While TikTok users have been obsessing over the much-anticipated arrival of Pandamart in Melbourne last week, the discount store has already landed in hot water with a safety warning issued by Consumer Affairs Victoria.new BrightcovePlayer('6103636748001', '1656287865355575363', 'zf2tqmk2', 'brightcove-video-player-4e426150ad');The store, which offers a wide range of products from homewares to sports gear and beauty items, attracted massive crowds as it opened last Thursday. Think IRL Temu or Shein.
It’s like Temu IRL. (Image: Instagram)“We didn’t expect we would be this busy. We didn’t prepare to get this crowded and this [many] customers,” said store owner John Chen, as reported by The Sydney Morning Herald.
“We started managing by putting more security and put more staff on the floor, but it’s still too much.” In fact, Victoria Police were called to the store to help manage crowds on Saturday afternoon. However, the excitement was short-lived, with consumer inspectors soon seizing thousands of products that allegedly fail to meet mandatory safety standards.
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