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Time to re-look at the purchase of expensive chairs. http://liangkaixin.wordpress.com/2012/08/1...o-about-chairs/ Much ado about chairs Posted on August 15, 2012 by kyeixhin Hi guys, you know there was this hooha on Ministry of Manpower and their ergonomic chairs right? Link to story: http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/S...325-270092.html In short, they

As many already know, car sales people or executives at car showrooms will often treat showroom visitors according to a set of personal "scales" or "benchmarks" with which to decide whether they (visitors) are potential customers. - Sometimes it's your age: Too young = play play only. don't wanna waste my time - Dressed to shabbily: Too poor. Cannot afford the BMWs / Mercs / Porsches I'm selling (maybe less so for less prestigious marques) - Flashy car = big fish = must smile widely and entertain his/her every request Do we all agree with these, occasionally, unreliable "profiling" sales execs use in deciding whether to make an effort to assist customers? Personal experience, if I walk in (i look relatively young but am really not as young as I look), sometimes sales execs won't take even a second look at me. And sometimes it happens even when showrooms are relatively empty. But if i dress properly, they'll come in droves. Once at the Mini showroom (hunting for friend's car), they'll see me driving in and come drooling. Even to the extent of opening the glass door for my friend and I (cos the green house showroom gives people inside 100% visibility of cars coming in). Issit an Asian/Singaporean mentality? Cos I've been to foreign showrooms in more westernised countries, and have never gotten that kinda treatment even when we occasionally drove a rental. Not saying it's right or wrong. But I'm seeking personal accounts and/or maybe comments from fellow MCFers. Perhaps different experiences? Nice stories? Or horror stories? :)

With the current price surge in crude, petrol prices increased as well, tagging its trend with crude. For example, it surged to US$135/barrel and petrol prices was adjusted. Known it was increased twice last week. But, it came down to US$131 again, does the petrol price goes down to the former price? It increase when crude surge, but never decrease when it goes down. Wat the heck? If PETCO wants to adjust according to crude, wake up and do it with ethics. Dun think we Singaporeans are goldfish and has been doing that since how long ago...