shopping?

• faizmh

  7 Jul 07, 23:09

  hi to all
  i am confused where to go shopping for electonic items in singapore
  help me out as i am from india and i am afraid shopkeepers can cheat or raise prices ...
  
  where can i get them at a decent price
• rebound

  7 Jul 07, 23:12

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  hi to all
  i am confused where to go shopping for electonic items in singapore
  help me out as i am from india and i am afraid shopkeepers can cheat or raise prices ...
  
  where can i get them at a decent price

  sim lim ur from india so they wont dare cheat u
• faizmh

  7 Jul 07, 23:15

  plz help
• ndmmxiaomayi

  7 Jul 07, 23:16

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  hi to all
  i am confused where to go shopping for electonic items in singapore
  help me out as i am from india and i am afraid shopkeepers can cheat or raise prices ...
  
  where can i get them at a decent price

  What do you wish to get?
• faizmh

  7 Jul 07, 23:26

  laptop .. music system .. mobile .. hard disk ..
  
  can u tell me ro send me the link where i can see the products in SLS
  
  i doono much abt slim lim square or Funan .. but in a weeks time i am in singapore .. i know singapore people here in this forum
  
  plz help
  
  thanks
• ndmmxiaomayi

  7 Jul 07, 23:37

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  laptop .. music system .. mobile .. hard disk ..
  
  can u tell me ro send me the link where i can see the products in SLS
  
  i doono much abt slim lim square or Funan .. but in a weeks time i am in singapore .. i know singapore people here in this forum
  
  plz help
  
  thanks

  Laptop - no particular brand? Any particular uses for it? Like gaming or just normal surfing?
  
  Music system - not really good at it. Someone will help you out.
  
  Mobile - I assume it's a mobile phone? If yes, you can get it at in a lot of places in Singapore.
  
  Hard disk - internal or external?
  
  You can see a list of price list here: http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/download.php
  
  Trusted shops are Fuwell, Bell, Laser Distributor.
  
  For notebooks, if it's just general purpose, try getting one at @ notebooks.com shop in SLS.
• Cool-gal

  7 Jul 07, 23:44

  from india??
  go mustafa then..
• faizmh

  7 Jul 07, 23:49

  laptop -- little bit of gaming
  music --
  mobile phone -- any model worth buying
  hard didk -- external USB
  
  Trusted shops .. u mentioned are located n SLS ??
  
  also can u mention which brand people of singapore prefer for notebook ,music,mobile and harddisk
  
  also thanks ndmmxiaomayi for your response
• faizmh

  7 Jul 07, 23:55

  the prices mentioned are in singapore dollars ??
  
  in this link http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/download.php
• ndmmxiaomayi

  8 Jul 07, 00:06

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  laptop -- little bit of gaming
  music --
  mobile phone -- any model worth buying
  hard didk -- external USB
  
  Trusted shops .. u mentioned are located n SLS ??
  
  also can u mention which brand people of singapore prefer for notebook ,music,mobile and harddisk
  
  also thanks ndmmxiaomayi for your response

  Most laptops are OK for gaming, given their specs.
  
  Mobile phone - if OK, just look around Singapore. They are everywhere.
  
  Hard disk - Seagate is a trusted brand here, and it offers international warranty. There are others like Ovation, Ranger, Toshiba and Samsung.
  
  The trusted shops which I mentioned are in Singapore.
  
  As for the brands:
  
  Laptops - Acer, HP, Fujitsu, Sony, Lenovo
  Mobile phones - Nokia, Samsung, LG, Sony Ericsson. Smartphones will be O2 and Dopod.
  Music - If it's MP3 players, Apple iPod, Samsung, iRiver, Creative are popular here.
  Hard disk - Seagate, Maxtor, Ovation.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  8 Jul 07, 00:07

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  the prices mentioned are in singapore dollars ??
  
  in this link http://sg.hardwarezone.com/priceguide/download.php

  Yup. All are in Singapore dollars.
• faizmh

  8 Jul 07, 00:27

  oh i see most of the shops are the same in slim lim and fucan ..
  
  should i go with product list in hand or will they offer me with reasonable price .. ??
  
  also should i bargain ??
  do they give bill ??
  can i as a visitor claim or refund GST(Goods and Services Tax)??
  
• eagle

  8 Jul 07, 01:31

  Dun get Acer laptops although they are very cheap
  But if u do get, extend ur warranty for Acer laptop
• WiNtEr'SkiLL

  8 Jul 07, 01:53

  Mustafa Cente is open 24 hours a day!
• faizmh

  8 Jul 07, 02:03

  can anyone reply to this
  
  "should i go with product list in hand or will they offer me with reasonable price .. ??
  
  also should i bargain ??
  do they give bill ??
  "
• ditzy

  8 Jul 07, 02:05

  At sim lim, they'll charge you gst when they don't even hold the registration to.
• viciouskitty74

  8 Jul 07, 02:09

  there is a GST claiming counter at Sim Lim & Funan.
  
  Go for shops that has 'Tax Free' logo and insist on a gst refund form.
  
  Then after purchase, you go to the information counter of the building and submit the forms.
  
  Some of the counters may be able to refund you cash on the spot if you refunds are small amounts.
  
  if not, they will send you a cheque at your home country.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  8 Jul 07, 21:39

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  oh i see most of the shops are the same in slim lim and fucan ..
  
  should i go with product list in hand or will they offer me with reasonable price .. ??
  
  also should i bargain ??
  do they give bill ??
  can i as a visitor claim or refund GST(Goods and Services Tax)??
  

  Most IT goods can be bought from these places. Of course there are other places. But generally, people will go there.
  
  Take a look at the price guides and bargain if necessary, especially if they are trying to rip you off.
  
  We have no bills, except receipts. Keep those.
  
  You can claim back the GST... I think only from participating shops. Not so sure for this.
• de_middle

  9 Jul 07, 13:50

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  At sim lim, they'll charge you gst when they don't even hold the registration to.

  
• sermodabian

  9 Jul 07, 13:57

  AVOID LUCKY PLAZA!!! AND SOME SHOPS AT SIM LIM!!!
  
  
• Thomas300

  9 Jul 07, 19:47

  Originally posted by faizmh:

  laptop .. music system .. mobile .. hard disk ..
  
  can u tell me ro send me the link where i can see the products in SLS
  
  i doono much abt slim lim square or Funan .. but in a weeks time i am in singapore .. i know singapore people here in this forum
  
  plz help
  
  thanks

  laptop go sim lim buy better. If you want a cheap deal then wait for those poly school new semester start go visit their computer show. Haha.
  
  mobile can get from any singtel, m1 and starhub shop mah.
  
  hard disk can go sim lim and walk all the floors to get the price list before u buy loh. That time i spend almost 3hours there walking around to get my m2 card and storage drive.