Wednesday, April 29, 2009

NZ vs Msia

Yesterday, I went to Countdown Supermarket to get some groceries and I found a fairly cheap soft drink and thought that it would be good for me to buy and keep it for events as I am in the middle of crisis too. So it's written on the shelf ' Coca Cola 18 x 355ml can pack for $9.99, Save $5'. Saw that once I got into the supermarket and I do not buy a lot of soft drinks, meaning that I do not know how much it would usually cost. So, I just went strolling around the place to get the stuff I initially wanted and also checked the price of a normal bottle of Coke will cost. Found that 6 x 355ml can pack cost $3.99. So, I was like ' WOW'. Of course I decided to get that 18 can pack drink.

At the counter, with all the other groceries I bought, the total came up to about $53. I usually trust their system here, so I do not check the prices when they scanned the items. I do not do that back in Msia cause their system there is just terrible and just trying to steal money from us poor citizen. So, on the way back to my car, I was just looking at the receipt and I saw the drink I bought cost me $15.13 with $2.14 deducted which means $12.99. I paid $3 extra. Went back to the place and told them and was just trying to get the refund for the difference. So, I was just waiting for them to check the price, do their stuff on the computer and then they gave me back $13.
Then I was like, 'How much do I need to pay now?'
Sales person replied, 'Oh, no. It's free!'
My reaction was, 'Huh? Really?'
'Yes. It's the management's problem, so it's not your fault.'
'Oh, ok. Thanks.'

And so, that's how I got a free 18 x 355ml can pack of L&P!!! Woohoo!!! NZ is just so awesome. Imagine that in Msia. NEVER!!!!
*I know I said Coca Cola, but L&P, Sprite and Sprite Lite are among the range of drinks produced by the same company. I will never buy coke! Cause there's just sugar and acid and it taste horrible to me. L&P is one of the soft drinks that I would drink. Its taste is unique for and it has less carbonated water. Only found in NZ!! =)

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