Originally posted by palp:
Hi, my name is Lee and I am starting this thread to warn
you fellow citizens of SG, the horrors of this one shop I been to
in Sim Lim Square today dated 4/4/2007.
I was walking around Sim Lim today trying to find a PS2(dun ask,
just know that my nephew destroyed my old one), and I came across
this shop:
[b]Mobile Hut Electronics Pte Ltd
1 Rochor Canal Road #02-79 Sim Lim Square
Singapore 188504
They quoted $S190 for a ps2 console. And I thought that was
reasonable but being the typical singaporean that I am I decided to
just walk around some more to see if I can get an even better
price, apparently not. So I wen back to Mobile Hut
and ask for one of their console. I wanted an NTSC UC unit but what
they had was a modified unit so I thought sure as long as it can
play the games i had at home(original games mind you). Then they
told me that i had to pay $232 for the newer modified version
because the one they had can only play NTSC J games i was like
starting to get confused about the speech they were giving me about
DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF MODIFICATION. I was confused but nonetheless
i agreed to pay the extra, I was just lazy to walk around and find
out more. The worse is yet to come.
I gave my nets card for payment but the total charge came up to
about $252.10. Correct me if I am wrong here but $232 inclusive of
5% gst comes up to only about $243.60. I ask the sales person where
the $8.50 had gone to and he told me it was AH KOW
TAX. I was like wat the hell is that? the salesman said it
was something like electronics tax. Again, correct me if I am wrong
here. Is there such a thing as electronics tax in Singapore? By
this time I was really starting to feel i am being cheated here,
but i let it go since its already processed. The worse is still yet
to come.
I told him i wanted to test my ps2. He opened up the box and just
then he told me i needed to buy an extra adaptor for my ps2. I was
like wat the [email protected]#$. Wasn't the console suppose to be packed with an
adaptor. i mean its a singapore region 3 machine. And he wanted to
charge me $79 for the adaptor.he failed to mention that it did not
include an adaptor. I got so fed up i told the salesman no. i not
buying anymore stuff from u. the salesman was like spouting all his
bad language out at me and telling me that he wun sell it to me
even if i beg him. I was just furious, i didnt want to talk to him
anymore. I packed my ps2 and he was like continually insulting me
with his bad manners, he wasnt even interested in serving me
anymore. Folks, the ah kow tax and overcharging aside, if it was
you being insulted and continually being hurled abuses at, would
you take it lying down? Is that the way to be serving your
customers? sure i was furious but i kept my cool and tried
reasoning with the salesman but he gave me a bad attitude. If
Singapore wants to provide quality service then is that the way to
be treating its customers? Oh and for your info, I bought the
adaptor at another shop for $15. Can you say 'overpriced'?[/b]
its totally... HILARIOUS... 
i seriously have nver heard of AH KOW tax
before! why AH KOW.. u shld ask him spell it out for u n write it
on the receipt! hmm. is that the salesperson's name? sounds like
its his own private tax.
I hate bad attitude from the salespple! Pay them $$ still must see
their face.. thats how sick.. but bringin up the issue to CASE is
so tiring..
if onli there is a win win situation..
till then.. condemn the shOP!!!
