(21/03/2007, Wednesday)
我一定是瘋了﹐ 還是太衝動了。
剛剛有個美女走進來﹐ 細聲細氣地向我推銷產品。就是上次有個無禮印度 SALESMAN 推銷的書。 (請見 超無禮的推銷員 一文)
這已是第三次 GROLIER INTERNATIONAL 的人上門推銷了。
但這次不是印度人﹐ 而是一位穿底胸上衣的華裔美女﹐有漂亮臉蛋和好身材﹐ 斯文而彬彬有禮。
噢﹐ 那一刻我一定變了個‘喜歡女人的女人’ ﹐ 我真是太衝動了﹐ 不知道簽了訂單可不可以反悔。
我訂了一套 RM2,400-00 的書給晨晨。 大約50 本書 = RM48 一本。 有六種不同類型的書﹕
1。WORDS – 4 VOL (我最喜歡這套﹐全是DISNEYLAND 的卡通人物呢﹗)
2。READ ALONG – 4 VOL + 4 CD (聽 CD 說故事)
3。I WONDER WHY – 24 VOL (類似兒童百科‘十萬個為甚麼’)
4。LOGICO PICCOLO – 20 SETS GAME CARDS (在游戲中學習﹐可惜只剩 5~9歲的那套)
5。RE-USING & RECYCLING – 6 VOL
6。RAISE YOUR CHILDREN ESTEEM – 1 VOL
我一定是瘋了。 RM2,400-00可以買張來回機票去旅行了。還可以買更多的書。 這不符合我一向經濟實惠的個性。
因為這女的漂亮又謙虛讓我心情愉快。
因為她向我推銷的書比上兩次來的印度推銷員所推銷的更多更好。
因為她說她是 COLLEGE 實習生﹐沒有 COMMISSION﹐ 所以顧客以同樣價錢卻可得到更多的書。
因為她說可以得到 RM1000 的 TAX RELIEF。
因為有分期付款﹐ RM312 DEPOSIT + RM87 INSTALMENT PER MONTH (24 個月) 。被那‘RM87 一個月好像還OK’ 的感覺弄糊塗了。
因為我對童書實在沒有強大的自制力。
上兩次我已經很忍耐了﹐ 如果不是推銷員的無禮﹐我可能會考慮。
我給了RM50 訂金﹐ 現在想反悔﹐ RM50 可以送給她當是買下她向我推銷解說的時間。
可是市面上卻完全找不到類似整套的書。
實在難以取捨。
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22/03/07, Thursday 記﹕
昨晚回家對胖子提起﹐ 正如我所料﹐ 胖子把一大盆冰水往我頭上澆﹕「我的第一份工作就是推銷員﹐ 我知道他們用的手段。 這種產品一定是市場上找不到﹐ 所以價錢一定貴一倍。 家裡的書妳都沒時間完全唸給晨晨聽﹐ 妳還要買一套來積灰塵。 我們比較需要那筆錢來給晨晨進PLAYSCHOOL。」呃﹐ 不買不是不買囉﹗我昨天下班前已經取消訂單了。 那美女也沒有嘗試說服我。 但是﹐ 我怕今天他們會派個高手來說服我﹐ 再把答應今天交給我的書帶過來﹐ 那一定會是非常激烈的心理交戰。所以﹐ 今天特地沒帶太多現鈔在身﹐ 信用卡也沒帶出來。。。。。哼﹐ 如果有錢﹐ 我買十套在家積灰塵 / 送朋友﹗﹗
囘到娘家問父母, 他們竟然大力反對, 說甚麽當年(起碼 25 年前)他們買了一整套READER DIGEST 的百科全書, 由兒童至成人的都有。 結果我們碰都不碰, 成了書架上的裝飾品。 簡直是浪費。
可是, 可是那套百科全書看起來很無聊咧! 我喜歡的這套有DISNEYLAND 卡通還有很多漂亮圖案, 小孩會很喜歡, 而且當年父母都不會念書給我們聼的, 誰會自己拿來看啊!
只是這套書只能耐到晨晨12嵗罷了。 12嵗以後又是另一套百科全書。。。。想想RM2,400只能耐10年(也許不到十年就不看了。。。。) 還是把父母家裏舊的那套搬回家算了。 哇哈哈哈。。。。

Quite expensive ohhh...
did you look at all books samples ?? if you think they are good then worth it......just afraid they will give you books that is not what they show you......also, maybe you can search those sell books websites such as amazon.com & others to compare the prices..... maybe last time send 2 guys didnt get many sales......this time they think send an attractive girl will have more sales.......heheh......
Yeah, for me, that's DAMN expensive.
jysu, I have seach on the net, this is Grolier site: http://www.naukri.com/gpw/grolier/index.html I am lazy to compare the book thru website. better buy directly from bookstore. The girl did show me the sample except the last 2 item.
