Calling all Females - shop see you no up?

[woosy]

Bad experience at SLS... I dunno if you have the same experience as me... but walking into any camera shops i always get that

1) now-i-see-you-now-i don't feeling. once they spot you they either try to look away hoping other customers will catch their attention, hence legitmate excuse to ignore my presence. and if they cant avoid, then i get

2)the YES-what-you-want??!!! attitude. Then there are

3)those who pretend to be nice but actually still see you no up. And the lowest of the lot are those who try to

4)'chop' you off eventhough you know more than he does.

Here's my share of experience...yesterday my fren bought this lens from the famous (sometimes) recommended shop in SLS. Bought from a young chap who claim to know the equipment (who wanted to buy the same lens) . Its blur on our part (though not first time buy lens but never from them), and commit the sin of not asking about warranty and only discover it missing when reach home. The quote was $20 cheaper than elsewhere...

When we press for warranty today, he just say the dealer forget to pack it in the box. (harlow??) but if got problem can send back to him. So i ask frankly is it 'water goods' and he try smoke me say this lens good he also want to buy. I mean if its so tell me. When we make the purchase he never say so either. Even dare to quote me the normal price of the lens! It was until we 'confront' him (cause our fren check the price the same morning - and its lower). Then he check with boss and sell us cheaper by that $20. If its 'water goods' then he should not have quoted us a higher price in the first place. So dishonest! To cut things short, we kept bugging him, and my blood boil by the second. Sensing things not right, he offer a full refund saying ' if you are not happy with the goods then..." wah lau eh!!!!!

i tell you no matter how cheap (in this case $20), i rather pay for the service, the warranty card and honesty then anything else! i have my regular shop so i'll go back there now or to the nice one at shaw.

Fellow females no say i never warn you....

 

[Kit]

I'm a guy and I too has my fair share of mistreatment from shops in SLS. Just take your money somewhere else and forget about it. That's the best thing you can do.

 

[jeff49er]

I usally go to my reg shops and I am assured of a reasonable price

 

[woosy]

yeah i usually go to my regular shop. Then i discover CS recently, thought i should check out some of the names that appear regularly. And when its cheaper... well price to pay for greed. Lesson learnt. :| should have know better

 

[garvinchow]

Well, won't be so disturbed. Avoid SLS unless you know someone there, or you are an extremely careful person. Usually, that's not the case, and that's why those people prefer tourists. So, check out your regular shops first....and it's usually okay to pay a slight premium for the reliability.

 

[sehsuan]

go with a senior member from clubsnap, or even better, one of the cs admin team - i'm pretty sure they can haggle the price for you by JUST being there :thumbsup:

 

[lovells19]

i stick to MS and CP.. not the cheapest but service wise i give them a big :thumbsup:

its worth that few dollars more and buy from someone who actually gives you service.

never been to SLS to shop for eq.. but so many feedbacks from friends has never been good.. maybe i don't have enough friends :bsmilie:

 

[ydanz]

Not so sure about CP, everytime I go there, staff seems busy due to brisk biz. But when they are free, I get couple of staff ladies with arms crossed eyeing me like a hawk as if I was gonna steal something! :bigeyes:

Some of the stuff I am looking for can only be found there and I really hate being watched like that, why cnt they just offer assistance???

The guys there are much friendlier though!

As for MS, "We'll call you tomorrow, 10D will be in about lunch." WHen I called them the next day about 2pm, "oh, your name is number 24 on the waitlist!" Huhh??? You mean they were even confident that Canon would deliver 24 or more 10D sets to them in the first place????? :dunno: I lost my trust in them.

AP, still the better guys around but there's one who does not seem to smile, always look like damn bad mood all the time.

i stick to MS and CP.. not the cheapest but service wise i give them a big :thumbsup:

its worth that few dollars more and buy from someone who actually gives you service.

never been to SLS to shop for eq.. but so many feedbacks from friends has never been good.. maybe i don't have enough friends :bsmilie:

 

[RuthBaby]

dun be discouraGE!!! they see u no up, u pray hard tt their didi will never be up!!!

though im not a pro, but at least i do have product knowledge b4 buying something...

once, i was sooo lazy to go down to PP to get my flash, so i pop into 1 camera shop at Jurong pt (they have branches in SLS too), basement aniwae...

I was browsing thru their stuffs when their yaya-papaya ah beng salesman approached me in chinese... What can i do for u?

being the usual me...

Ruth: do u sell speedlite?
ahbeng: huh? simi lai eh?
Ruth: speedlite flash lah.. u sell canon camera u dunno meh?
ah beng: never hear b4 lah!

pengz...
in fact this shop is pretty well known and establish in SLS... dunno why their other branches so lor kor?

fyi, its not small small fry shop, they even sell 10D :bsmilie:


so ladies, dun feel discourage or visit the shop u always frequent...

