For this year's IT fair, S got a pretty good deal for his Iphone. Yes, he had taken a bite of the apple coz the deal was too good to be true.
We had decided to go to the IT fair after having dinner with his colleague and her companion with only 30 mins left. The IT fair ended at 9 on Sunday. He was protective about his new toy and wanted to source for perfect casing for his iphone.
We were busy hunting down the 'best' casing within the limited time. He was very particular about how his ipone would look and was disappointed with the types that were offered. Nothing fit as some of the casings were too girlish till we went to a place where there was a maddening crowd.
I decided to go forward to see the products closer. Oh gosh, the prices of all the products displayed were heavily discounted. We managed to grab a couple of Iphone pouches as well as other accessories. Well, the prices were too good to be true as compared to the retail stores. BTW, I was delighted with my buys after checking the website.
SL was very picky on the colors for his accessories. I could not find the identical case that the Indian man (read the story below) had stolen. All I could find were pink cases which were unacceptable for S. There were a couple of Ipod classic casings that I had gave them a miss as we were on a budget. Finally, I managed to find a couple of black casings for both Iphone and Ipod. He loved the black casings.
It was one of those 'grab it first and decide later' shopping as the prices were affordable. Well, there were a number of regrets and there were a ipod silicon case, TDK docking system and another Belkin Sleevetop.
The best part was the pricings from two sales personnel were different and we decided to buy from the male salesperson instead coz he offerred a better deal. The female quoted a much higher price. All these items were purchased less than SGD 100 and it was a pretty good bargain based on the number of items that we had bought.
Sidetrack : I did witnessed a theft. An Indian man had stolen one of the Iphone pouches while the sale persons were busy handling the crowd. Later, I heard his young child questioning him whether he had paid and he slipped away quietly and dragged his child along with him. He was trying hard to distract his child's attention by not answering his questions. Well, I was a female and found difficulty to confront him as there was a crowd. People were pushing and male consumers were crowding around coz of their ridiculous pricing. SL had to use his body to shield me from the male buyers that were crowding around.
I do know that I'm a tech idiot but a budget conscious consumer who can smell bargains from afar. This shopping trip was great!
Tip : It will be good to carry cash rather than other methods of payment as this will increase your bargaining power and some stores do accept cash only.
Here are some of the items that I had grabbed ( A Belkin Ipod classic casing / Belkin Sleeve Top / TDK pink earphones).
Picture by Mode Attitude Culture
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