anirudhks
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Out of stocks and not for sale
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Welcome to Singapore RETAIL scene, a place where u will find over priced products, underpaid & ill equipped/informed staffs.I rushed over after work with much excitement and expectations, but left with disappointment...
There are some unexpected products on display; for eg Mi-tv, Mi blood pressure monitor, Mi ricecooker, Mi laptop. BUT they are not for sale...
Then IMO some of the products are overpriced. Eg the miband2 was on sale for $49.90. HUH??? Isn't the retail price rmb149. Even HK is just selling hkd199, and lucky i am going there later this month. So i decided I shall get it in HK instead. The 20" luggage selling at rmb299, I think it was around $100 in the store if I can remember correctly. The concept of the Mi products are supposed be value for money, but it seems like not to me when it reached our shores...
Then the knowledge of the staff. As I was looking at the Miband2 deciding if I should get it, another customer was asking the staff if it has pulse function. The staff totally has no idea and was running back to counter to check. Kaypo me interrupted and told that customer it has. Not just that. I asked if Redmi Note 4 will be for sale soon or any timeline? They totally clueless. Is the blood pressure monitor for sale soon? No idea too. I wont blame the staff for the lack of knowledge as most of them look very young and I am guessing they could be just temp staff. Its the responsibilities of the company to equip them appropriate knowledge training.
Then just buy export set lor.. if they start selling without warranty, noobs will just bang table when phone got problem and they were quoted $$ to service the phone because people like you say they should sell without warranty..I was shocked the luggage so "expensive" because it's selling point is supposed to be value for money. But $100 for 20"...
Some may say the price comes with local warranty so it's worth, but I got my Redmi Note 2 Prime from adix last year, no problem at all so I don't see need for the extra warranty yet. I have bad feel this Mi Home won't sustain long with its overpriced and old products...
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Welcome to Singapore RETAIL scene, a place where u will find over priced products, underpaid & ill equipped/informed staffs.
BTW its a partnership with ECS, a distributor, thus not run by Mi themselves directly.
Mod's take on warranty is this - it is convenient but not one that anyone wants to invoke and use. Good to have knowing that should one encounter issues, the process is much simpler and usually fuss free.
For the more online savvy shoppers like you and I, buying an export set has its perks and possibly cost savings - but the product can be a white elephant or a pain to rma should Murphy's law come into the equation.
Mod's nexus 5 is an example of pains of RMA-ing when tech goes wrong.
Shop possibly has overheads and rentals. So compared to an online based shop or site, it definitely may cost more - but hopefully not too much is added on top of the cost making it not worth while.
lol showroom arh