Not long ago, a citizen in Zhifu District, Yantai City of Shandong Province reflected that the rosewood furniture she purchased for more than 20,000 yuan was suspected by her friends to have quality problems. However, if it were to be tested, it would require taking multiple wood samples, so she had to put it aside. Before purchasing the furniture, the merchant did not show the test report, and after purchasing it, the consumer was reluctant to cut the furniture for testing. The difficulty in identifying the material of rosewood furniture has become a major problem faced by many consumers.
On the morning of the 23rd, at a rosewood furniture store on Xingfu Road, within half an hour, a total of six citizens came to the furniture store to buy furniture, among whom five had never bought rosewood furniture before and did not request to see the quality inspection report of the furniture, but all had doubts about the inspection. Ms. Hao from Laishan District said: "I heard that rosewood furniture cannot be used after being tested, and tens of thousands of yuan will be lost after a test, I can't bear it." Another citizen, Mr. Guo, said: "Some of these pieces of furniture sell for more than ten thousand yuan, while others sell for millions, I really don't know how to choose."
Subsequently, the reporter went to a furniture city on Xingfu Central Road and received more than a dozen brochures. The content only included exquisite pictures and some vague explanations, without mentioning any methods for identifying the furniture or quality inspection issues. In a classical furniture chain company, the salesperson repeatedly emphasized the scarcity of the furniture material, which is imported timber "Laos Rosewood", with relatively high collection value. This salesperson claimed that all the furniture in the company had quality inspection reports issued by the quality inspection department. When the reporter expressed a desire to see the report, the salesperson said that the report was not disclosed externally, and the company would only fax a copy of the report after payment.
In a rosewood furniture store on Xingye Road, the salesperson recommended three sets of huanghuali sofas to the reporter. When asked whether the furniture was handmade and whether it could be quality tested, the salesperson's response was very vague: "Rosewood furniture is worth every penny, you just need to choose according to the price."
Director Zhao Songnan of the Shandong Provincial Fiber Inspection Bureau's Rosewood Inspection Center told the reporter that when stores sell rosewood furniture, they should indicate the Chinese name and Latin name of the material, otherwise it is considered non-standard furniture. Consumers should ask merchants for product quality inspection reports when purchasing rosewood furniture, and they can also call the certification agency to inquire. If the merchant does not show the quality inspection report before purchase, then it is likely that there is no quality inspection report, and the quality inspection report seen after payment may not belong to this piece of furniture. "When buying, it's still important to make detailed comparisons. The density, hardness, and patterns of the wood are all very important." (Editor: Tian Tian)