plz be careful when patronising stores, especially newstead

[razorlala]

companies like newstead offer alot freebies, price somehow lower than everybody, item used b4,etc. do be extra careful and check everything, including price.

newstead known to have trackrecord of these kinda problems and many more. do beware.


mods, i believe i am not breaking any forum rules. u deleted and moved my thread for no reason.
if you want to move my thread again, i hope i can at least get a reasonable explanation.

 

[ElZedHaitch]

Also, at cee in suntec. Do Not but at the level 1 booths in suntec Mall. The prices are very poor. Even compared to their own prices in the convention center. That's really stupid.

 

[sapporo]

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Does it apply to nubox?

 

[razorlala]

Does it apply to nubox?

sry i dont know apple stuff. but i dont see much ppl having problems with them

 

[yuxdzx]

sry i dont know apple stuff. but i dont see much ppl having problems with them

Nubox is under newstead tho.

 

[razorlala]

Nubox is under newstead tho.

i dont know anything about apple stuff or their reseller. have never met ppl with problems with nubox(cause i dont visit that part of the forums). but almost every it show hear ppl tio 'scam' by newstead. alow is cause greedy and never read/check properly. from store misleading consumers to selling 2nd hand goods as brand new etc.

 

[James Tang]

Only buy if you are sure that the price is lower than normal, and also make sure you check before leaving. Get official receipt as if there is a problem, go back to them, if problem persists, go to Small Claim Tribunal and also blast in all forums

 

[qifatt]

Once I went to funan, I was interested on a samsung notebook, the sale tell me "if u buy, I will give u a new set, no worries".

The asus zenbook I bought from the so call asus flagship at sim lim level one, very bad experience. After I pay money, attitude change say 'any problem go service center'. Then after one month my notebook go in repair. Monitor and motherboard replaced.

 

[dricas_007]

They are use to quote prices before gst and credit card even at IT show with brochure printed prices

 

[cscs3]

Not sure why they are doing the same trick again and again, every show also got people complain.

 

[cscs3]

i dont know anything about apple stuff or their reseller. have never met ppl with problems with nubox(cause i dont visit that part of the forums). but almost every it show hear ppl tio 'scam' by newstead. alow is cause greedy and never read/check properly. from store misleading consumers to selling 2nd hand goods as brand new etc.

Their common technique used:
1. Ask you to pay GST when you are about to make your payment.
2. Give you similar model but with old CPU.
3. Old stock, when warranty already start counting.
4. Display set sell as new.

 

[razorlala]

Their common technique used:
1. Ask you to pay GST when you are about to make your payment.
2. Give you similar model but with old CPU.
3. Old stock, when warranty already start counting.
4. Display set sell as new.

They are basically your simlim sq lv1 and 2 shops.

They also use free gift to distract customer when making payment.

 

[BeanFarmer]

Worked for them once, first day teach me how to scan people already lol. Never went back to work for em again.

 

[Slowdown]

SCAN or SCAM?

If they teach you how to scan people to see who are potential buyer, then it is a great skill to learn.

Worked for them once, first day teach me how to scan people already lol. Never went back to work for em again.

 

[qifatt]

They also use free gift to distract customer when making payment.

Why need to distract customer? I remember they ask me fill in membership form when they do upgrading of the ram

 

[kannis_ng]

Profits equal scammin

Money equal greedy

Work equal robbery

 

[Alphas]

Their common technique used:
1. Ask you to pay GST when you are about to make your payment.
2. Give you similar model but with old CPU.
3. Old stock, when warranty already start counting.
4. Display set sell as new.

That's illegal, gst has to be included except for f&b companies.

 

[razorlala]

Why need to distract customer? I remember they ask me fill in membership form when they do upgrading of the ram

So they don't check in detail lor.

 

[K202020K]

Do you think some shops would substitute refurbished RAM for RAM upgrades, instead of using new parts? As you all know, RAM prices are pretty costly nowadays. So there's one easy avenue to cut costs, right?
Wouldn't be surprised if this is in fact an established practice already.

Sent from Nagasaki, Japan using GAGT

 

[djdestiny]

I worked at newstead at one point of time in 2013. Can't believe they're stopping to such tactics but then again, it's not that surprising that they'll stoop to any level to cut costs given their number of company names.

The main company is newstead and their companies consist of @notebook.com and many others on 2nd and 3rd floor SLS...

So many I don't even bother now. When I was working there they put @notebook.com on the office at CSM....

Their common technique used:
1. Ask you to pay GST when you are about to make your payment.
2. Give you similar model but with old CPU.
3. Old stock, when warranty already start counting.
4. Display set sell as new.

Yup, seen that done even in 2013.