Sim Lim Sq. The official Blacklisted vendors .. yes i mean offically

[ninelives]

Ten Sim Lim shops named and shamed

anyone bought from any of the "listed" shop before?

part 2 : http://bit.ly/11fPPYt

 

[armadillo]

none. seem all the blacklisted shop only located at 1st and 2nd floor
I shop most of the time at #05 or #06

 

[Rashkae]

LOL you see it all the time... tourists over there being conned into buying 200+ dollar "wide angle and macro" conversion lends, $100 "protection" filters etc etc

 

[Bukitimah]

My experience there is that these shops are not even interested to 'look' at me! So, actually it is a blessing to have a 'broke ah Pek' look. Haha

 

[saberlancer]

Isnt it common knowledge that they jus change name,etc and continue operation?

 

[kei1309]

learned my lesson once, a long time ago.

 

[ed9119]

just know what you want and how much it costs before you go there ......
and NEVER pay until u see the item in front of you

 

[diver-hloc]

My friend ordered a China 'Samsung Note' look alike smartphone... he wanted a 8GB version... and was given a 4GB version (he didn't check)... return to the shop.... was 'Given' a 16GB MicroSD card instead of the right phone...

 

[Rashkae]

just know what you want and how much it costs before you go there ......
and NEVER pay until u see the item in front of you

I would only go there for PC parts from the well-known stores.

 

[ricohflex]

I do buy from SLS. But only from the good shops. You have to know the territory.
The blacklisted shops do not care. How many tourists and shoppers know of such a list and bother to check it.
Let us say it is 2 out of 10. Then the bad shops can still make a killing from the other 8 out of 10. Statistically, they win.

 

[ninelives]

From one of the vendors:
"They put one list (sic), anyhow say we are cheats, so of course we fight back. I have been doing business here for over ten years, not so easy to get rid of me," said one vendor who runs a shop selling second-hand mobile phones.



reporting to case cant do sh1t...

 

[ninelives]

just know what you want and how much it costs before you go there ......
and NEVER pay until u see the item in front of you

problem is they can swap with fake product faster than your eyes.like magic...probably they went for magic training / course before working as "salesman"

 

[undercoverone]

How about Lucky plaza? also problematic!!

 

[Rashkae]

Best to just kick them out and let Starbucks take over. :-D

 

[ricohflex]

Would Kei be at Starbucks SLS?

 

[Rashkae]

Would Kei be at Starbucks SLS?

Of course. But must take time off for the Tokyo auto show

 

[9V-Orion Images]

Would Kei be at Starbucks SLS?

If you see a guy in Japanese style drag clothings. That's him.

 

[ninelives]

Part 2 : Scams at Sim Lim: Shopping smart