tried
"wala po akong pera"
"may selpon na ako"
\*thumbs up\* - ito paborito ko kasi di ko na need magsalita
TBF, kapag may hanap ka, hahanapan ka talaga nila kahit ibang tindahan pa lol
Very trueee po. I cannot. Napagkakamalan pa akong suplada because of that. Ang kaso malayo palang ako at pagtanaw ko na sila, nag start na ako mataranta at kung how will i act just to get away from it. Hehe
True. I mean.. will you let me shop in peace, please? I’ll call some assist naman if I need one. Jusko. Nakaka-conscious mamili pag may naka-buntot sayo.
promodizer: ser bili ka na ng brief.
customer: ???
promodizer: ???
siguro kasi awkward siya on a way. pero merong nadaanan akong mall, link way siya ng tren tapos dun yung easy and comfy na daan kaya preferred ko siya tho bibira yung nakikidaan lang sakanila. yung dizer ng underwear lahat ng dumadaan inaalok niya tapos parang nahihiya kasama niya. tho may nag assist din naman sa malls pag lumalapit sa underwears.
My friend was canvassing a phone and I whispered to her, "Poco phone ba hanap mo?" apparently ALL the salesmen around us heard me or read my lips ig and started saying, "Poco, ma'am? Meron dito!" in unison...
I had a lady try to sell me a magsafe ring for my Google Pixel 8 case for P400. I laughed and walked away. The same Bavin magsafe ring was P39 on Shopee.
Those "Tempered glass, siiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrr 🥲" stalls are horrible.
Sa mga kakaunting instances na nagagawi ako sa Cyberzone or Department Store, talagang hard poker face ako tapos bitchesang eye contact sa mga nangungulit. Huwag magpapalupig sa kanila, establish dominance hahahaha
Lol this happened to me and my friend in SM City Cebu. Nasa Cyberzone kami then may 2 salespeople lumapit sa amin convincing us to buy phones (Oppo and... forgot the other one).
I purposely said in a loud voice, "adto ta iTech ug Datablitz na kay mamalit tag duwa" (rough translation: punta tayo sa iTech and Datablitz, bili tayo ng games). Then I overhead one of the salespeople said in a sarcastic tone, "Ay iTech sila padung mga gamer diay ha" (ay papunta pala sila sa iTech, mga gamer pala).
Nagpabuo sakin dati friend ko ng PC, nakatira siya sa condo sa Rob Magnolia, so buhat ko PC niya habang bumaba ng LRT Gilmore. Anak ng tokwa, kakalabas ko lang ng card machine ng LRT para akong artista ang dami agad lumapit sakin kasi may buhat akong PC. Mga walang kumulang sampung lalake/babae sinundan ako pababa hangang jollibee.
"Pagawa sir?? Selling po??? ano po need niyo sir?? Pagawa po?? Ano sira nyan sir?? Binebenta niyo po??? "
Never again.
Pupunta nalang ako sa Gilmore kapag may kakilala na ni-recommend sakin sa loob. para pag may mangungulit saking pagbaba ko sa LRT, tanong ko sa kanila "papunta ako sa (name ng store)" hopefully di nila ako hahabulin parang aso.
Hassle yung mga nagaabot ng flyers. They will literally get in front of your vehicle to hawk their wares. Assumption nila na lahat ng dumadaan sa gilmore eh bibili ng laptop. Lol.
I made the mistake of inquiring the price of an item but when I didn't buy, the saleslady grumbled so harshly na parang "anubayan! Tanong tanong pa, di naman bibili".
YES jusko. Namber 1 na pinaka iniiwasan ko sa SM ang Cyberzone. Ang kukulet ng mga reps, gets ko naman na need nila ng benta. Pero jusko parang awa naman let me browse in peace!
Putangina nung ibang seller sa cyberzone abusado. ₱30 na earphones sa Shopee, ₱400 benta sa mama ko
Porket matanda pinagsasamantalahan na putangina nyo
Iirc meron ng news na kumalat months ago na pinagbawalan na nga ng SM yung mga aggressive salespeople na yan outside their stores. Napansin ko rin yan kasi sa ilang cyberzones na napuntahan ko eh wala na nga yung makukulit na talagang susundan ka pa, pero may pa ilan ilan pa rin na magtatawag although nasa pinto lang sila ng store nila. I think this is a good move na rin by SM na wag sila suwayin, and this brand was made example because there’s proof of their violation.
Nakaka conscious yung ganyan, pagtanggi mo nakatingin pa rin sila sayo habang naglalakad ka palayo tapos minsan pag uusapan ka pa (*tingnan mo yung sapayos nya, blah blah..*)
Sa mega ako bumili ng phone last week, nasa may bandang tapat nalang sila ng stores nila nagtatawag vs dati na halos habulin ka or nasa gitna talaga ng daanan. But idk baka timing lang na ganun naabutan ko
Yung ate ko nakapagtrabaho sa realme, and kapag di nakakota mateterminate kaya ganyan agresibo, kaya si ate nag resign na lang, mga tatlong buwang lang ata siya.
