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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:07 pm    Post subject: pc price mistake Reply with quote

Ionce bought a pc set for 22,500 baht--i paid by visa card and when i went to sign the slip i see that it said 2250 baht--my goodness

--what would you have dojne in that situation?--

and what do you think I did?
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:57 pm    Post subject: Re: pc price mistake Reply with quote

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Ionce bought a pc set for 22,500 baht--i paid by visa card and when i went to sign the slip i see that it said 2250 baht--my goodness

--what would you have dojne in that situation?--

and what do you think I did?


I woulda paid 2250 ... it probably won't hurt the company that much Wink (as I posted on Dongguan Expat).

And, I think you probably did the same thing. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:13 pm    Post subject: Re: pc price mistake Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
Ionce bought a pc set for 22,500 baht--i paid by visa card and when i went to sign the slip i see that it said 2250 baht--my goodness

--what would you have dojne in that situation?--

and what do you think I did?


I had a similar thing to that happen to me eight or nine years ago in Australia. I didn't notice a thing when I signed the slip but they called me up at home later in the day. Guess they looked up all the Hewers till they found me.

I was charged $4.95 instead of $495.00. The assistant who took the charge called me herself and asked if I would come back and pay the rest.

I reckon you did the honest thing Mike because you're a computer guy and it was probably your favourite shop. Wave

Now, what do you think I did? walk
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm a computer guy too, but perhaps also a bad guy (when it comes to this sort of thing). Twisted Evil

Why is this thread in "Culture Rap", tho Question
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:43 am    Post subject: Re: pc price mistake Reply with quote

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Mike wrote:
Ionce bought a pc set for 22,500 baht--i paid by visa card and when i went to sign the slip i see that it said 2250 baht--my goodness

--what would you have dojne in that situation?--

and what do you think I did?


I had a similar thing to that happen to me eight or nine years ago in Australia. I didn't notice a thing when I signed the slip but they called me up at home later in the day. Guess they looked up all the Hewers till they found me.

I was charged $4.95 instead of $495.00. The assistant who took the charge called me herself and asked if I would come back and pay the rest.

I reckon you did the honest thing Mike because you're a computer guy and it was probably your favourite shop. Wave

Now, what do you think I did? walk


I am sure you went back and paid the rest.


What did I do? Well first of all I did not realize what had happened--I thought at first that I was signing a charge for something else I had ordered extra--but after a few minutes I then I realized that this was not the case.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 10:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

No way could I not pay the extra if I had noticed. Since working in a shop dealing with a lot of money all day every day and the few times I made mistakes almost always the customer pointed it out! I was at the time so grateful as the boss would have been on my back if they hadn't.

The sales person may well get the sack or have to pay the money themselves- it is money you were prepared to pay when you made the transaction... not to be taken as a windfall!
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used to have a pizza restaurant and the staff would sometimes make a mistake with the bill--never ever did the customer point out the mistake and offer to pay the difference.

I never took it out of employees salaries--they were always honest mistakes
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 1:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Where I used to waitressed, the guests used coupons or signed for their bills. (the Hollandse Club)

These coupons are worse than cash!!! Imagine when you are busy!!! Arrrgh... banghead
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
I used to have a pizza restaurant and the staff would sometimes make a mistake with the bill--never ever did the customer point out the mistake and offer to pay the difference.

I never took it out of employees salaries--they were always honest mistakes


Did you have a pizza restaurant in Thailand Mike?

Yep, I went back and paid Wave
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yes I had a very nice pizza place in Chaingrai. That was another lifetime Very Happy

Now on to the pc mistake thing
I have been living here for ages and been cheated, ripped off, scammed and shaftedea thousand times--so no id di not inform the shop of the mistake in fact I got out of their ASAP.. I fully expected them to find out the eror and somehow charge my card or whatever-but nothing.

This shop--although small was in a very prominent, high traffic area and they did tons of business- so its not like I was putting a mom and pop out of business
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
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Yes I had a very nice pizza place in Chaingrai. That was another lifetime Very Happy

Now on to the pc mistake thing
I have been living here for ages and been cheated, ripped off, scammed and shaftedea thousand times--so no id di not inform the shop of the mistake in fact I got out of their ASAP.. I fully expected them to find out the eror and somehow charge my card or whatever-but nothing.

This shop--although small was in a very prominent, high traffic area and they did tons of business- so its not like I was putting a mom and pop out of business


I sorta figured you did that, dude Wink

I myself would have done the same thing (as stated before) for the same reasons you just stated Wink.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Mike wrote:
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Yes I had a very nice pizza place in Chaingrai. That was another lifetime Very Happy

Now on to the pc mistake thing
I have been living here for ages and been cheated, ripped off, scammed and shaftedea thousand times--so no id di not inform the shop of the mistake in fact I got out of their ASAP.. I fully expected them to find out the eror and somehow charge my card or whatever-but nothing.

This shop--although small was in a very prominent, high traffic area and they did tons of business- so its not like I was putting a mom and pop out of business


I sorta figured you did that, dude Wink

I myself would have done the same thing (as stated before) for the same reasons you just stated Wink.


Thanks Thanks--I feel better now
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mike wrote:
RahulDG wrote:
Mike wrote:
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Yes I had a very nice pizza place in Chaingrai. That was another lifetime Very Happy

Now on to the pc mistake thing
I have been living here for ages and been cheated, ripped off, scammed and shaftedea thousand times--so no id di not inform the shop of the mistake in fact I got out of their ASAP.. I fully expected them to find out the eror and somehow charge my card or whatever-but nothing.

This shop--although small was in a very prominent, high traffic area and they did tons of business- so its not like I was putting a mom and pop out of business


I sorta figured you did that, dude Wink

I myself would have done the same thing (as stated before) for the same reasons you just stated Wink.


Thanks Thanks--I feel better now


We're all human Mike -

Everyone wants to save a buck Wink.

Cheers! occasion occasion

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Especially when you are dealing with these shop employees/owners who lie about their products and try to sell you stuff you don't need.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Especially when you are dealing with these shop employees/owners who lie about their products and try to sell you stuff you don't need.


And when they quote you four times the original price of a product ... just because your a foreigner ... Smile

Geez, I guess the fact the locals earn more than foreigners a lot of times (at least here in China) doesnt register with them fools.

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