If the thing is really good, I think it is okay to buy as you said..difficult to find whole set. I am very interested in the 'LOGICO PICCOLO – 20 SETS GAME CARDS' :)
i tot this only happened on ur husband... : )
ChiaYen, Ya, I like the game cards too, but too bad the 2 ~5 years old is out of stock. Jiaher, Sometime I wonder my past life was a man too. I really LOVE to see beautiful and sexy women. @_@
Books for kids nowadays are so expensive..perhaps bookshop in KK not much choices. In S'pore I am not sure how much they sell, but lots parents brought their kids go NLB borrow kids book. Should compare with Amazon or Yahoo auction site, compare the price and delivery fees. Not tat difficult, just take your time to compare it. Last month I ordered 1 dozen tins of Meiji Amino Collagen from Amazon website. In Singapore per tin sell at watson is S$65. In Amazon, they have offered so each tin cost S$22 (1740Yen). My Japanese friend help me collected the packages and deliver to me via Sea S$54 - (3700Yen). So total - S$27 per tin (Include delivery fee) Still cheaper then purchase from Watson :-) Besides, I purchase 2nd hand books from Amazon Japan, wah..quality really like new books! I checked many times still cant imagine the books is belong to 中古 (Japanese called 2nd hand is 中古). 1 set 7 books (文庫書 =合訂本版)、書名:PS。俊平元気ですか?、Author:紫門ふみ、Cost S$23.60 (1800Yen)
I have just add in another paragraph. MuiYee, Sounds good, I will check Amazon later. Thanks.
"哼﹐ 如果有錢﹐ 我買十套在家積灰塵 / 送朋友﹗﹗" <---- hahahha......good one......if got money, no need to wait for the 推銷員..... "Sometime I wonder my past life was a man too. I really LOVE to see beautiful and sexy women. @_@" <---- 好在妳也是......heheh......
can take back the 50 $ or not ??
If I stayed in KK, We share share the cost of the books. Just the LOGICO (math) selling very expensive already. Over RM300 if not mistaken. But I Heard chinese version LOGICO is very cheap less than RM100. You can ask your sister to look for you in china.
can take back the RM50 or not?
actually buying books for children is a good thing. which i encourage every parent do. although in the future those books may become "dust collector" and stay only on the shelf. but book = knowledge = wisdom. ** only the wise reads ** maybe if u think from this angle then u will not regret. not to make yourself feel good. but kids deserve to know more and learn. :)
jysu & Mei Mei, The girl said the RM50 is refundable as I haven't received the book yet. But, I don't think they will refund it to me.
ChiaYen, 可惜2~5 嵗的 LOGICO 已沒貨, 他們只能給我 5~9 嵗的。 那讓我很沒癮。 如果他們能給我2~5 嵗的, 我會更痛苦掙扎。。。哈哈哈 市場上有 LOGICO 賣嗎? 我從來沒聽説這東西。
Estella, 今天我向我父母提起, 他們竟然大力反對, 我父母當年也買了整套READER DIGEST 的百科全書, 兒童和成人的都有。 但是, 我們全沒碰過, 成了書架上的裝飾品。。。。
又加了幾段。 決定不買了。 把父母家裏的兒童百科全書搬回家好了。
市場上有 LOGICO, let me find the taiwan one for you.. http://www.wowo.net.tw/product/logico/logico.htm Use this search engine link to find more :) http://www.google.com.tw/search?hl=zh-TW&q=logico&btnG=Google+%E6%90%9C%E5%B0%8B&meta=lr%3Dlang_zh-TW
I still remember your 父母 house got a set of chinese 神話故事. Everyday 1 story, and it will tell you the story about the day. I love it!!!!!
Yen, 噢! 我想起那套中國神話故事集。 小時候好愛好愛看, 但是, 那是向我舅舅借的。 昨晚給晨晨看READER DIGEST 的兒童故事書共十二集。 我想它們起碼有25嵗了。 晨晨非常喜歡。 也好, 讓我忘了GROLIER 那套漂亮可愛的吧!
Kristy ar.... 今天我接到书店来的电话, 问我续订中文版的 National Geography.... RM399. 讲的我的牙肉都出血了, 还是不要放弃! 一直用 RM1000 tax relief 来说服我. Tong Hing 英文版的 National Geography 才卖 RM10, 闲钱多meh? 我家也有 Grolier 的书, 生灰尘咯.... 以后的小孩的知识来源,应该大都从 Internet... download 给她看咯....
hahaha...you make me feel a lot better. :D
Kristy, you can get the Disneyland 百科全书 from Penguins,Jalan Pantai oh. :) I also like to get books for Qing, but always go for cheaper one, this set too expensive oh. Sometimes you can get good book from popular. :)
Ha?? REALLY ah? where? where is Penguin? can I have the full address. OMG, I really can get the similar one from there??
I'm not sure whether is the same one or not, but I saw there got a few Disneyland 百科全书. Pengiuns is just beside the Bank Simpana National, Jalan Pantai.
OK thanks, I will look for that.
Let me know when you got it oh. :)
看了你的 "超无礼的推销员"..... 真的是无言.... =.=!!!! 也让身为 Salesperson 的我觉得这个 celaka 的 salesman 侮辱了 Salesperson 应该有的专业... Really Really Celaka!
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