Happy Monday!
The boys and I went to Amcorp Mall yesterday to do one of my favorite weekend activities – Roam the Flea Market! Yes, I love flea markets especially the in Amcorp because they sell really awesome stuff like antiques, unique knick-knacks and collectibles.
I saw this original tin board from those old-school cinema that says “ALL MIDNIGHT SHOW SOLD OUT” followed this the same in Chinese characters. It looks like it was 20 years old. Isn’t that the coolest thing or what? But it was selling for RM100 and my gaji tak masuk lagi. Damn! I bought a pot of dill to add in my herb garden, I really hope it would grow. Also bought some decorative items for my bathroom. My poor upstairs bathroom is really bare and boring. I am thinking of uplifting the look of that room so that I can bathe happily and berak happily also. Hehe. Miki got a Ultraman ¾ his size and a couple of DVDs. So much for gaji tak masuk lagi la kan?
In fact I saw this interesting pieces of modern art selling at 2 floor. The seller was obviously the designer as well. He must be a graphic designer in profession that one day decided to invest a little bit of money on printing his modern-looking Islamic phrases on canvas and acrylic and opening a booth at the market. I must praise his work for having a fresh breath of contemporary art that’s interesting and rather unique.
What I must not praise is his CUSTOMER SERVICE!
The sat there behind the booth piled with artworks, playing with his cellphone with his wife and son. I was there looking at the items for several minutes before his wife nudge him and make him stand up. Then the wife continue to play with the phone why she couldn’t stand and smile and the potential customer I don’t know. In fact she looked rather scared to make eye contact. The man who stood up then started to talk and explain to a middle age man beside me. Why he couldn’t explain to the both of us I don’t know, maybe it’s my hand bag.
Hoi mangkuk! You see this handbag, it is cheap isn’t it? Cap Ayam isn’t it? IT IS BECAUSE I WEAR CAP AYAM HANDBAG THAT I CAN AFFORD TO BUY USELESS MERAPU-RAPU USELESS STUFF LIKE THE ONES YOU WERE SELLING! Tahulah aku ni nampak macam kanak-kanak riang makan Choki-Choki tapi orang macam aku lah yang akan beli kat flea markets, kalau orang bawak Birkin tu dia pergi beli art dekat ART GALLERY, itupun kalau dia ada duit lagi lepas beli BIRKIN tu, paham?
Goshh I just don’t understand these people. When I asked him what is the price for the big framed piece in black and red, he answered softly “Two fifty..” with an apologizing look on his face and some kinda hesitation as though he would rather not tell me. Why is such a manner? I believe he thought either I couldn’t afford it or would not spend that much on a piece of art.
Darling, young people these days (they are your potential customers) are spending hundred thousands on their houses, you think they cannot spend RM250 for wall décor? Yes they would, and they would buy from you if you are so cocky and stupid and judgmental.
But then again I am seriously blaming the situation on the innocence on our faces. At a store in the basement Azman picked up a can of Thailand’s special edition of Coke from the 90’s. It costs RM8.90 only and we still haven’t got such kind in our collection of almost 200 cans and bottles. When he was looking around for the cashier counter to pay for it, the lady sales promoter asked
“Do you want to buy this?”
“Yes..where is the counter?”
“This is for collection you know?”
“Yes..where is the counter?” nak cepat…. Anak tidor dalam stroller ni…
“This is NOT FOR DRINKING one you know!”
“Yes I know… I just want to know where to pay…..”
Well, the woman is a Filipino so she might be clueless but as for the Malay young entreprenuer, I hope he would brush up on his customer service skills lah kalau nak berjaya. haheheheheh…
mmg sesetengah org ni nak meniaga, tapi tak reti ambik hati dan layan pelanggan. banyak kali dah aku terkena dgn org-org mcm ni dan diaorg pun dengan serta merta mendapat balasan dari aku.
