trohorse
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Saw a locked thread about this so I though I'd share mine.
This shop thats located somewhere in the city area. Lets just call it the 'Divine' shop.
Mid-March:
I wanted to check out the prices of some of the bass there. So I requested help from the sales assistant. They told me to write my number and the series of the bass down. So I did and they told me they would get back to me the following week.
The week passed so I thought they forgot or something. So I called back again to ask. A lady on the other line answered. She said that the person in charge was away and that my request would be entertained the following week. A week later there was still no call.
March final week
So I thought never mind, I'll head down when I'm free again, they probably have very good business. Too busy. No time to entertain me. So I went down personally for a second time at the start of this month. This time a friendly salesgirl entertained me. I told her the basses I were interested in and asked for a quotation. Since they were jap basses, she said she would need to check the prices. I was okay with that and once a gain I was told to leave my number again and she said she would get back to me the following week.
April Week 1
The week passed and still no news. So I dropped by the shop again on the following week. This time round I was entertained by a male salesperson. He told me the salesperson in charge of japanese ESP instruments was not around and it was better to call them and gave me their namecard. Alright. So another wasted trip. I was too free anyways so nevermind.
April Week 3
At arnd 1p.m on Tuesday. Made a call to them to ask about the bass. A guy picked up and told me to call back an hour later bcos the person was not around. So I called back about 1 hour later. The person said that the salesperson was still not around and to call back a few hours. So I thought to call back again on Wednesday.
At arnd 12 on Wednesday. Made another call. I was really asking for it and sure enough the salesperson was not around(went for lunch). So I called around 3. Finally the salesperson was there. So I inquired about the price of a particular bass. She told me I would need to make a fixed deposit payment if I wanted to make the order. So I said I would drop by on Friday.
So after my exams on Friday, I went down to the shop at around 1. To my utter disgust, the salesperson told me she got the model wrong. She got the quotation of a guitar instead of the bass I wanted. So she told me to wait
till 4 and she would call me with the new quotation. So I waited like a dumbass for another 3 hours. When it was 4 plus and I received no call, I called back to check. "Oh she left already. She'll probably call you back tomorrow." Okay. I'd had it by then. I was already shagged out that day due to exams so I went back to sleep. I did receive a miss call at arnd 7 by the time I woke up but by then I'd already given up on the shop.
Is it so hard to get a bass imported from overseas? And that 'Divine' shop probably has plenty of customers and business and I think I'm probably just another customer. The feeling I got was that they regarded my business more like a joke. Like some kid trying to make an order when he doesn't own the cash when I'm actually really serious about making a purchase.
This shop thats located somewhere in the city area. Lets just call it the 'Divine' shop.
Mid-March:
I wanted to check out the prices of some of the bass there. So I requested help from the sales assistant. They told me to write my number and the series of the bass down. So I did and they told me they would get back to me the following week.
The week passed so I thought they forgot or something. So I called back again to ask. A lady on the other line answered. She said that the person in charge was away and that my request would be entertained the following week. A week later there was still no call.
March final week
So I thought never mind, I'll head down when I'm free again, they probably have very good business. Too busy. No time to entertain me. So I went down personally for a second time at the start of this month. This time a friendly salesgirl entertained me. I told her the basses I were interested in and asked for a quotation. Since they were jap basses, she said she would need to check the prices. I was okay with that and once a gain I was told to leave my number again and she said she would get back to me the following week.
April Week 1
The week passed and still no news. So I dropped by the shop again on the following week. This time round I was entertained by a male salesperson. He told me the salesperson in charge of japanese ESP instruments was not around and it was better to call them and gave me their namecard. Alright. So another wasted trip. I was too free anyways so nevermind.
April Week 3
At arnd 1p.m on Tuesday. Made a call to them to ask about the bass. A guy picked up and told me to call back an hour later bcos the person was not around. So I called back about 1 hour later. The person said that the salesperson was still not around and to call back a few hours. So I thought to call back again on Wednesday.
At arnd 12 on Wednesday. Made another call. I was really asking for it and sure enough the salesperson was not around(went for lunch). So I called around 3. Finally the salesperson was there. So I inquired about the price of a particular bass. She told me I would need to make a fixed deposit payment if I wanted to make the order. So I said I would drop by on Friday.
So after my exams on Friday, I went down to the shop at around 1. To my utter disgust, the salesperson told me she got the model wrong. She got the quotation of a guitar instead of the bass I wanted. So she told me to wait
till 4 and she would call me with the new quotation. So I waited like a dumbass for another 3 hours. When it was 4 plus and I received no call, I called back to check. "Oh she left already. She'll probably call you back tomorrow." Okay. I'd had it by then. I was already shagged out that day due to exams so I went back to sleep. I did receive a miss call at arnd 7 by the time I woke up but by then I'd already given up on the shop.
Is it so hard to get a bass imported from overseas? And that 'Divine' shop probably has plenty of customers and business and I think I'm probably just another customer. The feeling I got was that they regarded my business more like a joke. Like some kid trying to make an order when he doesn't own the cash when I'm actually really serious about making a purchase.
