Sim Lim Square Scam/Con ppl shop
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Linlin:
go make police report then go see your MP, and see what you MP say
Yup, I agree with you. Why our gahmen sit on the problem instead of settle thing once and for all.jtoh:
Cases like these have been reported in the papers before and it seems like nothing is done. The police do not get involved and there's just a blacklist of shops pasted on the walls. Which incidentally the shops will go around tearing down.
The tactic used by the shops is tantamount to harassment and unlawful detention when the person is not allowed to leave the shop until he pays. Why aren't the authorities doing something? -
tankee:
go make police report then go see your MP, and see what you MP say[/quote]Best is to avoid stepping into such shops in SL. I avoid going to SL sq to shop for my IT needs or repairs. Dont want to waste time on them, making trips to police station, filing reports.
Yup, I agree with you. Why our gahmen sit on the problem instead of settle thing once and for all.Linlin:
[quote=\"jtoh\"]Cases like these have been reported in the papers before and it seems like nothing is done. The police do not get involved and there's just a blacklist of shops pasted on the walls. Which incidentally the shops will go around tearing down.
The tactic used by the shops is tantamount to harassment and unlawful detention when the person is not allowed to leave the shop until he pays. Why aren't the authorities doing something? -
I’ve only been to SLS twice, and it was to accompany a friend to look for a camera. That was long ago and I’m never going to go there again - after reading so much of negative news about the place in the last few years.
Since police can’t do much, the only option is maybe to wait for some minister’s kids or some even bigger gansters’s relatives to be badly bullied there, and either finally Govt close them all down, or the big gangsters rough up these despicable lot.
But this is more of just cheating problem. Of those prison-seasoned cheats, this is at least a way of keeping them away from worse problems. If they do not cheat customers there, these good-for-nothings will probably go rob or steal, or push drugs. Social problem… -
Gahmen is not our nanny and even if they clamp down on such shops, these will just mushroom somewhere else. 靠人不如靠自己
Sad to say, these shops would have been there and done that so I agree they are really not scared of any ramifications.
query, was it not possible for your bro to shout and gesticulate so that shoppers outside will know he is in trouble? call someone (999) for help?
I don’t step into such gadget shops in SLS but my experiences in other SLS shops were alright. Guess the best way to avoid such will be to bring the budgeted amount, no credit/debit/atm cards. Then they want to con…can only con the shirt off his back. -
atrecord:
I go to SLS all the time, and I feel that the generalisation of shops there as staffed with cheats and ex-cons may be unfair for majority of the stores there. Here're some ways to survive SLS and still get a good deal.I've only been to SLS twice, and it was to accompany a friend to look for a camera. That was long ago and I'm never going to go there again - after reading so much of negative news about the place in the last few years.
Since police can't do much, the only option is maybe to wait for some minister's kids or some even bigger gansters's relatives to be badly bullied there, and either finally Govt close them all down, or the big gangsters rough up these despicable lot.
But this is more of just cheating problem. Of those prison-seasoned cheats, this is at least a way of keeping them away from worse problems. If they do not cheat customers there, these good-for-nothings will probably go rob or steal, or push drugs. Social problem...
1) Avoid the first and second floors. These have traditionally focused on selling cameras and consumer products and are notorious for bait and switch tactics. They can size up a potential customer very quickly and find ways to bait you with very low prices, only to sell you a completely different item at a much higher price. If you insist on getting what you want, they will either say it is out of stock, or remove some accessories from the product which they claim are optional so you have to pay more for the complete package. Or they will play tricks with GST.
To deal with these shops, go to them only if you have in mind the exact model. Ask them for the price, stating the model number, and confirm that the price is for the full package (you must do research first to find out what is in the package), and that it includes GST. Then ask them if they have stock for the item, if you are really interested in buying. Do all that before stepping into the store. Most of them will be hanging around the entrance scoping out potential cows for slaughter.