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

dun be discouraGE!!! they see u no up, u pray hard tt their didi will never be up!!!

u really power ar... i hope nobody curse me tis behind my back... later i regret for live... time to treat my customer well... :bsmilie:

 

[Del_CtrlnoAlt]

there is alot of shops also got the see ppl no up look... like i always t-shirt & jeans type... i walk in buy things they look at me like i some beggar... den worst is if i walk in with a guy who wear long sleeve shirt & tie... etc... they flock to them den gimme the look... 'oei beggar go home lah'...

dunno y, i buy things, they check also dun check always say no stock... unless i drop some cash on the floor...

 

[USM]

though im not a pro

Aiyoyo, sister. You are not a "PRO", are you sure? :think:

:bsmilie:

 

[woosy]

i couldn't agree more about the beggar treatment. they thought t-shirt bermudas = auntie go market buy food... if i put make-up (not that i tried) they probably think i bimbo buy camera! )))
CP the guys look bureacratic like work for 'garment' like that kind. the woman worst. yeah hawks. MS quote the highest price i always get so far, like i look like i don't know a thing. everytime give me a different quote for film. buy so many times still must haggle the price.

so moral of story : don't be lazy. always ask thousand and one questions, never assume. scrutinize your goods ridiculously. dress well? i don't give it a damn.

thanks ya for all the encouragment and those cursing (crude but i like it leh). me not discourage lah just very PISSED.

 

[arikevin]

dun be discouraGE!!! they see u no up, u pray hard tt their didi will never be up!!!

though im not a pro, but at least i do have product knowledge b4 buying something...

once, i was sooo lazy to go down to PP to get my flash, so i pop into 1 camera shop at Jurong pt (they have branches in SLS too), basement aniwae...

I was browsing thru their stuffs when their yaya-papaya ah beng salesman approached me in chinese... What can i do for u?

being the usual me...

Ruth: do u sell speedlite?
ahbeng: huh? simi lai eh?
Ruth: speedlite flash lah.. u sell canon camera u dunno meh?
ah beng: never hear b4 lah!

pengz...
in fact this shop is pretty well known and establish in SLS... dunno why their other branches so lor kor?

fyi, its not small small fry shop, they even sell 10D :bsmilie:


so ladies, dun feel discourage or visit the shop u always frequent...

Song Brothers? I bought my Sony HVL-F32X external flash without warranty.. At first I thought it's normal for accessories doesn't have warranty, even the guy (I bought it in SLS) claimed that his Nikon external flash doesn't have one. :angry: Then when I was on the way home, i read the manual stated that the package included warranty.. aiyah, too late liao :cry:

 

[arikevin]

btw, I was told by one of guy in East Gear (I was buying battery for the flash) that these kinda things should have warranty. I was so disappointed by sales service in SG... Haiz...

 

[arikevin]

Well, I've warned my friends, relatives in Indo for not shopping electronic goods in SG as they are exposed to cheating and dishonest selling...

And yes, I've done that to my relatives in HK.

 

[blurblock]

Well, they also tot guys are stupid in one famous shop in SLS ...... Tried to sell me a Sigma 500 DG (Nikon Mount) when I specifically tell him I want a Canon mount, can argue with me saying that mount can fit all cameras ..... until another sales staff step in ...... whahahahaha ..... it is written as Nikon on the box, why can't he just accept that .

Then last time went there, some other sales staff was rattering to an Ang Mo customer on "Minolta no good, must buy canon, minolta for kids and beginner only, want to use good camera must buy canon .... etc etc" I almost fall to the ground when I heard that ..... Think they do not stock much Minolta Stuff, and Minolta Cameras are often lower priced. I think that Ang Mo also quite knowledgable as he just smiled and walk off.

 

[blurblock]

btw, I was told by one of guy in East Gear (I was buying battery for the flash) that these kinda things should have warranty. I was so disappointed by sales service in SG... Haiz...

More likely the shops and not the whole Singapore in General lah .

 

[Belleforte]

Once I went to 'that famous shop' at SLS to buy a Sigma 180mm Macro. I have done my research and everything and has already made up my mind to get the $1250 lens. The service from the sales assistance was so half-hearted, I ended up buying a 100mm Canon Macro from CP instead.

I never step into 'that famous shop' in SLS to buy my camera gears again even if they offer the lowest price in town!

 

[arikevin]

More likely the shops and not the whole Singapore in General lah .

see ah, I heard horror stories (Story that you don't wish that it falls upon you) Lucky Plaza, Far East, Penninsula (CP and east gear is good), SLS are the place to shop for electronics good (importantly CAMERA, except SLS) but they tinted their reputation like that. Now I don't know which shops are reputable. I know it's bad economy and everyone feels it, and why do they have to cheat and overpriced??? :dunno:

Hope things will be better