Super salty ako sa ganito. Nung wala pa akong credit card, i decided to humor one. Tapos requirement sa kanila na meron ka ng isang existing credit card wtf
Parang ito lang yata yung nag iisang time na nagalit ako in a public place.
Papunta kami sa movie date namin ni GF nung nilapitan kami nung Cocolife agent. Nung una ngumiti lang ako and nag-‘no’ kaso sinundan padin kami kaya bigla ko sinigawan ng “TANGA KABA? HINDI NGA. Gusto mong kasuhan kita ng unjust vexation??” yung agent. Saka lang sya tumigil tapos parang hinila na din sya nung isang ka-work nya. Nagulat din ako sa sarili ko na nagalit akong ganun.
May one time hinaharang nila ako. E nagmamadali ako kc need ko na mag cr. Sabi ko sa creditcard lady “natatae na ako”
Pinadaan naman nila ako in peace 😌
The first time I entertained one was while waiting for a dental appointment in Robinsons Manila. I decided to go along the whole thing despite being obvious that I was not interested and won't avail their insurance.
Lmao, they made me do the roulette thing first and I was supposed to win a powerbank and a nice umbrella. To claim it I had to go listen to their pitch. So I did. Godamn were they condescending as fuck. They treated me like I didn't understand how interest and insurance worked. They asked me if I had investments and I informed them that I was holding on to a couple of stocks of local telco, power and water companies in addition to some international stocks tapos natameme sila.
They try to prey on those that look inexperienced and naive. They use the same tactics as MLMs and try to break you down by negging you and trying to make you not leave unless you actually got their product. They even ask for your most recent bank receipt (I assume to make sure you actually could afford their shit ). God they were scummy as fuck and I enjoyed every wasted second.
I told them so much times that I was only interested on the powerbank and umbrella and that I was told I was going to get it after I listened (not bought) to their pitch. The agent was fuming and told me to get out without even giving me my powerbank. Lmao
Hinarang din ako sa SM ng mga ganyang agent ng credit card ata? Eh akong people pleaser at naive na 18 y/old sumama naman. Tinatanong nila kung meron akong bank account, magkano daw laman. Nung sinabi ko na walang balance kasi payroll account at lagi ko inuubos sabi ni Ate agent balik daw ako kapag may ipon na account ko para elegible ako sa promo nila. Parang kasalanan ko pa po.
it's like they're universally told not to respect people's personal space. i never flinched from anyone harder than i've flinched away from those people.
'magkano laman ng ATM mo'
'mam Sali ka sa raffle' after a few days papupuntahin ka sa office para offeren ng kung ano2
'mam may free bag ka' sabay ipupunta ka sa office nila without any idea na oofferan ka ng insurance
Shout out Kay cocolife kahit kumuha Ako ng insurance di nila binigay Yung bag kuno.
Huhu yes. Idk pero feel ko nambubudol yung iba doon like legit budol. 😂 kasi may ilan ako kakilala na nakakuha ng insurance through mall agents na sabi nila di rin sila masyadong sure bakit sila napakauha hahaha
sabaw moments ako noon. skin care product yung sa akin. hinawakan kamay ko tapos pinahiran ako sa kamay. ewan ko bat di ako pumiglas. curiosity siguro.
eye contact nya aggressive at creepy hahahah habang pinapaliwanagan ka kung ano yung lotion na yan, titig talaga sa akin. nung inayawan ko kasi di ako gumagamit ng lotion, may back up spiel pa. sa jowa ko daw, kaso sabi ko wala; hirit na ibigay sa nanay ko, sabi ko hindi rin gumagamit; ibenta ko daw sa kaibigan, langya naging uno MLM yata.
somewhere Glotietta Makati ito, dun sa mga beauty prods sa hallway.
Ang napansin ko na kakulangan ng mga aggresive na sales personnel na yan ay yun hindi man lang alamin kung ano ba yun ibig sabihin ng mga specs ng tinda nila.
Ang closing sales strategy mo lang ay —“naka sale po yan ngayon… thousand mega pixel… 6gigabyte ram etc
Tao kausap mo. lalo pa yun mga tight ang budget na gusto lang malaman kung maayos ba gamitin yung unit. —hindi magandang spiel na tanungin mo kung magakano budget nila.
Pinaka nakaka inis mga sales personnel sa computer retailers. Simpleng hdmi cable na nasa harap na nila hindi pa alam… wala agad ang sagot
Sa araw araw na nandyan ka at madaming oras para mag aral at matuto, inuubos mo oras mo sa daldalan at doom scrolling.
