MS Color Canon Christmas Carnival

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Auntie Florence was also very helpful.

2nd that.

 

[Ramius75]

hi all, so is there any good promotion on accessories ? E.g Dry cabinets

@CanonEOS - Thanks anyway

 

[kcuf2]

Hi,
I personally think that you are being overly critical here. I have accidently seen the cost price of all Canon camera/DSLR once at SLS as I work as an MP3 promoter (I am a student btw) . Honestly the shop earn about $5-$10 dollar per camera sold. Is it unreasonable for the shop to earn $10 dollar out of you??!! If you think is too much for you, then I think you rather spend your money else where. I was there yesterday and the Canon sales staff is quite nice. I brought my uncle down to buy a 30D and we could play around on the free gift abit as I have 4 tripods at home and I did not need any of those dry box too as I have an electric one at home. Auntie Florence was also very helpful.

I will just use a bit of simple maths and financial logic to highlight wat is going wrong here.

Simple maths:
S3 IS
1. First, take note, this is a carnival organized by MS Colour.
2. MS colour quoted me at their doorstep a price of $720 for S3 IS + 1 gb card + charger & batts.
3. The promo is S3 IS + 1gb card + 1gb card + charger & batts + card reader + bag + filter
4. Extra 1gb card = $25. Extra card reader $15. Extra bag $25. Extra filter $15.
5. Sum up in total = $800, promo price = $799

i can also do the same maths for 30D and 400D deal, and of course, the end result is that its not even a carnival deal to be worth mentioning. Its just as if u are buying a lot things together at market prices.

Financial logic
So u mentioned that the shop earns $10-20 for each camera sold. Do you know wats the financial implications for these kind of profit?

First, i will assume that by ur definition of profit, it means revenue minus away all the expenses(overhead, labour, rental, utilities etc.)

I dunno what type of camera u are talking about, but just take a simple digital camera worth $1,000 & the company makes a $10 profit. This is a 1% profit.

Our bank's fixed deposit rate is hovering at 1-2%, if every camera sold only gives 1%, isn't it better to just put my money in the bank and earn that 1-2% interest, instead of wasting my effort setting up shops, tents, carnivals to earn money?

The profit of $5-10 is just too unrealistic.

 

[Yatlapball]

Well... MS has a big backing from Canon for one. I think they help move quite abit of their products per year.

At any rate, nobody is forcing you to buy if you know there are better prices elsewhere what.

 

[topster]

No lah, i think some ppl think its a big waste of time becos there is really nothing special abt this Canon Carnival. Everyone loves a good deal.
I for one am not going down to waste my time judging from the 'promotions' I see the others have mentioned.

 

[AdyH]

Why is every thread in here seems to end with complaints .. makes me wonder if every singaporeans seems to behave in such a manner.

It's a free market out there. If this carnival or any other carnival is not worth being call 'carnival' for it prices then dont buy.

I tink tis kinda thread are being created in e 1st place to inform CS of wat's happening and the deals being offer. Everyone has their own take on wat a good deal is or not. So stop bitching abt not having carnival prices or how much the shop is making.

E masses have been informed of wat, where n wen e carnival is. FULL STOP. If wanna bitch go somewhere else.

 

[kcuf2]

Why is every thread in here seems to end with complaints .. makes me wonder if every singaporeans seems to behave in such a manner.

It's a free market out there. If this carnival or any other carnival is not worth being call 'carnival' for it prices then dont buy.

I tink tis kinda thread are being created in e 1st place to inform CS of wat's happening and the deals being offer. Everyone has their own take on wat a good deal is or not. So stop bitching abt not having carnival prices or how much the shop is making.

E masses have been informed of wat, where n wen e carnival is. FULL STOP. If wanna bitch go somewhere else.

So what makes u think wat i wrote is a complaint?
I m expressing an opinion on the carnival. Similar to wat u mention, this is a form of informing ppl what to expect from the carnival.

If u want to bitch in here and create disharmony, i have nothing to say. :what:

 

[Canonised]

Why is every thread in here seems to end with complaints .. makes me wonder if every singaporeans seems to behave in such a manner.

It's a free market out there. If this carnival or any other carnival is not worth being call 'carnival' for it prices then dont buy.

