GITEX Shopper 2005
I would not say that Gitex Shopper lived up to my expectations especially for someone who is looking for a great bargain. Heck, I think I can find better offers with the shop that just sits near our flat without paying the hefty 15 dirhams entrance fee (...very commercial!)
One example is a Sony digital video camera (HC32E) which was priced in one shop at a hefy 2,065 AED (one of the midsize retail chains) and in dumbo mumbo shop, it was 1,960+ AED (with free case and 3 tapes freebies). Our nearby shop sells it at almost 1,800 AED... (crap!)
However, I think discerning shoppers for laptops, LCD TVs and MP3 players can find myriads of choices here. But do your homework first because gimmicks in Gitex can mask horrendous buys out there.
Overall, the event was just a one big carnival:
with some entertainment dance programs like this in Intel's:
or watching magic tricks in Emirates Computers':
....and they just sum up the experience:
....crowded circus entertainment and feeling tricked after discovering that you've just made a lame puchase!
posted by YelJay @ 11:10 AM
4 Comments:
gitex, one big helluva marketing boo-boo waiting for you to be duped. :)
What's more astounding is the clueless staff hired to work at this carnival. Three shop attendants (at the same booth) could not give me the price of iPod accessories, and had to wait for the "supervisor" to return. Needless to say, I walked away.
Isn't it frustrating once you realized you're more informed than the sales staff? I have had countless, disappointing experiences even outside Gitex, to say the least.
hEY...JUST KEEP YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY AND LET'S CELEBRATE HERE.....YOUR CHECK OF COURSE!
JUST GIVE ME A CALL...lol!
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