bobobo Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Hi all Bm:s Going to keep it short. Have had an eye operation. Need new glasses. Went to a Charoen shop. Saw a pair of nice frames. The lady said : if You buy these frames You get a pair of Oakleys sunglasses for free! They looked really cool. So I said OK. I know that I'm rather careless, so I wanted to buy an extra pair as a back-up. She told me if I did that I wasn't going to get the Oakleys! So if I bought two pair of glasses instead of one pair no promotion I asked. She said : Yes. I said I buy one pair today and get the sunglasses and come back tomorrow I buy another pair OK? She said NO . I said You are losing business..no answer..You can imagine the rest of our conversation..bla,bla..like talking to a statue. Very annoying but I was polite and calm., because this was mission impossible that's for sure. Now can anyone recommend a professional optical shop with a good selection of frames ?? Thanks in advance... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackman Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 (edited) you can't let them do that i would take a friend back to the store , take the deal you were offered then once you are concluded, watch the smile leave her face as you get your friend to buy the extra one you wanted i did it once on a wine bottle deal in Friendship they said only one deal per falang per day and i wanted x2 deals i just asked another guy who was in the store and asked him to make the second purchase for me the girl blurted out ''mafia!'' for circumventing the process with a little creative thinking i simply smiled and thought never mind love, keep taking the tablets... Edited September 21, 2013 by blackman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post champers Posted September 21, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted September 21, 2013 Is it not enough just to take the deal on offer? Why do people feel that a deal or special offer has to be milked over and above what it's worth? There's taking advantage of an offer, then there's taking the Michael. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackman Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Is it not enough just to take the deal on offer? Why do people feel that a deal or special offer has to be milked over and above what it's worth? There's taking advantage of an offer, then there's taking the Michael. i liked it so much i wanted two and got it call me greedy or opportunist who really cares? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redhead27 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Make the purchase for the deal, get your free pair of sunglasses. Once you get your glasses, should take a few days, come back a few days latter and buy your second pair. What are they going to do you will already have your first pair and the free sunglasses they can't take them back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 OMG! Did you just move to Thailand? CAN NOT! The rules are the rules. Thinking not allowed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattaya28 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 "Where's the optical logic" ?? Not in Thailand !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobo Posted September 21, 2013 Author Share Posted September 21, 2013 Not a big problem really was just a little surprised..where I come from You get a discount the more You buy. Not a discount if You buy less..:)Thanks for the advices... I'll "see" what I can do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Go back again in a couple days and get a 2nd pair of glasses and another free pair of Oakleys simple. If they keep track of your name take a friend and give him your prescription. One optical company in TLand has an offer from time to time of buy one pair get one pair free. Unfortunately the free pair is the frames only pony up for the lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted September 21, 2013 Share Posted September 21, 2013 Just go to a different branch, lots of them around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besth Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Someone explained to me once that when they do this promotions, where they limit the amount per person, it is because they offer only a small amount of product and they want as many people as possible to have the chance to try it, in the hope that then they will become repeat customers at non-promotion prices. In the OP case, it might have made sense that the second pair of normal glasses did not get the free sunglasses, but to say that buying two pairs, no sunglasses at all... well, Thai logic I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phitsanulokjohn Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 I sometimes wonder where the logic is in anything,in my beloved paradise,but you have to laugh or you'd end up being sectioned.THEY'RE COMING TO TAKE ME AWAY HAHA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimblegrumble Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 They're coming to take me away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Make the purchase for the deal, get your free pair of sunglasses. Once you get your glasses, should take a few days, come back a few days latter and buy your second pair. What are they going to do you will already have your first pair and the free sunglasses they can't take them back. That's far too easy... it's better to come on here for a good whine and complain.. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Not a big problem really was just a little surprised..where I come from You get a discount the more You buy. Not a discount if You buy less..:)Thanks for the advices... I'll "see" what I can do... But not in Thailand mate. You never seen the socks 1 pair for 30 baht, 3 pair for 100 ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 (edited) Make the purchase for the deal, get your free pair of sunglasses. Once you get your glasses, should take a few days, come back a few days latter and buy your second pair. What are they going to do you will already have your first pair and the free sunglasses they can't take them back. That's far too easy... it's better to come on here for a good whine and complain.. totster I didn't see the OP whining. What I saw was the exposing of the inconsequential deal on offer. Edited September 22, 2013 by jbrain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totster Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Make the purchase for the deal, get your free pair of sunglasses. Once you get your glasses, should take a few days, come back a few days latter and buy your second pair. What are they going to do you will already have your first pair and the free sunglasses they can't take them back. That's far too easy... it's better to come on here for a good whine and complain.. totster:) I didn't see the OP whining. What I saw was the exposing of the inconsequential deal on offer. I say whine... you say expose.. totster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobo Posted September 22, 2013 Author Share Posted September 22, 2013 Hi totser ! You see a lot of trees ... I see a forest ..) Take care mate.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitawatWatawit Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 Glad to see you can see at all, bobo. See you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I didn't see the OP whining. What I saw was the exposing of the inconsequential deal on offer. Why is it inconsequential? I think it's quite common, also in the west, with a clause like "offer limited to xxx per customer". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 I didn't see the OP whining. What I saw was the exposing of the inconsequential deal on offer. Why is it inconsequential? I think it's quite common, also in the west, with a clause like "offer limited to xxx per customer". Agree with the limited offer, so in the west it would be like this. Buy one pair of frames, get a free one pair of Oakley sun glasses. Buy two pair of frames, get free one pair of Oakley sun glasses. Only in Thailand it's buy two pair of frames, lose the free sun glasses you earned on the first purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Conners Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Hm, I kinda understood it as the OP wanted to get a second pair of free sunglasses with the second pair of glasses, and I kinda think that was probably also what the staff understood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brummiebob Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I think the staff tried to communicate that there will be no free pair with the second pair, but comes out as no free pair at all, not even the one that came with the first one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobobo Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Brummlebob, You right. That's what happened. I was not out fishing for an extra pair of sun glasses. But i went to another branch and found what I liked, And got a better deal and service both concerning a pair of sunglasses as a promotion(Oaklys) and price for my two glasses with the very special lenses I need. So cased closed. Thanks for Your help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloghead Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 You can bet your sweet ass those Oakleys will be as legitimate as a $3 bill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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