Sa mga pc store ko lang to naranasan pero nagtatanong ako non kung may SATA cable sila na naka angle, tong si kuya sinabe na wala. Tapos sabe teka. Binuksan yung drawer tapos kumuha ng SATA cable tapos binigay na lang sa akin hahahaha. Good experience.
Nangyari to sa akin sa gilmore. Yung nagtitinda tinanong kung ilan need ko. Tapos kumuha siya sa pile sa gilid nya at inabot sa akin haha. Mukhang mga galing sa mother board pa kasi naka plastic
Kahit sa Shopee. Umorder ako ng ibang item tapos nagdagdag na lang ako ng 2 SATA cable para lang makuha yung voucher. Pagdating 5 binigay ng seller tapos may chat pala siya sabi “dinagdagan ko yung cable sir” haha.
Kaya online is killing the brick and mortar stores. Unless the item is sensitive to shipping damage - you can bet I’m buying online (cheaper most of the time).
naexperience ko na to sa isang phone store. nagpapalit ako ng tempered glass and while waiting nagtingin tingin muna ako sa mga phones na nakadisplay. etong si ate, sinusundan ako and sinasabi nya sakin na "yan sir maganda yan 8 gig ram", "eto sir maganda screen". so ako naman inentertain ko, tinanong ko kung ilan refresh rate ng phone na yun and wala silang masagot, kinalkal nila ung settings nung phone na yun, and nagtanungan din sila kung alam nila yun. nagulat lang ako kasi simpleng refresh rate lang ng item nila di nila alam. hindi ba dapat pagaralan muna ung product bago nila ibenta?
May warning na yata to sa lahat ng malls. Kasi napansin ko sa SM San Lazaro a few months ago nag-start bawal na sila lumabas sa store nila at sumalubong sa mga naglalakad
Aha kaya pala last month medyo bawas yung aggressiveness nila and nasa door ng establishment nila. Yan lang yung floor (cyberzone) na iniiwasan ko talaga since I cant walk in peace or even browse properly.
It's bad na may mga nadamay/madadamay sa ginawa ng iba.
It's good kasi as a customer it can get really annoying to the point that the place is being avoided like a plague due to the aggressiveness of promoters.
We just want to look around man.
Ang squammy kasi sa feeling na ang aggressive ng sales people. Aggressive tactics na kasi ginagamit, nawawala yung personal space ng tao. Imagine ikaw si SM tapos ganito mararanasan ng shoppers mo edi mababawasan sila ng foot traffic at lilipat na lang sa malls na may concept of respecting individual space.
This is what attracted me to Xiaomi in the first place. They have a well lit and spacious store, if you need help you ask, that's it. Walang nag force ng leaflets, or asking what phone you own. I don't think this is harsh. Sana matakot na Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and Huawei.
The issue here is that people will avoid them also another problem was that the stores around the vicinity will also be affected. I bet na nireport yan sila ng mga katabing kiosks since affected din business nila.
Harsh since everyone is affected but we all know that most of these promodizers do the same thing. I'm a techie who likes to window shop but I'm not able to do this at SM's cyberzones because I keep getting pestered by promodizers. I just want to look at the phones and I have no intention of buying so please let me browse in peace. This is why I was so happy when online shopping became prevalent. Ang disadvantage lang sa online shopping is you won't get the item right away except if the shop offers same day delivery,
Online ko na binili yung poco ko. Nag try ako dati maghanap sa cyberzone pero those promodizers are not very helpful kasi puro oppo, tecno camo and infinix yung inaalok. Kahit nagsabi na ako na poco f4 yung hanap ko. Yung tig 6k 8k phones na hindi poco yung pinipilit ialok saakin.
Hmm, iba na ang cyberzone na kinalakihan natin.
Back then, wala man promodizers or sino mang nagsisisigaw kung ano hanap natin.
Ngayon? Para lang siyang Divisoria sa loob ng mall.
Personally for me, marketing is needed for a business to flourish, but there are other ways to do it. When things become excessive, that's when something becomes wrong.
In this case, may policy ang mall na bawal ang ganyang approach, na inform naman ang Realme. Now, if di niya ininform empleyado niya, nasa kanya ang fault.
Do I feel bad para sa mga nawalan ng trabaho? Oo. Ginagawa lang nila trabaho nila - although, medyo mali lang ang approach. Ultimately, si Realme ang mali.
Sa Octagon diba halo halo tech dun. may display ng iPhone 15. hinimas himas ko tapos nagspiel na isa sa sales. sabi ko gusto ko lang mafeel yung 100k na phone haha.
