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So it’s the Great Singapore Sales (GSS) again!
That only signifies 3 things for me; crazy & rude shoppers, jam-packed Orchard Road (even on the public transportation going to and from Orchard) and the June holidays for the primary and secondary school kids. Fuck. Noise and odour pollution at its highest.
I think Singaporeans really need to be re-educated on the GSS. Firstly, to most retailers, GSS just means ‘Time-to-get-rid-of-my-old-stocks-that-nobody-wants-anymore!!!’, in a fanatical tone. So that naturally means, the 70% to 50% discounts are most probably the oldest stocks the stores have, from like decades back.
Then as the discounts decrease, the remaining stocks the store has is probably lesser and the items are most probably newer. So NEVER EVER expect new items to be at like 50% off. Just stop dreaming already. And NEVER EVER expect EVERYTHING to be discounted. You think the stores don’t need to make money. Or are the shoppers just asking really stupid questions?
Sales also means that the queue for the fitting rooms and cashiers will be extremely long so please do not throw a hissy fit just because you’ve waited for 1 hour. EVERYONE else has most probably also waited an hour or even longer than you. Can’t wait? Then don’t shop during the sale!
Oh! And for those who always wait for something they like to be on sale before purchasing it; one piece of advice, if it’s not on the rack anymore, means it’s going on sale either next year or it has been sold! No point telling the retail staff how disappointed you are or asking if they’ll bring in anymore or just plain nagging. You ASSUMED it would be on sale and you didn’t want to get the item you like so now that it’s sold, TOO BAD!
I can’t fathom how most Singaporean shoppers think sometimes. They just baffle me! I don’t know if they are real idiots or acting like idiots. Hope it’s the latter but then again if it really is the latter, what they do that for?!
