if money grows on trees...

i was with a friend at bangsar village ii yesterday, having coffee and window shopping..the new dortperks shop was soo boring, its bigger but i expected it to be more interesting..it being in the notorious bangsar village area yada yada..

newaysss...we went into one of those crazily expensive clothing shop to check out a winter coat (am looking for one since im off to uk in dec, but the price is 1.5k! gile lah) and while we were there, there was a lady, malay, about mid fifties, blond hair, LV bag, gucci sunglasses - u get the picture, was loudly complaining at the customer service area..

she was holding what looks like an ordinary tshirt, and was demanding her money back because there was a tiny tear at one side of the t shirt..

the sales person was not accommodating her because he insisted they cant give refunds or exchanges for items already worn and plus, the tear happens after she has already worn the tshirt, well yeah, fair, enough all shops are like that right? i mean, at the point we were thinking "apelah perempuan nie, takkan itu pun tak tau kan?"..

note - we were sibuk-ly browse dekat2 situ to hear the rest of the story hahaha

so they were arguing left and right and center and FINALLY i got the full picture of why she is so pissed and demanded the money back..

the tshirt is made of quite a flimsy material, some organic stuff, almost like see through material like, but its still just a simple short sleeve t shirt, no blings or anything, its a bit gathered on both sides, but thats it..the lady wore it once that very morning, she purchased it the day before, and when she put the tshirt on, the gathered cloth at the side unravelled and a tiny tear occured - ok i dont know how it happened but that her story..

the reason she demanded a refund or at least, an exchange, is because the tshirt cost is..
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i like to do this now, follow lady verde hahaha tapi xleh buat selalu nanti kena marah with LV hehehe (xpe ek verde skali skala :p :p :p)
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where was i?
oh the price..
its a whopping RM955!! close to a thousand buckaroos!!
SERIOUSLY!!

no wonder she is so pissed! i would be too! baru nak pakai dah koyak..and plus, if it tears when she was putting it on, to me it mean the needle work of the tshirt is bad and definetely i will blame the shop for it, but wud i go back to the shop and demand a refund if it happens? and would i get it? i probably would not go back and try to fix it on my own, especially if i tore out the tag already - note, that's why u shud always try it again at home (to parade in front of yr sisters usually haha) without taking of the tag, in case of anything happen BUT just dont forget to cut it before u go out..

but in this case, when you already spend so much on it, what do you do if its spoiled before you can even enjoy it?

so i cant help but wonder, there should be a warranty for purchases that high right? i mean, nowadays, even a simple 200 bucks mp3 player comes with a one year warranty! so items like clothing and handbags (i think some handbags do hv right?) shud also comes with warranties!

i mean you spent gazzilion of dollars for a top, and it got torn, you should be able to replace it with a new one, or at least free repairs service!

then again, i suppose there's a reason really really expensive clothes always always stresses on the cutting, the make, the needle work and when you purchase, you know you are getting a damn good quality stuff that is suppose to last forever and to pass on to yr kids and their kids...

so lesson learned? dont buy flimsy tshirt that will cost u a thousand bucks when u can get a pasar malam for 3 sepuluh ringgit :p

what do you think?

ps : oh, we didnt stick around long enough to find out if she got her refund back or not, the sales lady got suspicious when we start giggling quite uncontrollably so decided to get out before they called security. but in all fairness, i think she's entitled :p