Köp ett hus, få en fru på köpet

A business owner in Nakhon Ratchasima province has clarified his company's "Buy House, Get Free Wife" promotion following protests from women's rights groups.

Boonma Imwiset, an executive of Starwell company, which owns the The Icon project, said in a press conference yesterday that the advertisement was "misunderstood." He said the intended message was that customers could save money for marrying their partners if they bought houses from The Icon.

"I see that in the current time there are many couples who cannot marry because they lack many things, like houses, dowry money, and fees for wedding celebrations," Mr. Boonma said. "So we used this concept as a promotion, if you buy from this project, there will be a discount in cash, so you can use that money as a dowry for your girlfriend and organise a wedding. You will also have a home you can live together."

He continued, "After you are married, your girlfriend will become a wife, that's the message we want to convey."