The price war certainly have put a challenge to the Major Bookstore chains in Malaysia. The ban of selling the book in a way is punishing the fans. If it is not about making money, and it is purely protest, I dont believe it achieves it’s objective either. For thousand of fans where their city do not have Carrefour nor Tesco, where are they going to get the book, if not Popular, Times or MPH? Nevertheless, the magic is gone, and the damage is done. I was also amused by some calling Tesco to stick to groceries, and leave the book business alone, more to more that Popular also sells food at their bookshops. Not really groceries, but there are chocolets and candies at the counter. And bookshops too sell music. I don’t hear the major Music Chain stores asking the bookshops to keep away from music? Truly amusing. It was a challenge to the bookstores, and the reply to this challenge was immature, resulting to thousands of disappointed fans.
On this day..
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[...] Magic gone with Major Bookstore Chains [...]
By All the Harry Potter (Malaysian-Related) News | shoppingNsales on 07.23.07 2:22 am | Permalink
I don’t understand the mentality of some of you people. What is the freaking wrong with TESCO and Carrefour selling at RM69.90?
And what’s the fuss about?
SO WHAT if the hypermarket is undercutting?
If you can get a book at a lower price, YOU BUY IT!
So, why want to buy the book at RM109.90? Because your principles? Because you want to prove to other people that you can afford a RM100+ book? or you just want to brag about it?
and about marketing. Do you really think that a book that people has been anticipating for 2 years NEEDS to advertise it to the fans? People has been hoping to get it EARLIER by one year or 2. So, saying that the hypermarkets are stealing the bookstores hard earn thunder is just crap. Harry Potter is a name people want to “ride” on it’s popularity.
Another thing, what’s the freaking deal about “cheap”?
Does that mean that my cousin who is a fanatic Harry Potter fan is a “fake” fan because she bought it at RM69.90, while my friend who bought it at RM109.90 because he just want to read it because his girlfriend is a huge fan is a REAL fan?
What kind of illogical, mentality or absurdness is this? I don’t understand you all, when you all can buy pirate CDs/DVDs, but shouts “FOUL”, when a highly popular book is given a huge discounts.
I am just sad that “common sense” is just a myth nowadays. While “illogical” stuff like, “hey, buying at RM69.90 is bad, we should buy at RM109.90.”
What the hell is going on in this world? or in the minds of Malaysians? I hope someone can figure it out, because I can’t.
By The Doctor on 07.23.07 10:22 am | Permalink