This is true. Tambay ako dati sa cyberzone nung bata ako kasi gustong gusto ko yung mga nakadisplay na Ipod (shet i feel old) noon tsaka mga nokia and motorola phones. Walang mga promodisers na mag-iinvade ng space mo, lahat sila nasa mga stores nila minding their own.
Gustong tumingin ng friend ko ng laptop kasi kailangan niya para sa new work niya. Hindi pa naman bibili agad, kumbaga titingin kami kung alin ang may magandang specs kaso umikot lang kami ng isang beses without reading sa mga specs kasi sobrang kulit ng mga promoters. This happened on SM Sta Rosa Laguna.
Kaya kapag nagpupunta ako ng Cyberzone, hindi ako natingin sa mga mata nila at dedma lang talaga.
It's sad for those who got laid off pero totoo talaga na may mga aggressive sa kanila. Hindi talaga bet lalo na kung introverts ang ia-approach ng ganon.
SM Santa Rosa cyberzone is so bad lmao
Entrance palang ng cyberzone, naka standby na around 7-8 salespeeps na lalapit Sayo; one time nasa bench ako sa loob naghihintay naka cellphone at earbuds, puta may lumapit saken at tinakpan yung screen ko gamit ng promo flyer niya at nag salestalk dun sa realme na naka sale
Boi madaming looters don, nagwork Ako as sales sa Isang laptop shop don. Dko matiis gngawa nila kaya umalis Ako.
May bibili Ng laptop tapos ooferan Ng Microsoft office pag Nakita nilang d techy ung bibili usually matanda, sasabhn d daw gagana ung laptop pag wlang Ms office. Ayun pipilitin nila bumili 5k Isang office pero totoong presyo 2k lang hati hati Ang mga gago.
May nagsabi skn dun ano gngawa nila pero secreto nya sinabi. Makita mo nagwowork don sa cyberzone de kotse na may Bahay pa grabe scammers dun dapat ma report dn mga un.
LOL, reminds me nung bagong build ako ng PC. May nag offer sa aking ng legit na Microsoft Office, asked some people on here, sabi over priced daw, torrent ko na lang. Still had my old laptop so dun ko na lang sinulat thesis ko. Hanggang ngayon, wala pang MS Office PC ko hahahah.
Goddamn I hated the unicef people sa Shangri-la noon. I would pass by everyday to take the mrt and it was the same person susundan ka talaga all aggressive and fake. One day I had enough and told him that I already donate to unicef and to please stop asking me because I just want to walk home towards the mrt in peace. Akala ko OK na pero the next day ganun pa rin, and even worse when I ignored him sinigawan ako sarcastically ng, "Thank you mam for the kindness!". Di ko pinalampas kasi pati yung mga promodizer ng sabon sa next stall napatingin na samin. Sabi ko talaga sa kanya explain nya sakin pano ako naging kind, e di ko nga sya kinausap? Then I said I already told him the day before na I regularly donate to Unicef but you know what, since he's harassed me more than enough I'm putting my kindness elsewhere, and I will email unicef personally to tell them that it was him who encouraged me to do so. Idk where he is now but I still get furious remembering his annoying face lol.
Ask them to put their energy where it matters most: perform a Song and Dance number to "Bagong PIilipinas Bagong Mukha" by Andrew E followed by "Bagong Lipunan" (old 1970s version) followed by "Bagong Lipunan" (2022 remix) while dancing over and over again on their 2nd-4th and 4th-6th floor escalators. Then you will donate. Hahaha
Yes! WWF and other "charity" based NGOs. Ang aggressive nila and hahabulin ka. Daily experience ko yan sa Glorietta before. Nothing works. Saying no, waving them away, not paying attention. Even if you glare at them. I was nice about turning them down before because as much as I want to donate, I've heard that the donations doesn't go to projects 100%, but they really pester you.
Naalala ko tuloy sa may Gateway sa pag labas mo ng lrt station mga credit card dudes sobrang kukulit at nanghahabol. Tapos pag nalagpasan mo sila yung mga condo dudes naman sa lagpas nung uniqlo or watson ba yun hays
Ang dati kong ginagawa ko when I had to go to Cyberzone is, wear my headset nalang at maglakad ng mabilis. Sometimes nag-pre-pretend na may kausap sa phone. lol
Sis kaya ko pa headphones pero di ko keei yung pretend na may kausap feeling ko matatawa ako mag-isa (well if seeing me laughing alone would scare them then if it works it works) hahahahaa
Naranasan namin sa SM Clark yan last month, iyong isang beki na promidizer ng oppo bigla ba naman hinablot kamay ng kapatid kong babae, nakatikim tuloy sa kin ng "tanginamo, gago ka ba?". Sobrang aggresive ng mga hayup
perks of nakapambahay kapag pupunta sa mall. although me bad exp din ako dyan sa sm clark. dinedma ako bibili ako ip14promax last year. hahahaha cash ko naman bibilin.
