1 /5 Jay: July 30, 2025
I was in a great mood today and decided to visit my favorite store, only to have a deeply disappointing shopping experience that left me frustrated, with my blood pressure soaring and no appetite for dinner. So here’s a heads-up: be cautious when dealing with the current manager.
Around 5 PM, I walked in with no intention of buying anything specific. But this place had often surprised me in the past, so I took my time browsing. Eventually, I came across a keyboard priced at $29. I liked it. The manager happened to be nearby—though I didn’t know he was the manager at the time because I’d never seen him before.
In a typical Aussie manner, I casually asked, “Can I have a good price?” I was hoping he’d offer something, since I’m a bit shy. But he insisted that I make the offer. So I said, “$20?” He agreed with a simple “OK.”
As I was inspecting the keyboard, I felt like something was missing. A quick online search showed that this model actually comes in two parts: the main keyboard and a separate numeric pad. Suddenly, I remembered seeing the full version in the store about three weeks ago. So I asked, “Could you possibly find the other part?”
To their credit, they did find it. I went to the counter to pay, but the manager said, “Now that it’s complete, it’s $29.” I reminded him, “But you already agreed to $20.” His response? “That was before we found the second part.”
I was honestly speechless.
First of all, he never mentioned the keyboard was incomplete when he agreed to the lower price. He presented it as a “good deal,” without disclosing the missing number pad—that’s misleading and disappointing.
Second, once the missing part was found, he immediately reverted to the original price—completely disregarding the agreement.
Left with no choice, I said fine, I’ll pay $29, but I will leave a bad comment. Honestly, that was just a moment of frustration—I wasn’t planning to go through with it, because I genuinely liked this store.
But then things got worse.
The manager suddenly flipped. He said, “I’m not selling it to you anymore. I don’t want to talk to you.”
Just like that. My joyful day was ruined. Is this what the store stands for?
He then kept saying things like, “If you don’t buy it now, I’ll relabel it $39 and sell it anyway—because now it’s complete.”
It felt very unpleasant and unnecessarily hostile.
Let me remind you, dear manager: you only found the missing part because I, your loyal customer, pointed it out.
I pulled out my phone and asked him to explain what just happened, but he suddenly became evasive, like an ostrich burying its head in the sand. He could only mutter generic excuses—nothing real, nothing honest. Luckily I recorded a clip of it and I found it quite ridiculous.
Dear friends, if you visit this place, be very careful. Something has changed. There’s a new, strange person in charge.
This isn’t about the $9 difference.
It’s about feeling deceived. Treated unfairly.
If this is how customer issues are now handled here, it makes me question the store’s direction.
I need a break. I’m genuinely upset.
Best of luck to everyone else.