People will compare prices when they go shopping, but usually I don't :) To me, the prices are almost the same and it is not worth the time to shop around, until one day I met DZ. He taught me the art of negotiation and how much price difference you can extract from different merchants. It is never a good idea to buy on spur.
Yesterday, as I walked past a major watch chain store, I was attracted by their Citizen Eco-Drive watches. I had always wanted to get one for myself, but still not yet. They were offering 10% discount store wide and another 10% discount if you pay with a certain bank's credit/debit card.
The watch I was looking at was Citizen CA0030-52E, Gents Chronograph Titanium sports watch. It is fancy, it is light, and with precious metal Titanium as the bracelet and case. The price before discount is S$728, after discount is S$589. It sounds like not a bad deal, you shave off 100 over bucks. However, I decided to do some research first before I made the purchase. I thanked the sale lady, and left, with her face black black, didn't even say good bye to me.
As I searched in the internet, the same watch is going for ~S$369! There is a price difference of S$220! My gosh, I almost generously donated to somebody else's wealth with my wealth.
This really teaches me a lesson: Must compare prices when shopping, no matter how unfriendly the sales person's face turns.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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