Like for example, apart from toys, parking systems here.
How can they say, you park at your own risk? And take no responsibility at all? If I park at my own risk, then you shouldn't charge me for parking lah? You take no responsibility, and then you still charge me for parking. Where can like that? Overseas no such term and condition lah.

I also got screwed before by some shops. One of them closed liao. Took my deposit for statue. Every other month and week I called. It's coming, it'scoming. Not yet sampai. Overseas out liao. I call again. It's coming, it's coming.
In the end, I saw it at Kinokuniya, within my reach budget wise. I called shop. "Eh dude, sorry lah, my ex biz partner, she didn't order lah. It's his fault lah. So, no statue for you. Sorry, deposit cannot take back. You can keep it here, until new purchase, or come to shop and see what you want lah to buy. Bye."

So disappointed.

I don't expect interest lah, but at least, just give me back my few hundred ringgits lah.

Can a restaurant say you eat at your own risk? And still charge you for the food? Stupid right? LOL.

Last time, there were only a few distributors for things like S**** toys through *******.

Some distributors were lan si (sombong) or just bullies lah.

But nowadays, SG distributor also open for new business. They are inviting people who want to open toy shop to get stock through them. Even from Malaysia. No problem.

Now, there's shop A, B,C,D,E plus online shops where you can get Hot Toys and other stuff.
It's more competitive now. So retailers can't afford to be lan si anymore.

Last time, got one shop, every time I go there, the taukeh look at me suspiciously, don't want to answer my questions, look at me as if I got no money to buy. Another acquintance, he said that shop taukeh very good to him, because he buys regularly and high priced items. Dai lou(brother), if always don't layan me, how can I buy from you? Always look me down. Even if buy, it needs time to build customer retailer relationship mah. I cannot buy Hot Toys from you every month, right? I may buy one now, next year buy another. Wah, not regular. Don't layan.

I dunnolah how long the Hot Toys wind keep blowing. It's very hot now.
Last time, Kotobukiya Star Wars Prequels Clone Troopers statues also very hot. Wah lau weh, one guy had all the troopers, all the variants, blue lah, yellow lah, red lah.....everyone he got. Prices were going as high as RM1k. Today? No more loh. It's not hot anymore.

Talking about deposits, yesterday I baru got back my canceled season parking from a local company. Wah lau weh, I canceled in Nov 2010. Now they only released cheque for me. Tolonglah, so many months wei.