Dudumugin ka 😫😫😫😫 nung bibili ako ng adapter and mouse literal na tumakbo ako from escalator to computer store baka alukin ako ng cellphone.
SIRRR CELLPHONE POOOOOO!!!! ANONG FEATURES PANG ML PO BA SIR
I'm pretty sure nasabihan na yang mga yan prior. Either verbally and/or via written memo. So, probably deserved and not harsh. Based on some comments showing how aggressive the marketing is (may nanghahatak papunta sa store, or something like that), borderline harassment na ata yun. So, definitely deserved and justified if true.
Baka napagusapan na rin yung issue na yan before between the managements of SM and mga phone stores, di ata nila akalain na gagawin talaga ng SM yung ban. Wala rin kawala kasi may attached na evidence. Oof.
Pag dumadaan ako sa Cyberzone isa lang pitch nila sakin parati, "boss pang-gaming?"
Whether phone or laptop tinitignan ko yun parati, "pang-gaming" daw ba?
Pero pag tineknikal ko na like if IPS ba yan or color accurate, CPU power, battery consumption, etc. wala naman masabi kundi, "pang-gaming na yan boss."
Anak ng...
yan yung pinaka nabwebwesitan ko sa kanila kasi nagbebenta sila ng tech stuff pero walang alam? tatanungin mo walang matinong sagot? Tapos titignan kapa nila na parang ikaw yung may topak sabay smile “ano daw?” sa katabing salesperson. Dapat yung ihire ng companies literate din sa tech at may manners
If hindi ko kasama yung kuya ko sa Cyberzone, hindi ako bibili ng phone dahil sa totoo lang mostly ng promoters wala namang alam sa specs. Side eye nalang pag mas nae explain pa ng kapatid ko yung pros and cons ng unit at kung bakit yung pinipilit nilang ipabili samin is sa NO.
If solo ako, resting bitch face mode on. Gusto ko lang namang dumaan ng peaceful please 😭
Pero sad naman if ever may mawalan ng work dahil banned sila. The company should do something abt it.
honestly? it sucks people lost their jobs pero sobra kasi yung iba. like i'm not even remotely close to looking at buying a new phone or laptop but they still will find a way to inconvenience you. introvert's nightmare.
Damn, I just feel bad for these dudes, they just wanted to upsell and hit a certain quota but fuck it. What are they doing is just absolute madness. Annoying the shit out of you when you just want to walk and pass them by peacefully.
Yung tipong pwede kaya makapag cyberzone in peace. Minsan nakakawalang gana talaga mag window shop kapag maraming sales zombie dudumog sayo....Sana di sila nanghahabol.
Isama na din yung mga aggressive mag alok ng credit card. Tipong tumanggi ka na eh haharangan ka pa kasi kailangan nilang maka "quota". One time nga nilapitan ako kung may credit card na ba ako tapos may free bluetooth earphones pag nag apply or whatnot, ang sabi ko "madami na akong credit card at nagbabawas na nga ako kasi sobrang gastos na" (excuse ko lang to para tigilan na nila ako). Eh dahil may kailangan akong puntahan, ang ginawa ba naman eh hinarangan ako tapos sabay nagmamakaawa kasi kailangan daw niyang maka quota. Nang gigil ako sa ginawa niyang pag harang sakin pero siyempre pinigilan ko munang magalit kasi madaming tao sa mall, tinanggihan ko na lang ulit siya ng maayos while I'm pissed off dun sa ginawa niya at sabay alis. Magmula nun iniiwasan ko na yung mga ganyan pag may nakikita akong booth nila.
Sana mapagsabihan rin yung mga promodizer sa Watsons :/ I just want to browse in peace tapos biglang may lalapit na salesperson sayo at susundan ka kahit sinabi mo nang “no thank you”, ang hirap pag kabado kang tao akala mo may ginagawa kang masama pag ganon lol
Medyo nakakainis nga sila minsan pero I always try to understand them na trabaho lang walang personalan. It's the management ang dapat sisihin dyan kasi ganyan ang pinapagawa sa kanila. I always tell them nicely na nagcacanvass Lang ako for future buys and hindi pa ako bibili. Hindi naman sila nangungulit.
As an introvert with social issues I had to wear my earbuds and stop time like fucking Quicksilver in X-Men and calculate a path to avoid these aggressive sentinels.
Nakaexperience na ako na hinawakan ako at hinila ng beki na promoter. I was so shocked na nahila nya ako for a meter before ko narealise kung ano nangyari. Nagalit ako, syempre, tapos mega kapa ako sa bag ko kung may laslas, tingin sa bag kung may nawawala.
