The salesman was caught on video reacting angrily
towards a customer, and even resorted to hurling vulgarities at
him. (Screencap from YouTube)
The video of a salesman in Sim Lim Square hurling
vulgarities at a customer has gone viral over the Internet and is
creating quite a buzz among Singaporeans.
The incident occurred after the salesman was asked for
a price breakdown of a camera he had sold to a Chinese
national.
Chen Tao, a 25-year-old Chinese national, said he had
wanted to buy a Sony video camera. However, he was recommended a
Sanyo one and reportedly paid more than S$1,700 for the camera with
accessories. Subsequent checks revealed Chen and his friend had
overpaid for the camera.
Chen and his friend then went back to the shop with a hidden
video camera in an attempt to expose the salesman.
Watch what happens.
The shop’s boss has since fired the salesman in question.
However, in a twist of events, he also showed to the
media a photo of Chen in
an aggressive, threatening pose as he appeared to
climb up the shop’s glass counter display.
It’s not the first time that a shop at Sim Lim Square has been
hit by bad press.
Known as a shopping heaven for local IT geeks
and techies, foreigners and tourists who’ve not done their
homework on prices can easily get skinned by
unscrupulous shopkeepers.
