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Apr
17

Dad bought me an iPod Touch just now. I was really shocked and surprised. He told me that I have being a good girl. So, he decided to buy it for me which I was hoping to have one for quite some time. I didn’t know he would buy for me. My dad posted a message in his Facebook about me being a good girl and decided to buy me one. This means that all of his friends in Facebook already knew about it while I’m still clueless. Mum finally told me about it after dad bought it for me. Dad bought a 16GB iPod Touch for me at Queensbay. And as usual, I am extremely happy and excited about it. Heehee…

The iPod Touch contains many features in it. To name a few, you can download and upload games, music, movies, videos…etc… Oh yeah, did I mention that you can also surf the net anytime, anywhere as long as there’s internet connection? Yes, the high-technology iPod Touch contains Wi-Fi too!! You can just send emails from Starbucks, surf the web at the airport and anywhere that has wireless network. It’s really…REALLY cool!

THANKS DAD FOR BUYING ME IPOD TOUCH!!! (^.^)

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Jan
01

Happy New Year everyone! During New Year Eve, few hours before 12 midnight, I went to my church (EPCC) for New Year countdown. And it was awesome!! Before that, we had dinner at Elmondo Pizza. Here’s some pictures during New Year Eve…

Dinner at Elmondo Pizza

After dinner, mum drop me at church. We got stuck in a traffic jam for quite some time but I still manage to reach there early. (^.^)

EPCC New Year Countdown

EPCC New Year Countdown 3

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Dec
10

The next time if you are ever in the situation where you are charged for a higher price compared to the price tag on the shelf, you can demand the hypermarket to charge you at the lowest price. According to my dad’s friend, the consumers are covered by the Malaysian Consumer Protection Act 1999 which specified that all traders including hypermarkets should always honor the lowest price. It is in the Section 12 of the Consumer Protection Act 1999.

If they refuse to do that, go and make a report with the Consumer Tribunal Court. The primary objective of this Tribunal Court is to let consumers have a forum to file claims in a fast, cheap and simple way. The filing fee to file a claim is only RM5.00 and you will need to fill a claim form which is known as Form 1.

To know more, go and check out the Consumer Tribunal Court website.

Dec
05

Seems like the problem of price discrepancy between what is listed on the shelf tag and the actual amount charged is quite common among the hypermarkets or supermarkets. 2 days ago, we faced similar problem at Giant Hypermarket.

Today, I went for lunch with my dad and brother at the Queensbay Mall, Penang. After our meal, we decided to buy the Ambi Pur car refresher from Jusco Queensbay Store. As we were in a rush, we did not managed to scan and check the price before proceeding to the cashier. And since we were only buying 1 item, it was easy for us to remember the price which was RM14.90 as listed on the shelf.

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Dec
03

Giant Hypermarket which claimed to ensure that consumers pay the lowest prices may not be entirely correct. They may claim to offer low prices but it is not necessary true if you are not careful with the actual amount that you are paying for the items, as it is usually due to human errors.

I regularly shopped at Giant Hypermarket in Bayan Baru, Penang with my parents and have on many occasions came across huge price discrepancies between what is labeled on the shelf compared to what is paid at the counter. Sometimes the price discrepancies could even ridiculously go above RM10 per item. In the past, we used to just inform the sales assistant to get it rectified. But however, I have noticed that this is still happening and I thought it would be a good idea to inform the public about it so that they could be more careful. I know that these mistakes are not intentional but then it could still causes us to end up paying more.

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