Cheated! -- Worldwide Cameras Centre @ Peninsula Plaza
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Just wanted to post this as a caveat to others to prevent more from getting conned by this shop - Worldwide Cameras Centre.
Basically, I was trying to buy 4 boxes of Polariod film from the shop on Sunday afternoon. I managed to see the box of film I needed and so pointed it out to the shopkeeper to enquire about the pricing and he told me that it was $35 per box. I was fine with that pricing as its more or less the average I've seen around so I said I'll take 4 boxes. But he had no stock in the shop so he got his colleague to run back to their nearby stock room to pick it up.
During this time, since we were waiting, I paid up (foolishly) for the 4 boxes I wanted as I needed to go somewhere else after that.
Then, when the colleague came back, he passed me 2 boxes instead, claiming then he understood that I wanted 4 packs and not 4 boxes! (Polaroid 600 series film normally comes in 1 box of 2 packs/cartridges) and would not budge on giving me a refund.
No matter how I spoke to the staff (who were ever so friendly a moment ago), they just gave a cold shoulder and even ignored me to serve the other customers.
Later, I even called the manager of the shop (a certain Mr. Ling) saying that I wanted to either get a refund or lodge a complaint and all he did was to tell me mockingly to "go ahead and complain if I want to".
Luckily, the difference in amount wasn't too much but I'm definitely taking this as a lesson. Also, since I heard that this forum caters to a large number of photography fans, I thought it was appropriate to caution people a little.
Caveat Emptor!
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Worldwide Cameras Centre
111 North Bridge Road, #01-38, Penisula Plaza,
Singapore 179098
(Along the main road facing Funan)
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(Also on : http://forums.clubsnap.org/showthread.php?p=2422940#post2422940 ) -
you shouldnt have paid first
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report to case, complain in newspaper...
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Yeah, lesson learnt there but I just posting it around to warn more people that such black sheep exist~
So beware!
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Hmm... try goign Small Claims tribunal
But you must have proof that you did not get what you paid for. -
But i dun understand..
since you are already in Peninsula Plaza.. why you did not go Cathay.
So much more reputable. -
aiyo, films they oso wan to cheat..
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Yar actually.. Thats good plan.. Den Bored/KayPoh S'poreans will help you. Don't worry, im sure you will get back your money!Originally posted by BrUtUs:report to case, complain in newspaper...
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should create a big scene on the spot to tell the other customer there mah. why you so inconsiderate dun want to inform those other customer there?
