pressured to buy products while in undies
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Half-naked, I had no choice but to agree
Woman claims she was pressured to buy more products from slimming salon while in underwear
By Kor Kian Beng
November 08, 2005
LYING on a slimming centre's bed waiting to start her first treatment session, she felt vulnerable clad only in her bra and panties.
Ms Ng Sau Khim (above), who did not want her face to be shown. --MOHD ISHAK
So when, in her state of semi-nakedness, she was told she had to buy more products, she felt she had no choice but to agree.
Ms Ng Sau Khim, 29, claimed she didn't get the big picture at the outset when she signed up at the Orchard Road slimming salon.
The figure-conscious Singaporean now wants a refund as, she alleged, she was pressured into buying extra products.
Is this a case of a customer who changed her mind?
The New Paper tried repeatedly for a month to get a response from the slimming centre. But it has consistently declined to comment. The centre is not being named for legal reasons.
Is this slimming salon using unfair sales tactics?
Yes, claimed Ms Ng and other customers.
The Consumer Association of Singapore (Case) said it has received 17 complaints against this particular salon this year, of which 10 were on alleged pressure-selling.
Ms Ng said she felt pressured when the therapist told her that she had to buy some products in order for the treatment to continue.
'I refused at first because I got the impression earlier that the $8,888 slimming package I had signed up for would include the cost of all products,' she said.
Ms Ng claimed she was asked to buy about $2,000 worth of products while she was on the treatment table.
She claimed the therapist resumed treatment only after she agreed to buy $1,200 worth of the products.
After her treatment, she claimed she was talked into buying an additional $3,800 worth of products.
You may ask: Why didn't she just get up and walk away?
Ms Ng, who's in between jobs, said: 'It's easier said than done. It's not easy to know how to react properly when you've never been caught in that sort of situation.
'Also, I had already paid for more than 30 sessions and I wasn't sure if they would refund me if I had refused to buy the products.'
After the session, she lodged a complaint with Case. -
she jus dunno how to say NO NO NO NO NO NO
if required, yell NO! NO! NO! NO!
whether naked or not, jus NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO all the way -
Threaten to run out and scream, "Rape!"
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when i go to health center, after suana, i will be half naked and lie there let the girl massage me.
while she's giving me the massage service, she keep asking me "Ai specail mai?" if i reply dun want, she touch me here and there and ask again.
at such situation, most guys couldnt think with thier big head, mostly they gonna think with thier small head and agree.
it this a similar tatics to what the thread started posted? -
Problem is, for the women, their special costs a few K.Originally posted by mochou:when i go to health center, after suana, i will be half naked and lie there let the girl massage me.
while she's giving me the massage service, she keep asking me "Ai specail mai?" if i reply dun want, she touch me here and there and ask again.
at such situation, most guys couldnt think with thier big head, mostly they gonna think with thier small head and agree.
it this a similar tatics to what the thread started posted?
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not only one.Originally posted by FireIce:she jus dunno how to say NO NO NO NO NO NO
if required, yell NO! NO! NO! NO!
whether naked or not, jus NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO all the way
quite a few people have complained. -
cant understand ladies..want go slim down go exercise n diet..why spent thousand over dollars to slim down...if u cant take it ..forget about slimming down...wad losers
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not thousand over, $8888
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that incident is a good reason why ladies should also go for NS; to slim down FREE of charge~!!
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Looking around I think men need to have their NS extended too...Originally posted by Mr Fugue:that incident is a good reason why ladies should also go for NS; to slim down FREE of charge~!! -
yeah i agree...imagine ladies going commandos n coming out ...woot..remeber posting a muscular female soldier before..Originally posted by Mr Fugue:that incident is a good reason why ladies should also go for NS; to slim down FREE of charge~!! 
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look at israeli women.Originally posted by borntolive:yeah i agree...imagine ladies going commandos n coming out ...woot..remeber posting a muscular female soldier before.. ..hot!
fantastic. -
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This situation is a classic.
On one hand, these so-called spa treatement salons prey on the hopes and fantasies of women, on the other hand, these women are tempted and lured into such a trap by their own vanity.
Ethically, the company is certainly wrong. Technically? What crime have they committed? How many similar cases have we seen already? -
demi moore's t i t s are man-made right?
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it happen in not just slimming center...those facial shop also...Originally posted by BillyBong:This situation is a classic.
On one hand, these so-called spa treatement salons prey on the hopes and fantasies of women, on the other hand, these women are tempted and lured into such a trap by their own vanity.
Ethically, the company is certainly wrong. Technically? What crime have they committed? How many similar cases have we seen already?
that is why i dun dare to try those promotion for credit card holders... -
that is why i dun dare to try those promotion for credit card holders...
It is well known. My wife know but still she purposely wanna go for that 1 lesson free facial and slimming. Some facial and slimming centre opened by same owner cuz the decor inside the shop very similiar and they open very close to each other. Depending on centre staff, my wife encountered the most persistent one is from the slimming centre and not the facial centre. My guess is slimming centre quota harder to reach cuz too expensive?
First they wanna see your credit card to see you got money then accept the voucher. Then they persuade you to sign your card on their packages. My wife after use finish freebies act blur insist cannot sign without hubby permission. So the staff ask wife call me on handphone. So wife ask me wait somewhere. Then when staff no notice my wife just simply walk out very fast. The centre staff got follow but follow until the shopping complex outside no follow already hahaha...
Those centres look at $$$$$$$$$ say wat care for our body and face bullshit lah... money is wat they want. Got read newspaper those centre owner live in wat? Live in big bungalow then $$$ from where? From stupid ladies $$$$ lor give them money to live in comfort
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Originally posted by dragg:look at israeli women.
fantastic.
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isnt is disgusting.
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your wife is smart~!!!
Originally posted by sohguanh:
[b]that is why i dun dare to try those promotion for credit card holders...
It is well known. My wife know but still she purposely wanna go for that 1 lesson free facial and slimming. Some facial and slimming centre opened by same owner cuz the decor inside the shop very similiar and they open very close to each other. Depending on centre staff, my wife encountered the most persistent one is from the slimming centre and not the facial centre. My guess is slimming centre quota harder to reach cuz too expensive?
First they wanna see your credit card to see you got money then accept the voucher. Then they persuade you to sign your card on their packages. My wife after use finish freebies act blur insist cannot sign without hubby permission. So the staff ask wife call me on handphone. So wife ask me wait somewhere. Then when staff no notice my wife just simply walk out very fast. The centre staff got follow but follow until the shopping complex outside no follow already hahaha...
Those centres look at $$$$$$$$$ say wat care for our body and face bullshit lah... money is wat they want. Got read newspaper those centre owner live in wat? Live in big bungalow then $$$ from where? From stupid ladies $$$$ lor give them money to live in comfort [/b] -
nowadays if u wanna earn big bucks, ur ideas must focus on women
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at least when I go to sgforums BBQ with her, she can protect me.........Originally posted by dragg:isnt is disgusting.
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is she fireice?
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women's weakness.............Originally posted by redname:nowadays if u wanna earn big bucks, ur ideas must focus on women
...........vainpot~!! -
or kidsOriginally posted by redname:nowadays if u wanna earn big bucks, ur ideas must focus on women