24 hours, with a total capped price of 99 yuan,It is the shared power bank with the highest 24-hour cap price in the region. Secondly, the monster charging at the entrance of a nearby public restroom (Lanxin Public Restroom)The top fee for every 24 hours is 40 yuan, while the charging bank for incoming calls in the Sudi snack bar is cheaper. The top fee for every 24 hours is 30 yuan.

Ms. Chen, a tourist, also complained to the reporter about the bad things she had encountered when renting a charging bank here before - according to Ms. Chen,She previously rented a power bank and didn't pay attention to the 24-hour cap fee. As a result, at the return point near her home, Ms. Chen couldn't find a shared charging station for this brand. "It wasn't done at that time, but the next day, she was deducted a full 70 yuan, and buying a new one was enough

Service cannot keep up with the speed of price increases

The sudden rise in the value of shared power banks has also happened in the past two years. The reporter flipped through the usage records of shared power banks over the years,It can be clearly seen that from 1 yuan and 1.5 yuan per hour in 2021 to starting at 4 yuan now, the price of shared power banks has increased by three to four times, indeed exceeding the psychological expectations of many people.

The price is high, has the service kept up?

According to a survey conducted by the Hangzhou Consumer Protection Commission, 84.7% of respondents feel that the charging prices of power banks have increased significantly in recent years, while 56.0% of respondents said they have encountered problems with different charging standards in different scenarios. 26.7% of respondents stated that there is an issue of excessive collection and transmission of personal information on shared power banks without explicit or consent.

The issue of "cost-effectiveness" of power banks has always been controversial, and Ms. Zhou, a citizen, expressed dissatisfaction with the inexplicable charging speed of shared power banks. These shared power banks are different from the ones I bought. I always feel that the charging speed is very slow, and after charging for a long time, I only charge a little bit. If I don't pay back, it means that the user is spending more and more money. If I pay back, I feel like I haven't charged much at all

Ms. Yang, a citizen, also believes that,I used up all the power of my power bank, but as a result, my phone only charged 30% of its battery,If large applications such as video and map navigation are turned on, the charging speed may not be able to keep up with the speed of power failure. I once rented a power bank at a restaurant,As a result, only after finishing the meal did I charge 10% of it, and then I left the restaurant door. Even the taxi didn't turn on the electricity, and it turned out to be a waste of money

Why can shared power banks be so expensive as to be "stinging"?

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On the Black Cat complaint platform, the reporter saw that there were over 100000 complaints about the power bank. Looking around, it is not difficult to find that "price" has become a high-frequency buzzword in the discussion.

An industry insider told reporters that due to the involvement of direct sales and agent locations, there is actually no unified price for shared power banks. As early as 2017, there has been a large number of practices in the industry that provide merchants with sharing or admission fees.

Netizen comments

This phenomenon

Many users have expressed:

I can't afford it anymore

Do you use shared power banks when you go out?

Is the current price acceptable?

Source | Xiaoxiang Morning News Qianjiang Evening News

On duty editor | Wang Tao

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