I tink tis kinda thread are being created in e 1st place to inform CS of wat's happening and the deals being offer. Everyone has their own take on wat a good deal is or not. So stop bitching abt not having carnival prices or how much the shop is making.

E masses have been informed of wat, where n wen e carnival is. FULL STOP. If wanna bitch go somewhere else.

I dont think we should take all those comments and remarks as complaints .... they are actually very helpful becoz we can see the deal/s from another perspective. Unless the information provided is false or exaggerated, we should welcome anyone to share their views.
Like you say, this is a free market, then why should we stop these ppl from commenting .... whether they are positive or negative comments on deals or products.

 

[CYRN]

I will just use a bit of simple maths and financial logic to highlight wat is going wrong here.

Simple maths:
S3 IS
1. First, take note, this is a carnival organized by MS Colour.
2. MS colour quoted me at their doorstep a price of $720 for S3 IS + 1 gb card + charger & batts.
3. The promo is S3 IS + 1gb card + 1gb card + charger & batts + card reader + bag + filter
4. Extra 1gb card = $25. Extra card reader $15. Extra bag $25. Extra filter $15.
5. Sum up in total = $800, promo price = $799

i can also do the same maths for 30D and 400D deal, and of course, the end result is that its not even a carnival deal to be worth mentioning. Its just as if u are buying a lot things together at market prices.

Hi Kcuf. I find your "simple maths" have a simple flaw. Let me explain, it's stated that Canon is supporting MS in this promo. So in a sense, MS cannot sell at price that cannibalised the carnival sales... or worse, if the price difference is posted here, MS would be in trouble liao.

Anyway, the flaw is that the promotion could be price reduction on the camera itself. that's why your maths for door step price and the carnival price tallies.

 

[Lmodel]

Not siding anyone but it is true that the profit margin for these popular camera shops are really low. So low that you'll find it unbelieveable. If you need to know how they survive, volume is the answer to your question.

Do you believe that there are some truck brands in Singapore that actually sell at a losing price? They are calculating their profits based on the 10 years calculation that the truck is going to be on the road and their parts replacement costs is what that is going to be profitable.

Even in Sim Lim Sq and with some many shops, the profit margin is equally low. Imagine earning $0.50 or less for a box of 100pcs of CD-R. Unbelieveable? It is happening right now in SLS.

Cheers

 

[kiasu101]

I dont think we should take all those comments and remarks as complaints .... they are actually very helpful becoz we can see the deal/s from another perspective. Unless the information provided is false or exaggerated, we should welcome anyone to share their views.
Like you say, this is a free market, then why should we stop these ppl from commenting .... whether they are positive or negative comments on deals or products.

Agreed thoroughly. Such info is very useful to everyone and it saves one the trouble of taking a cab there just to find out nothing is worth buying.

 

[Schietgraagpiet]

Hi,

You can just skip the carnival and go to the store for their "regular" priced items. I just got myself a G7 and a high speed 2GB Kingston SD card.

Now coming back and thinking about it I don't know if they would have given me the same bundle at their "regular" prices. Never asked.... hmmm nevermind then hehehe

 

[wind30]

Why is every thread in here seems to end with complaints .. makes me wonder if every singaporeans seems to behave in such a manner.

It's a free market out there. If this carnival or any other carnival is not worth being call 'carnival' for it prices then dont buy.

I tink tis kinda thread are being created in e 1st place to inform CS of wat's happening and the deals being offer. Everyone has their own take on wat a good deal is or not. So stop bitching abt not having carnival prices or how much the shop is making.

E masses have been informed of wat, where n wen e carnival is. FULL STOP. If wanna bitch go somewhere else.

I agree with the rest. That guy is not bitching but providing USEFUL pricing information for the rest of CSers. If anyone is bitching, it is you or me (bitching about you bitching)

 

[topster]

I agree with the rest. That guy is not bitching but providing USEFUL pricing information for the rest of CSers. If anyone is bitching, it is you or me (bitching about you bitching)

LOL :bsmilie:

Well said. High praises, and good comments treat as good feedback, in the same way 'bitching and complaining' just treat as negative feeback. Either way, it benefits me the consumer/reader becos i like as much feedback as I can get.