Not until a bad place to shop, just be alert. They will choose those people like from outstations, far away, so that they wont come back and complain or make noise. Kinda su* if being cheated.

There will be always be someone buying from these shops & get cheated. No one else can be changed or blamed except for those who wants everything for cheap & at the same time also demand premium quality one.

That is just my general view. Not pointing at anyone here.

any recomended seller as in term of servicing the iphone?

At the end of the day, Just be careful when dealing with them.

We will not be able to make lowyat plaza a better place. But we will prevent ourselves being exploit in such a terrible way.

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Added on October 2, 2010, 11:54 pmOh yeah, is there a list of blacklisted shop in lowyat.net?

This post has been edited by Quantum_thinking: Oct 2 2010, 11:54 PM

Just the matter of honesty?? Doesn't mean if people cutting down price, seller have rights or gonna cheat them for cutting down the price? or giving them lower quality in goods??

If cant do a profit in the deal just dont deal, there is no point to cheat people right? or it terms of cheap things no quality?

General view on trading. Pointing at dishonest people

This post has been edited by JenLOI: Oct 3 2010, 01:47 PM

I believe all shops are like this. They can't bear the loss of replacing that phone for you coz their profit is too little. So this is what they do. Either blame you or something you never did or give you a second hand phone from the beginning.

Its my habit to check the phone properly before making a purchase. Spend time there and MAKE SURE that NOTHING is wrong with the item you purchase. After all, you're spending 1-2k on the phone...that's a lot of money dude,

its weird though...I've never seen a phone that does not have enough batt to even test at the shops.

Do contact Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association immediately, http://www.mypengguna.com/mypengguna/index.php/hubungi-kami they might bring this matter to a tribunal to protect your rights. They might urge the shop to give you a full refund. Don't do anything on your phone first keep it as it is..

Cheating is also a crime, you can lodge a police report at the nearest police station.

Do share your experience with the public by writing to NewStraitsTime, SinChewJitPoh and Berita Harian...
you should determine to tarnish the image of the shop as all of us abhore irresponsible retailer...

thx 4 sharing tis info, i blif tis helps alot of those ppl out thr getting cheated by those irresponsible n blackhearted shop.

TS must go file report at NCCC and police.

You have right to do that and that shop will face big problem , they might get their license withdraw

I believe they will contact you once you do the report to settle this case

This post has been edited by dhui: Oct 4 2010, 10:41 PM

For those not familiar in checking goods, going to authorised shop is the best way.

For those who knows how to check, Good Luck!

Agreed.

I am not surprised to hear that.

For the kind of people mention above, please do your "homework" properly before buying things which is too good to be true.

They are there to help the boss to earn money.

No sales? It is not made known what will happen when monthly sales revenue is not pretty enough to impress the boss.

It is not known if the conmen can distinguish about making profit and cheating people themselves.

This post has been edited by Quantum_thinking: Oct 10 2010, 10:09 PM

Last week I realized that we should be careful shopping in Lowyat.

I wanted to buy a car charger for Samsung Galaxy S phone, so I just stopped by at Lowyat. I went into to a shop that looked like a Samsung reseller. I've asked if they had original car charger for Galaxy S phone and they said yes and quoted me a price 80RM. I told them I will have a look around and come back to them if needed. The salespeople (there was a guy and a girl) had a discussion among themselves and told me that they can give me a best price of 58RM. As it looked like a good deal and as I was in a hurry I said I would get it. The guy went over to another shop (which he said was a branch of theirs) and got me the charger. I did not care to ask for a receipt.

On my way out I stopped by a shop that sells third party phone accessories and found that the same charger was selling for 35RM. Sales person there told me that it was not original but a counterfeit.

The next day I tried to use the charger and realized it was not working at all. I should bring it back to the shop but with no receipt I cannot prove anything. I had to throw the charger away.

Eventually I bought a non branded multi-charger for RM20 from view net hub and it works like a charm with my phone.

Just thought of posting this story so others can be careful-

When buying things in lowyat
1. Always check in 2 or 3 shops and make sure you are not paying ridiculously high price.
2. Always ask for an official receipt for the items you buy (even if they are little items that you never expect not to work).
3. Sign boards and banners does not prove the authenticity of the shops. Look at the shop with banner "Samsung mobile" below, it looks like a sumsung reseller, but they are selling fake items (BTW, the guy in that photo is not the one who sold the item to me, it was another guy and a girl).

Cheers.

learn from ur experience

Kindly look out for the Authorized Reseller words on the sign board

This post has been edited by Quantum_thinking: Oct 11 2010, 06:46 PM

wat if the shop jz claim themself as an authorized reseller on the sign board?

they can
bt they run the risk of legal actions

why dont u just buy reliable seller on the internet? from our very own garage sales. All they need is cheat you 1 time and all their details are all over the internet.

Yes you are right. I made a few purchases (even risky items like a 32GB microSD card) from lowyat forums, so for I did not encounter any issues. As you said, online sellers undergo a lot of scrutiny and are often reliable.

Please remember that they are con man around LYN and there is no way of getting your money back if you get conned.

If buying from safe trader, then allow postage. Otherwise, COD with other traders to prevent yourself being conned.

agree,... Yesterday I went to LY to buy the Iphone Car Charge, I have compare 3 shop, the price is difference by RM10.....

i heard my fren say their goods r sux