Beware of Japan AD

[116520]

But THG also shift stock from shop to shop lah, I don't see any problem with that...
if you say the people are cunning and eat you up without second thought at LP, I think every transaction needs two sides to complete, buyer and seller. Even local ADs are also trying to "eat" you, for example, the GV is selling double of the list price... it is up to the buyer loh... the seller also never use a gun and force them to buy... if you say buy on impulse, who don't buy on impulse? if you wait, don't need to buy loh... or you can check the whole singapore and then buy loh... it is up to the buyer also...

but not surprising.


this is what happen, as a tourist, many see and buy on impulse, as LP is in the heart of orchard rd, their prices are "imo" slightly better then the large departmental stalls. Also since one person may own as many as 4-5shops, the total volume enable them to buy in bulk, also they shift stock from shop to shop.
I heard one guy conversing in hokkien in front of angmoh tourist to get model _____ from 2nd floor to present location.


very cunning people up there. if not careful, will get eaten up without second thought. When I was there my friend tried to buy, but I act dumb/blur, after listening, I figured that he was trying to pull a fast one on her, so I told her to walk away

[seiko.citizen]

hahaha..nice 1....but for mi so far so gd..maybe i look like the typical paikia so they dun reali pull anything from mi..juz a straight4ward price...lolz....

lucky you!! usually sometimes having a bit of the si gi na look make them more friendly.

[feilong108]

well...hahaha...u can refer to Bro Louis or Reach10 if you wan to noe my type of look..hahahaha...i tink i gave them a fright when 1st meet up to deal....hahahahaha....

[seiko.citizen]

But THG also shift stock from shop to shop lah, I don't see any problem with that...
if you say the people are cunning and eat you up without second thought at LP, I think every transaction needs two sides to complete, buyer and seller. Even local ADs are also trying to "eat" you, for example, the GV is selling double of the list price... it is up to the buyer loh... the seller also never use a gun and force them to buy... if you say buy on impulse, who don't buy on impulse? if you wait, don't need to buy loh... or you can check the whole singapore and then buy loh... it is up to the buyer also...

OK maybe I should rephraise myself. The moving of stock (I feel) in those places are trying to trick the customer, into thinking that the shops are independently owned, where infact the shop are owned by a few and prices are fixed amongst themselves.
This I feel is not good for consumers.
But I do agree that it takes two hands to clap, and buyers here also have to be on the lookout.
As for buying on impulse, well, some people are more suspect able then others. I find myself being able to control quite well,but some people its all hell break loose.
But the problem is with tourist, they are only here for short time, range from few hrs, to one 35days (visa limit iirc), as a result tourist dont exactly have plentiful of time to go shopping and this is what the unscrupulous sellers are aiming at.

well...hahaha...u can refer to Bro Louis or Reach10 if you wan to noe my type of look..hahahaha...i tink i gave them a fright when 1st meet up to deal....hahahahaha....

my father also these kind of heng (style), so its ok, fully understandable

[feilong108]

lolz...well said..

[leslie]

ah no... then switch back to eng... the AD staff will be like WTF Luckily my jap friend will go back during the holiday, i may follow her to tokyo and look look around. hopefully got good lobang for rolex watches and if i cant find my gmtII in s'pore, i hope to hell i can find in japan

start with ar..no..then speak in hokkien..LOL..those japs will be frighten..

but i prefer to buy in places whereby miscommunication is lesser..buy in japan like quite hard to communicate leh..last time me and my fren go sian jap gals..dunno what they talking so i say ar no.. then run away..

[feilong108]

hahaha....i suppose the lack of language understanding can be a barrier and a help as well...double edged sword...i went thailand oso same problem...but the gals at the clubs tink i m cute..ah....

[Darkangel]

yup...almost all are into pulling fast game there...lolz...esp the camera shops..lolz....watch shops stil not too bad.....aniwae juz realise King house at LP dun like kids...so DA dun venture in by mistake eh....lolz....

Huh really?

I must go there and purposely drop at thick stack of 50s on the floor then pick it up....then say ooops I was suppose to spend it at the watch shop downstairs

But how u know they dun like kids?

[feilong108]

well...my cousin got the misfortune of going in to enquire for a rollie sub with date..but got retorted of quite badly....poor lad..in the end me go down and ask the SA wad the problem and he sae my cousin was asking stupid questions and blocking the frontage....gosh..end up reverted to my old ways and tell him off in some 'colourful' hokkien choice words...hahaha...after that i passed my cousin my 6694 and tell him dun need to buy lar..aiyo...he juz 20...