2) Beyond those 2 floors, the shops are mostly ok, and they do offer very competitive prices for their stuff. However, avoid those small counters set up and operated by Chinese sales people. They sell very cheap China-made Samsung and iphone/tablet clones. You should consider these only if you are technical enough to work out the problems with the phones yourself. These counters are networked and owned by the same company, so it doesn't matter who you buy from... they are all in cahoots.
3) Stores like Fuwell, Cybermind, Videopro have been around for years and their reputation speak for themselves. They are the best stores to patronise if you are buying IT accessories or DIY PCs. Stores that specialise in selling notebooks can be unethical at times, trying to pass off display sets as \"new\", especially if you squeeze them for a low price. So don't blink when they open the box or set up the machine. Make sure the machine is really new.
So in general, all you need to do is to practice common sense buyer caution. -
ChiefKiasu:
Indeed sounds like a good reference.
I go to SLS all the time, and I feel that the generalisation of shops there as staffed with cheats and ex-cons may be unfair for majority of the stores there. Here're some ways to survive SLS and still get a good deal.atrecord:
I've only been to SLS twice, and it was to accompany a friend to look for a camera. That was long ago and I'm never going to go there again - after reading so much of negative news about the place in the last few years.
Since police can't do much, the only option is maybe to wait for some minister's kids or some even bigger gansters's relatives to be badly bullied there, and either finally Govt close them all down, or the big gangsters rough up these despicable lot.
But this is more of just cheating problem. Of those prison-seasoned cheats, this is at least a way of keeping them away from worse problems. If they do not cheat customers there, these good-for-nothings will probably go rob or steal, or push drugs. Social problem...
1) Avoid the first and second floors. These have traditionally focused on selling cameras and consumer products and are notorious for bait and switch tactics. They can size up a potential customer very quickly and find ways to bait you with very low prices, only to sell you a completely different item at a much higher price. If you insist on getting what you want, they will either say it is out of stock, or remove some accessories from the product which they claim are optional so you have to pay more for the complete package. Or they will play tricks with GST.
To deal with these shops, go to them only if you have in mind the exact model. Ask them for the price, stating the model number, and confirm that the price is for the full package (you must do research first to find out what is in the package), and that it includes GST. Then ask them if they have stock for the item, if you are really interested in buying. Do all that before stepping into the store. Most of them will be hanging around the entrance scoping out potential cows for slaughter.
2) Beyond those 2 floors, the shops are mostly ok, and they do offer very competitive prices for their stuff. However, avoid those small counters set up and operated by Chinese sales people. They sell very cheap China-made Samsung and iphone/tablet clones. You should consider these only if you are technical enough to work out the problems with the phones yourself. These counters are networked and owned by the same company, so it doesn't matter who you buy from... they are all in cahoots.
3) Stores like Fuwell, Cybermind, Videopro have been around for years and their reputation speak for themselves. They are the best stores to patronise if you are buying IT accessories or DIY PCs. Stores that specialise in selling notebooks can be unethical at times, trying to pass off display sets as \"new\", especially if you squeeze them for a low price. So don't blink when they open the box or set up the machine. Make sure the machine is really new.
So in general, all you need to do is to practice common sense buyer caution.
I'm not a tech guy, so have not needed to go to SLS/Funan, etc. much and so don't know much about these shops/places. Hence the easiest way out is to avoid.
If there are really good stores inside SLS, then maybe it would help them if information can be made known more widely. I'm sure there are others like me who take the easy way out and just skip the place. Those good stores unfortunately are affected by the black sheeps... -
Yes, I do heard that not all shops in SL are that bad but if u want to buy stuffs from SL, u will need to do some homework before heading there. Such as which are the shops to avoid, if the price quoted includes GST, etc. If u squeeze them for lower price, make sure they dont swap some accessories or exclude them in the package. Anyway, I try not to get from there if there are stocks elsewhere.
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