Gamers Arena @ BTS 5th floor. Bought an MG Hi-Nu there last year end.

The best price I could get within the vicinity. Yup, hunted each and every (almost. I went to check out 5 shops) shops that have gunpla there.

Very friendly staff and the boss was nice enough to open up the box to confirm all the pieces are there before charging me. Will go back there first, if I have anything else I wanna get.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: Feb 3 2010, 02:47 PM

I guess the "good cop, bad cop" tactic works on you huh?

My complaint for Time Machine (Times Square) is here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=32738273

@redracer2004: Aren't credit card money withdrawal has a higher surcharge rate than 2.5%?

lol, same here. Only get 1 email reply out of 3.

^ likewise.

^ so, there are 2 Gamers' Arena now?

It could be Hobbyz & Toyz (or Toyz & Hobbyz), same name as the 1 in e@Curve.

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Added on November 27, 2010, 11:00 pmGamers Arena (5th floor) will be closed in April 2011. The new shop on 7th floor is where they are shifting to.

Nice to know Gamers Arena is continuing business.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: Nov 27 2010, 11:00 PM

^ try using cellophane tapes to remove the stain carefully, if the box is a little glossy type.

^ so did you buy your MGS Play Arts Kai Sneaking Suit figure from TM at the discounted price? Cheap?

It's unfortunate that you have to say that. Mind sharing your experience?

This post has been edited by Harddisk: Apr 6 2011, 11:36 AM

^ try to find tutorials. If written guides not good enough, try Youtube?

^ I guess you are 1 of the few that are supportive of TM.

Maybe you are regular enough that the boss can recognize you already, hence the "better" treatment, compared to prospects that walked into the shop.

^ define good/bad customer.

^^ with more than 40% marked up price of an item, it is just elementary that someone would asks for discount.

Likewise, whenever I go GA, I never ask for discount, even I know their paints and display stand not the cheapest, cause I know their Gundam kits are.

Unlike certain shops, everything more expensive than the rest of the shops, so you might want to try to luck to get a better price by asking for discount.

And imagine they always give excuse to you like, "this is the last unit" reason for not giving discount. After you bought it, make a u-turn in a couple of hours later, the same item is being placed onto the same shelf, just ONE unit, to be sold again.

^ I have held their Gundam box, but never fully took out from the shelf, just pull out to look at the box art. Luckily auntie never ask me to "stop touching". Not sure if because I was carrying my dSLR everywhere I go, treatment was different?

This post has been edited by Harddisk: May 3 2011, 09:15 PM

Rule no 1 in securing your prospects/customers hearts: warm yourself up, YOURSELF, not the customer to do it for you. If not, put yourself in the microwave first.

Being hostile and show bossy face/look/khuan/action won't bring businesses in. So I guess now we know why so many had bad experience with them, cause they lacked a microwave/oven.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: May 3 2011, 11:02 PM

lol, but I am not a good liar. I am very honest when buying stuff, so I also lazy to bargain. Ask once, got discount or not, if not, then forget it, just pay.

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Added on May 3, 2011, 11:17 pmYeah, can use credit card without surcharge, best!

And they are (Gamers Arena) more than happy to oblige.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: May 3 2011, 11:17 PM

GA still offers the cheapest kits that I looked for. Other shop got cheaper price, after a couple of months I have bought from GA, then only other shops restock on that kit. As for after surcharge still being cheap, that's very unlikely.

That's a very old old thinking when we are in era of Information Technology, where paperless counts.

What I bought last time was not limited edition stuff. Just that I was not exposed to online purchasing, so kena waterfish by TM. Now, never ever go back there.

Jedi mind trick doesn't work. You wanna demonstrate to me once?

That's probably right cause like you said, when you were young. You should understand, we, here, are adults, with sane mind and we can make decisions. Decisions which WE ourselves will have to bear responsibilities to. Decisions that might put us in jail. You think we can't handle glassware? After so many years of being human being, we are still afraid of admitting to our faults?

Snakees thinks we are all still juveniles?

Nah, they said that to customers even touching the Gundam boxes. Those more expensive or limited stuff, they locked away in the glass case.

So, you think Gundam kits are limited? There are some, but they put very high up on the shelves, where you would need a ladder to get them. Who would go through all the trouble up there just to touch those boxes?

Luckily I seldom shop of t-shirts, if not you might accuse me of sticking chewing gums onto your t-shirts, as I like chewing gums.

Let's look at this from another point of view, just for the sake of discussion. What if a customer's hand got stuck to the bubble gum that was stuck to the piece of clothing. Would they hold it against you? I believe most customers would shrug it off and just leave the shop to fix themselves up in the washroom.

I believe these are a certain risk that you have to take into considerations, running your own business. It's similar in the case of a sandwiched car accident. The middle one was innocent, but still have to claim for own insurance and lose all the NCD. There are things just not fair, yet we have to live with it.

Still, there are the risk of running businesses. If there is no risk, it is not a business, it's casino, or Sports Toto. Hopefully I don't get sued for that.

This post has been edited by Harddisk: May 4 2011, 07:42 AM

She very hard sell.

Might works in the wet market, but for hobby collections...

^ how much did you rugi compared to other shops? Or you no eye see already?

This one really tak kira one. I always find their prices steep, especially in figures. Gunpla, some still competitive, maybe cheaper by RM1 compared to GA. But they only accepts CC with surcharge. So ended up more expensive.

That is why, you are the one dropping RM100 and I will only drop the credit card.

I don't go wet market, so flicking credit cards in wet market won't happens on me. Shopping from supermarket got la.

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Added on May 4, 2011, 2:21 pmGA is selling that for RM170-RM180, right?

Meaning RM70 mark up? More than 40%...

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Added on May 4, 2011, 2:23 pmSo you are saying, I touched my friend's stuff, then I tell him/her, "I want to buy these and that"

Not everyone as kaya as you, once touch can buy everything, including your friend's house. (remember you touched the floor as you entered the house?)

It's a basic shopping concept, to touch/hold an item of interest. That's why you see there are fitting rooms for clothing department.

Besides, friend's stuff not for sale, so I won't touch. That very basic manner I understand, of course. But your analogy is not a very good one though. Got something else?

This post has been edited by Harddisk: May 4 2011, 02:23 PM