If you hand out flyers incorrectly, you will be fined... Self-employed people say, “It’s hard to escape from delivery apps.”

The prohibition on unauthorized distribution is the same… Social awareness has become stricter, and cases of complaints have increased ↑
Self-employed people say, “The era of flyers is over… It’s hard to get out of the app.”

Self-employed people in the restaurant industry are trying to come up with alternatives, such as distributing flyers in apartments, to escape the burden of delivery app fees, but some say it is not easy.

Some franchise companies are strengthening their apps due to the burden of delivery app fees. On the other hand, self-employed people complain that it is difficult to promote without an app. This is because the advertising effect through distributing leaflets is not significant, and the number of cases of being prosecuted for distributing leaflets without permission has increased compared to the past.

Recently, on the self-employed community 'I'm the Boss Because I'm Sick', a story was posted about someone who was accused of damaging property after personally distributing flyers inside an apartment complex to promote the company to get out of the delivery app.

Mr. A, who uploaded the story, complained, "A friend of mine who was criticizing the delivery app said he would promote it by handing out flyers, so he spread the word around the (apartment) complex and even got a part-time job. Two weeks later, the management office called and warned me," and "Yesterday, I received a call from the police station saying that I had been accused of obstruction of business and damage to property. Now, it seems absolutely impossible to go back to the iron bag era."

Comments on the post included, "Even if you get permission and distribute leaflets, the cost-effectiveness is not good. There is a desire to go to the leaflet era, but we are now in the app era," and "At least the carrot advertisement is a little better."

In the post, there was also a response that said, "Prohibition of unauthorized distribution of advertisements is common sense. The store's image will be lost, it will be boycotted, and fines will be imposed." "We must promote it in a way that does not cause harm to others within the established framework."

According to Daeun Kim, an attorney at Daeryun Law Firm, distributing leaflets inside an apartment without permission can be punished under Article 3, Paragraph 1, Item 9 of the Misdemeanor Punishment Act. Anyone who commits an act such as arbitrarily posting advertisements on another person's or organization's house, artificial structure, or automobile will be punished by a fine of up to 100,000 won, detention, or minor fine.

In fact, even before the advent of delivery apps, there were complaints and punishments for unauthorized posting of leaflets inside apartments without permission from the management office.

Attorney Kim said, "Regardless of the emergence of delivery apps, there were already existing regulations, and before the emergence of delivery apps, there were many advertisements posted inside apartments, so there was an atmosphere of customary acceptance, so it seems that many people did not even know that they were subject to punishment. Once a complaint is made, it is true that it is difficult to avoid punishment without actively fighting in legal terms."
 

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