err.. no i am being truthfully honest bout how swee lee price their items during sale....
normal days u get 20% off retail price.
sale days u get 50% off retail price.
So if u do the math, u get 30 % more discount off retail price.. so this is a gd time to buy gears and sabians. Esp when gst is absorbed... so u get full 50% off retail prices...
the sale last year didn't have the absorbed gst so u have to pay that extra 5% gst meaning ur paying 65% of retail price...
and normal days, they give u 20% minus 5% gst which in reality u are paying for 85% from retail price...
for instance my Iron Cobra...
Initial cost is SGD$600 + 5% Gst = $630(retail price before discount)
so on the sales day at 50% off, i paid = $630 x 50% = $315SGD (with gst)
so this saturday's sale is 50% with absorbed gst,
u pay Iron cobra = $600 x 50% = $300
Hope this clears the confusion.