[seiko.citizen]

start with ar..no..then speak in hokkien..LOL..those japs will be frighten..

but i prefer to buy in places whereby miscommunication is lesser..buy in japan like quite hard to communicate leh..last time me and my fren go sian jap gals..dunno what they talking so i say ar no.. then run away..

you will be surprised, got some japanese who are actually taiwanese.... wait hor you speak hokkien, they say "ai simi?" .......... best of both worlds , and if hokkien fail you, mandarin isnt too far away either.

hahaha....i suppose the lack of language understanding can be a barrier and a help as well...double edged sword...i went thailand oso same problem...but the gals at the clubs tink i m cute..ah....

cute? nothing cute about being as good as mute in a foreign country.

Huh really?

I must go there and purposely drop at thick stack of 50s on the floor then pick it up....then say ooops I was suppose to spend it at the watch shop downstairs

But how u know they dun like kids?

wow..... thats mean, but my style, provocative , but this one better, you go in and ask and ask and ask, check price, "ring" your AD for best price, then hor, they will most likely get mad at you, so you "drop" your bunch of notes, and say, sorry with your attitude, give me good price i also buey song ...... that will teach them real good

well...my cousin got the misfortune of going in to enquire for a rollie sub with date..but got retorted of quite badly....poor lad..in the end me go down and ask the SA wad the problem and he sae my cousin was asking stupid questions and blocking the frontage....gosh..end up reverted to my old ways and tell him off in some 'colourful' hokkien choice words...hahaha...after that i passed my cousin my 6694 and tell him dun need to buy lar..aiyo...he juz 20...

20yo no more young kid leh... some quite mature by that age. about to complete NS, turn into young men!!

[pet]

anyway... as for shopping....jp is basically ok, filling up tax refund form also easier thn sg...most refund is done within the shop, most countries got to do submit form at airport etc, thn cc credit back or something.

sg leh, well, like some of u all say loh, some bad eggs ard, i hv read a Errant Retailers list b4, yes, basically afew of them at simlim, LP etc ...

for tourist... visist this site for errant retailer and if got complain, surf this site on how to do it...
http://www.visitsingapore.com/publis...retailers.html

as for we local singaporean... the bad egg .. most of the time, we local consumers ... hahahhahaa

[seiko.citizen]

anyway... as for shopping....jp is basically ok, filling up tax refund form also easier thn sg...most refund is done within the shop, most countries got to do submit form at airport etc, thn cc credit back or something.

sg leh, well, like some of u all say loh, some bad eggs ard, i hv read a Errant Retailers list b4, yes, basically afew of them at simlim, LP etc ...

for tourist... visist this site for errant retailer and if got complain, surf this site on how to do it...
http://www.visitsingapore.com/publis...retailers.html

as for we local singaporean... the bad egg .. most of the time, we local consumers ... hahahhahaa

thanks for the link to STB......... it is good as sometimes i not that familar and may make wrong choices.

[116520]

Thanks the link...
Only ONE Errant Retailer huh... So most of our local retailers are still good lah... don't understand why people still keep saying this shop bad that shop bad at simlim, LP, etc... these ppl are like parrots...

anyway... as for shopping....jp is basically ok, filling up tax refund form also easier thn sg...most refund is done within the shop, most countries got to do submit form at airport etc, thn cc credit back or something.

sg leh, well, like some of u all say loh, some bad eggs ard, i hv read a Errant Retailers list b4, yes, basically afew of them at simlim, LP etc ...

for tourist... visist this site for errant retailer and if got complain, surf this site on how to do it...
http://www.visitsingapore.com/publis...retailers.html

as for we local singaporean... the bad egg .. most of the time, we local consumers ... hahahhahaa

[pet]

Thanks the link...
Only ONE Errant Retailer huh... So most of our local retailers are still good lah... don't understand why people still keep saying this shop bad that shop bad at simlim, LP, etc... these ppl are like parrots...

cos of past record mah... now not too bad, if u see the publish lists of couple yrs ago, there's a lot from these 2 places mah, so kanna stereo type loh, so ppl will this 2 place loh.

like i said, actually most retailers are good... usually any complain hor it's cos of unreasonable consumers.

[116520]

I support you!

cos of past record mah... now not too bad, if u see the publish lists of couple yrs ago, there's a lot from these 2 places mah, so kanna stereo type loh, so ppl will this 2 place loh.

like i said, actually most retailers are good... usually any complain hor it's cos of unreasonable consumers.