ttt80

deardear07:

I must add that I am totally appalled at the ergoworks product that I bought from them!


The sales person who sold me the table and chair bundle insisted that he had told me the chair, which is covered in synthetic leather would peel after some time!!!

I totally had no recollection of that statement. if not, i would not have made that purchase... the whole family was there and knowing my hubby, he would have also discouraged the buy if he had heard that the chair would peel!

I called the showroom asking what happened to the chair...and they said it was 'normal' for synthetic leather to peel after some time. I may sound stupid but this was NOT made clear to us that the quality would be so bad...

The chair was clearly not misused, or put under direct sunlight or exposed to any form of cold temperature. the chair, in fact, was kept nicely in a cool temperature room, away from extreme weather conditions whatsoever. the kids would use it occasionally when they needed to do their work and with our supervision.

That chair was a problem other than just the leather itself...had to call the company to ask them down for checks not too long after purchase as well.

Now with the peeling synthetic leather, the clothes get stuck on with those remains of the peels and it drops all over the floor too...then on top of the peels, the white portion underneath is somehow powdery. So kids' clothes especially dark ones get stained white too.

To top it off, the upholstery is not cheap. Just to change it to fabric and including installation, it costs a whooping $290 as quoted by sales person!! the chair costs $690 now... that is like...half price of a new chair and their fabric is soooo expensive!!

They insisted that there was nothing they could do except to ask me to pay for upholstery to get it solved... the most upsetting thing is that, is I had known or been told that quality would be so lousy, i would not have bought!

So when you guys buy from them, think twice, thrice about quality...

That is quite horrible and unfortunate. I thought that their warranty would cover all these.

ttt80:

Isetan Scotts is having a back to school sales, with 20% on schoolbags until Jan 6th. If you're a member you can get 30% off on Friday 28th. I saw lots of brands there, the usual SPI, Impact, and some new brands like Totem and Buddy. Totem looks quite attractive and my kids love the design. Buddy looks quite sophisticated but seems heavy and ugly. Try to go there early... it can be a madness with hordes of housewives hunting for bargains.

I forgot to mention that the schoolbags are on level 4, within the toys section.

Isetan Scotts is having a back to school sales, with 20% on schoolbags until Jan 6th. If you’re a member you can get 30% off on Friday 28th. I saw lots of brands there, the usual SPI, Impact, and some new brands like Totem and Buddy. Totem looks quite attractive and my kids love the design. Buddy looks quite sophisticated but seems heavy and ugly. Try to go there early… it can be a madness with hordes of housewives hunting for bargains.

Papa Beng:

Just came back from kid2youth in suntec. They have a promotion with table, chair,bag and a couple of other accessories, at about 1300. I did not want the bag, which costs Sgd 89. Other than deuter branded bag, they allow u to upgrade and pay price difference.

...Cheers and have fun.

Hey Papa Beng, may i know what accessories they offered you at kid2youth?

Papa Beng:

Just came back from kid2youth in suntec. They have a promotion with table, chair,bag and a couple of other accessories, at about 1300. I did not want the bag, which costs Sgd 89. Other than deuter branded bag, they allow u to upgrade and pay price difference.


I wanted a deuter bag so asked to buy a chair mat and pay price difference. Initially the sales person said no, as boss said no before and condition is buy 2 sets than can. I insisted and was prepared to walk away. Sales called boss, whom agreed. So 149 chair mat bought at 60.

The deuter bag is not available in s size for the color I wanted. Went to tiong bahru and get it. All in all, productive day.

Btw, delivery available on Saturday from kids2youth. Hope these are useful info. Cheers and have fun.

I heard that they will also be offering Sunday deliveries if there is enough demand.

sweetbaby:

Hi


My interested in the moll champion desk. Anyone using it? How about the chair? Roughly what's the price? Currently still overseas, so online shopping to furnish for new place for now

sweetbaby, i saw the Moll Champion desk at ergokid in wheelock place. it's really nice. it's more expensive than the taiwanese brands from kid2youth, kinder fun and ergo works. but then again it's like comparing a bmw against a toyota. i think the champion is about $1700. I saw on ergokid's Facebook they are having a 10% discount until Dec 21st. I'll probably get one too but a bit undecided between the Runner and the Champion. You can check their website on http://www.ergokid.com

HyperKiasu:

not only showing position at class & cohort, my kid's sch also report mean/highest/percentile band for each subject.


i think it is a good practice. my ds's CL 94/100. initially i thought it is not too bad but when i know 94 is below the top 20%, i realized i need to do something with his CL......

Walaoeh... this is really hyper kiasu...

What's wrong with you people?

this obsession with rankings is pure madness… who remembers what you scored in P1? I don’t think your next job promotion depends on your P1 scores

Has anyone of you bought this new brand Totem?

http://www.kid2youth.sg/products/category/Schoolbags_for_Kids_-_Totem
Apparently it's South African and it's not only ergonomic but orthopedic. It has a singular frame rod in the middle like Dr Kong, but with a welded base. The price is similar to Dr Kong, so cheaper than Impact and SPI, starting at $89 before discount. I saw it in Kid2youth Suntec city. They had only the simple classic design but i was told that the other nice designs will be in stock end of the month. So I'm holding for it and it comes with 2-year warranty.

Oh by the way, I didn’t like the attitude of the sales aunties… I visited their showroom in centrepoint and when I called a couple of times a few days later to clarify certain things… they asked me why I calling twice… and asked me in a condescending way if I’m from Philippines. I do have an accent and I don’t hail from the Philippines. I just thought that was very bad customer service. When I called the UE Square shop, the lady was much better and friendlier.