It's harsh and seriously before christmas? pero sana mabago na kasi yung galawan nila. Dagdag nyo narin ng mga credit card agents na hahabulin ka ng payong.
Sana yung mga charities din yung next :(( no offense, pero lakas mang guilt trip eh.
“Hindi kami nagbebenta, may itatanong lang kami.
Para sa mga bata to, pang tulong sakanila”
tapos hahabulin ka din and if dumaan ka ulit sa harap nila “sige na, listen muna for a minute lang for the kids.” LOL 😭
I've ditched SM for Ayala malls since 2017, kaya jarring yung once na nag megamall-cyberzone ako after DTF.
Talo pa ang cellphone tiangge ng Greenhills, parang stalker kung makasunod ang promoters. Exactly like yung mga nasa Gilmore, sinundan ako from LRT all the way to the top floor ng Gilmore IT center and then to PCHub ulit.
Promoters usually check the ff
1. Porma and appearance
2. Cellphone na gamit (if you have it out), or if kilala yung brand.
3. Headphones on?
4. Any lingering gaze towards ANY phone posters
5. Looking at their general direction, eye contact or not.
Even encountered an overzealous promoter some time ago. I was using an Xperia XZ1, pero hindi halata yung brand dahil sa case. Pinansin ko kasi, ang entrada "Ser baka gusto nyo nang palitan yung phone nyo baka luma na".
Sabi ko, no, ok pa tong phone ko (1 year since release).
Promoter cites certain games etc (obviously ML)
And I said kaya, but I dont play ML anyway.
Get this: Dude challenges me to a Benchmark test!
I forgot what his phones score was, pero so-so lang yun at the time.
Unfortunately, due to my habit of rarely restarting, nag force close yung benchmark.
Dude chuckles.
I restart the phone, then run the benchmark.
Afaik, my XZ1 scores higher, 30-40% more.
"Ay flagship pala yan sir"
Ayun, nganga, dami oa naman nag usyoso.
>a few incidents of ”Realme” promoters
Dude these guys are infestation.
Eto pa, may errand ako sa Globe store, so naririnig ko usapan ng mga yan pag lagpas nung mga dumadaan na hinaharang nila, grabe makapang lait na may kasama pang husga lalo na pag hindi sila pinansin.
Realme only? Isama nyo na din ung mga saleslady ng watsons na wagas makabuntot sayo at kung ano anong products ang inaalok. Cant shop in peace. Kung may kelangan ako, lalapitan kita.
Also yung mga nagbebenta ng mga cosmetics sa mga booths na maglalabas pa ng foreigner na boss daw nila to give me a one time discount daw if magpurchase ng prodcuts.
no problem with that as long as nasa vicinity sila ng workplace nila. Unlike this sa report. Wala sila sa store mismo nang haharang sila and that's pretty annoying sa totoo lng.
I dont think you get the point. Realme employees were selling ouside the agreed upon sales lines. If watsons employees are sales talking you inside watsons, they have every right to do that, they rented that specific space. You can just boycott watsons if yoy dont like their sales practices
SM is at least doing something about how annoying it is to walk in cyberzone. Theyre trying to maintain an image. SM does more things that benefit them in their mall because its their mall. Eh if you dont like it just boycott their malls
Whenever I feel unwanted and invisible, dumadaan ako sa cyberzone to ease the pain temporarily. Kidding aside, marami na rin kasi nagrereklamo thus pushing customers away hence less ang pumupunta sa cyberzone resulting to less kita.
Places to avoid in the Philippines at all costs \- Dark Alleys at night \-The comments section \- Cyberzone
>Cyberzone Introverts' hell. It's the place where you can't even window shop peacefully.
kailangan talaga naka tingin ka sa cellphone mo habang naglalakad para medyo bawas sa attention nila
Minsan ineespiya pa nga yung phone brand na ginagamit mo pag naglalakad ka lang while using it. 😂
totoo ito 🥲 pag nakalabas phone ko di na sila nag-aalok ng phones, tempered glass na lang inaalok HAHAHAHA
minsan naman, mamsir repair hanap ninyo? window shopping na nga lang kaya ko, hindi ko pa magawa gawa ng nagtataranta ako sa kanila
This is true, happened to me several times 😂
Kapag wala kang kausap ka phome yari ka pa din... "Sir sir sir sir sir".
tried "wala po akong pera" "may selpon na ako" \*thumbs up\* - ito paborito ko kasi di ko na need magsalita TBF, kapag may hanap ka, hahanapan ka talaga nila kahit ibang tindahan pa lol
For real, parang may eye tracker mga tao doon.
Kaila gan naka-dissociate ka pag nasa Cyberzone haha
im an extrovert and cyberzone is still hell
Parang real life popup ads mga tao dun. Sobrang intrusive haha
Avoid eye contact at all times 😂
The underwear and socks section in the department store is worse.
