Wednesday, October 11, 2006
For approximately 3 years now, many a times, I have bought the wrong size/colour/scent/flavour of many things, here in Perth. For those of you who didn't know, there's a policy in Australia which allows you to exchange your purchased items for something else in the store or to even get a full refund on your purchased item. Because of this, shopping is less stressful here.
Best thing is: you get about 14-30 days to change your mind. And they don't ask you the reason for returning.
Try looking for a single store in Singapore who would do this for you. I would, but only if I wanted to be greeted with a frown, loud nagging and salespeople bitching in Mandarin about you to a fellow colleague and calling you nasty stuff that I won't even bother to list here.
So, anyway..I was shopping for underwear today. You see, I love priddy underwear..ok, so point is: there was a huge ass sale for women's underwear today (pun unintended)..and I selected a few and paid for it.
Once I got out of the store, I checked the receipt and found out that I was overcharged $5 for one item. So, naturally I went to join the queue once again to ask the cashier about it, who told me that I had to enquire about it at the 'Customer Service' counter. So, I went to queue there as well..and finally, got to the customer service person.
Me: Hi, see..I just bought these, and I realise I was overcharged by $5 for this. And I'm sure this is not the price printed on the rack.
She: Oh..okay, lemme just check. (Starts dialling some number and repeating what I said and reading out the barcode number of the item)
A lot of blah blahs later.....
She: Okay, I've checked..see, that price tag that you were talking about is for a virtual bra..not this one..
Me: *Dumbfounded* Why would I buy some virtual bra? What's that anyway? I was suddenly thinking of a metallic silver, pointy hardshell bra. Or maybe a bra that has a button by the side, that emits cool air when pressed, so your armpits would always be cool and airy..or maybe a virtual bra is one that has a detector attached to it, which allows you to detect other virtual bra users. Once you've spotted one another, you all can become good friends and sit down to chat about your very high tech virtual bra, that not everyone has. Eh, so special and cool HOR.
Ok, see..I have random thoughts at random times..SO ANYWAY, I then say..
Me: Err, no..I'm really quite sure that wasnt the aisle where I got this from.
She: Oh..ok, let me check again. (Starts dialling again..and then repeats what I said again)
Me: Interrupting her, Well..if you want me to point it out, I can..
She: Okay, yeah..sorry for being a pain, but yeah..could you go point it out? There's a girl waiting for you there.
I then start walking towards the rack.
I then spot the girl & showed her the sign..She immediately took it down & went to the customer service person and told her I was right.
She then prints out receipts, and does a lot of other cash register related stuff..and then hands me a receipt and asks me to sign it and gave me back $5.
Me: Well, thanks for that.
She: Yeah, sorry for all that running around..
Me: No, that's fine..you have a good one..see ya.
You see, the point to this story is: Always insist you are right..even if you're wrong..because you never know when you'll really be right..or when you could be wrong, but able to convince people that you're right..or be right, but let others talk you into believing you're wrong..or maybe..be wrong and believing you're wrong, thus not giving yourself a chance to try to realise that you might be right..or just being wrong, but never wanting to think that you could be wrong, hence thinking you will always be right.
Are you confused enough?
Hurhur.
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