Bani.. mamat tu malu-malu sangat bercakap! aku tampor jugak kang… ko tahu la aku kan suka beli benda pelik2… kalau dia ayat betul mungkin aku dah beli benda dia jual tu… vodo siottt…
hi diyana, smlm i pun pegi flea market tuh.. i suka beli earings & gelang2 comel kat situ.. hihihi.. yea, the same thing happened to me yesterday, when my son, kiki of 6yrs old wanted to have this cool robot (collectable items) in level 2, and the seller cam ‘eh ni utk org yg collect2..pandai2 pasang’.. so?.. taknak la jual kat ‘org kebanyakan’ and budak debab yg terkinja2 nak robot ni kan?.. my son have masters in ‘annoying mommy’.. so kalau dah 10 round aku lari dari tempat jual robot tu, 10x tu gak la dia berlari ke situ.. so TERPAKSAla buat muka tebal, nak gak beli utk dia.. tapi sebbkan dia macam nak tak nak je layan.. so we move to next shop & buy something else, huh!!
still dont understand some people, kan?.. nak jual, tapi memilih.. brengset sungguh!
sangat2 vodo
omg…*pegsan* bangun balik cakap annoying giler siot
so true, I pun slalu kena with hubby, coz we both prefer pakai slippers/ mine just average sandals and casual clothes kan.. hahah slalu kena layan macam takde duit, maybe becoz I dun carry LV handbags kot and very liking makan di gerai gerai tepi jalan.. hahah pedulik hape kan kalau diri sendiri tahu kitorang ada beberapa bijik rumah di oversea kan.. but so judgemental la orang kat Malaysia ni.. pandang handbag yang kita bawa dan kereta yang kita drive?? some people prefer to go traveling and have normal average life instead pakai designer handbags/clothes .. tapi tu lah dah tak kena layan sangat.. hahahha
Mielly…. la you pun pergi ke?kul brp? tak nampak pun..(kalau nampak pun tatau cam ke tidak hehe) i suka giler tempat tu… semalam ramai orang meriah tul! i dont understand la these people.. dah orang nak beli jual je lahhh macam robot tu pun.. ko kisah apa customer beli nak buat toys atau colletion kan? janji jual.., duhh!!!
mamat yg jual wall deco tu kalau rasa2 nak ada sustainable business eloklah beliau belajar amik hati pelanggan… tsk tsk…
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eintanz, annoying kan?!
Lol~
hahahahaa! jangan2 diorang ingat ko Thai girl tak? *pengsan*benci*benci* ye lahhh… we all pakai tshirt je… like why would i wanna dress up for flea market??? dan yg paling vodo ialah diorang yg jual kat flea market terus poyo2 dengan customer pun sombong… baru produce barang2 sikit dah berlagak camne??
hahah tulah, sbb hubby pun suka pegi flea market bagai, n suka berjalan kaki explore city, time tgh panas peluh peluh, (kulit dia tak hitam, aku yang hitam) ..tak kuasa aku nak pakai high heels dan dress up bagai kan.. kalau pakai handbag mahal pun tak seswai dgn wajah kot sbb slalu kena sunburn kan hahahaha kasihan aku yang berwajah Thai ni. Dah biasa dah. 😀
aku dah lama tak pegi flea market…last time aku pegi, aku beli a set of table lamp ngan pasu2 sama corak…..
mmg best g sana, sbb kat kedai takleh jumpa barang2 yg dorg jual kat sana kan?
i pegi pukul 12pm lebih2.. U gi pkl brapa?.. if i nampak u, i sure tegur nye.. sebb nak tengok miki 🙂 almost everyweek i pegi.. (tah apa barang yg aku beli pun aku tak tau lah.. cam benda2 merepek je, tp earings memang ‘wajib’ beli, motif?? hahaha) brengset tokey robot tuh.. ikutkan hati, aku baling je dia nye kotak robot yg besepai2 tuh.. hangin siot! eh i pun nampak coke zaman jahiliah tu.. tegamak kan dia bagi reminder ‘this is not for drinking, you know’.. duhhh??
Panggil la saya kampung, tapi kat mana flea market tu and frm what time to what time. Kampung sungguh saya kan flea market pun tak penah sampai.. tapi pasar malam/pasar tani tu biasa la. This time biar saya experience pakai beg Elvi tgk diorang layan ke tak…;p
o..ai kang not ander steng…! tapi betul ke mamat tu malu2..ha ha sentap pulak aku..mengalahkan aku nih.. =P kepeh kepeh
Kelihatan cik ayaq dan besprennya di background juga sedang menggelakkan Kak D bersama-sama dengan abang Man…kui3.
Sangat tak suka bila tokei kedai/salesperson (slalunya salesperson yang lebih2 ponnnn!) dok buat muka toya kat potential customer. Tak beli kang padan muka kedai kau!