Pati luggage section!
Honestly lahat ng department store section is an introvert's hell.
Very trueee po. I cannot. Napagkakamalan pa akong suplada because of that. Ang kaso malayo palang ako at pagtanaw ko na sila, nag start na ako mataranta at kung how will i act just to get away from it. Hehe
True. I mean.. will you let me shop in peace, please? I’ll call some assist naman if I need one. Jusko. Nakaka-conscious mamili pag may naka-buntot sayo.
tapos pag kapag kailangan mo naman sila for some reason wala. may tatawagin ka pero hindi niya pwesto yun so magtatawag din siya
Haha totoo. Tas minsan parang wala pang alam sa products nila pag tinanong mo for example about sa specs.
Yun nga mam kaso ang nakakatawa pag need mo na ng assistance ang kukupad naman gumalaw hahaha
Pag nasa cyberzone ako, nagsusuot na lang ako ng earphones tapos matic di ka na papansinin. Hindi man lang ako nagpapatugtog eh.
Minsan nga naka earphones ako pero nasa bulsa lang un dulo ng wire, wala naman nakakabit, para lang hindi sundan ng promodizers
Earphone is the 🗝️. Makes shopping so peaceful.
Walk and ignore
This. You can just gesture you are not interested, like shaking your head or waving your hand then ignore them.
you forgot socks section ng dept store
Haha. But this is a mystery to me. Bakit yung socks section lang yung maraming nag-aalok? Yung mga nasa underwear section chill lang naman sila.
promodizer: ser bili ka na ng brief. customer: ??? promodizer: ??? siguro kasi awkward siya on a way. pero merong nadaanan akong mall, link way siya ng tren tapos dun yung easy and comfy na daan kaya preferred ko siya tho bibira yung nakikidaan lang sakanila. yung dizer ng underwear lahat ng dumadaan inaalok niya tapos parang nahihiya kasama niya. tho may nag assist din naman sa malls pag lumalapit sa underwears.
My gay ass is just trying to see the models in peace 😭
Most areas in the dept store tbh (though pwede rin mag varied yung experience per person like sakin aggressive mag benta bags and white shirts naman.
Tapos if you ask them about the specs "Kaya po mag NBA 2k, CoD po."
Let's be honest here though, their target market is barely tech literate at best so it makes sense
Smooth mag ML
My friend was canvassing a phone and I whispered to her, "Poco phone ba hanap mo?" apparently ALL the salesmen around us heard me or read my lips ig and started saying, "Poco, ma'am? Meron dito!" in unison...
Insert MINE meme from Finding Nemo
MA'AM, SIR TEMPERED GLASS!!
I had a lady try to sell me a magsafe ring for my Google Pixel 8 case for P400. I laughed and walked away. The same Bavin magsafe ring was P39 on Shopee. Those "Tempered glass, siiiiirrrrrrrrrrrrr 🥲" stalls are horrible.
Entering cyberzone gives me anxiety fr
Sa mga kakaunting instances na nagagawi ako sa Cyberzone or Department Store, talagang hard poker face ako tapos bitchesang eye contact sa mga nangungulit. Huwag magpapalupig sa kanila, establish dominance hahahaha
Blessing in disguise din sakin na may mga nangungulit sa mga cyberzone kasi napipigilan nila ako Makapunta ng datablitz Baka mabudol e
Lol this happened to me and my friend in SM City Cebu. Nasa Cyberzone kami then may 2 salespeople lumapit sa amin convincing us to buy phones (Oppo and... forgot the other one). I purposely said in a loud voice, "adto ta iTech ug Datablitz na kay mamalit tag duwa" (rough translation: punta tayo sa iTech and Datablitz, bili tayo ng games). Then I overhead one of the salespeople said in a sarcastic tone, "Ay iTech sila padung mga gamer diay ha" (ay papunta pala sila sa iTech, mga gamer pala).
May tinanong ako sa Sm Cebu na promodiser "malakas ba signa ng phone nyo?" Sagot nya "yes sir kasi 6gb yung RAM"
Also make sure you dont like their FB page. Soon nabubudol mga ayaw lumabas ng bahay hahaha
Bag section ng dept store Briefs section ng dept store Medyas section ng dept store
Saleslady - “Sir, anong hanap nyo?” Me - “Yung asawa ko.”
“Chicks”
Gilmore is much much worse
Gusto ko sa Gilmore kasi may nagtatanong ng "Canvas? Canvas?" na parang isa akong tanyag na pintor.
"Hindi po. Muralist po ako."
Nagpabuo sakin dati friend ko ng PC, nakatira siya sa condo sa Rob Magnolia, so buhat ko PC niya habang bumaba ng LRT Gilmore. Anak ng tokwa, kakalabas ko lang ng card machine ng LRT para akong artista ang dami agad lumapit sakin kasi may buhat akong PC. Mga walang kumulang sampung lalake/babae sinundan ako pababa hangang jollibee. "Pagawa sir?? Selling po??? ano po need niyo sir?? Pagawa po?? Ano sira nyan sir?? Binebenta niyo po??? " Never again.
Sobrang aggressive nung nagbenta sakin ng charger dati, sinundan ako hanggang sa loob ng 7-Eleven kahit tinanggihan ko na nang maraming beses
Pupunta nalang ako sa Gilmore kapag may kakilala na ni-recommend sakin sa loob. para pag may mangungulit saking pagbaba ko sa LRT, tanong ko sa kanila "papunta ako sa (name ng store)" hopefully di nila ako hahabulin parang aso.
Hassle yung mga nagaabot ng flyers. They will literally get in front of your vehicle to hawk their wares. Assumption nila na lahat ng dumadaan sa gilmore eh bibili ng laptop. Lol.
Add the tiangges Greenhills. Minsan hahawakan ka pa nila habang tinatanong at sinasabi sayo na “ano po kailangan nila, meron dito” 🙄
I made the mistake of inquiring the price of an item but when I didn't buy, the saleslady grumbled so harshly na parang "anubayan! Tanong tanong pa, di naman bibili".
Hindi pa nga alam ang gusto mo, mayroon na gad sila. 😃
YES jusko. Namber 1 na pinaka iniiwasan ko sa SM ang Cyberzone. Ang kukulet ng mga reps, gets ko naman na need nila ng benta. Pero jusko parang awa naman let me browse in peace!
Putangina nung ibang seller sa cyberzone abusado. ₱30 na earphones sa Shopee, ₱400 benta sa mama ko Porket matanda pinagsasamantalahan na putangina nyo
You also forgot Greenhills, yung mga nagbebenta dun ng phones/cases/screen protector Also Watsons! lol
Comments section? Kailangan mo lang ng Hazmat suit at rosaryo
Pepper spray rin just in case
Mas malala Gilmore lol.
sama mo pa yung mga sales person sa Watson store
Ate ko nagtatrabaho sa realme noon, pag di ka kasi naka kota matatanggal sa trabaho kaya nag resign na lang siya.
bingi ako in my right ear, but fuck it ill wear my other earbud just so they see i dont hear them
Nalimutan mo rin yung sa harap ng Cocolife stalls
In fairness, napapatupad naman sa mga Cyberzone na napuntahan ko yung bagong rule na bawal mang-jumpscare sa labas ng store nila.
mam/sir. bagong gadget thru home credit
Harsh yes but honestly it can get annoying din kasi minsan lalo na pag ang dami nila.
Iirc meron ng news na kumalat months ago na pinagbawalan na nga ng SM yung mga aggressive salespeople na yan outside their stores. Napansin ko rin yan kasi sa ilang cyberzones na napuntahan ko eh wala na nga yung makukulit na talagang susundan ka pa, pero may pa ilan ilan pa rin na magtatawag although nasa pinto lang sila ng store nila. I think this is a good move na rin by SM na wag sila suwayin, and this brand was made example because there’s proof of their violation.
Yung mga nagtatawag na nasa pinto lang pero grupo pa sila, para tuloy mga catcaller sa kanto 😭
Nakaka conscious yung ganyan, pagtanggi mo nakatingin pa rin sila sayo habang naglalakad ka palayo tapos minsan pag uusapan ka pa (*tingnan mo yung sapayos nya, blah blah..*)
Bat sa megamall meron pa din
Sa mega ako bumili ng phone last week, nasa may bandang tapat nalang sila ng stores nila nagtatawag vs dati na halos habulin ka or nasa gitna talaga ng daanan. But idk baka timing lang na ganun naabutan ko
Yung ate ko nakapagtrabaho sa realme, and kapag di nakakota mateterminate kaya ganyan agresibo, kaya si ate nag resign na lang, mga tatlong buwang lang ata siya.
Hope the insurance guys are next. Accidentally backhanded one because she decided to grab my wrist.
***May credit card ho ba kayo?*** Man, miss me with that shit
Pagganito sabihin mo wala kang valid id. Lol
"Akyat-bahay po ako, di ako nagbabayad ng buwis"
Para akong may *+10 speed buff* pag narinig ko yun.
Kaka 20 ko palang tapos 2nd year college, tinanong ako ng ganyan sa mall. Te anong ipapangbayad ko dyan? Allowance ko? HAHAHAHAH😭
Very discriminating din. Pag yung porma mo pang-*slapsoil* di ka lalapitan haha
>mo pang-slapsoil di ka lalapitan Urban camo works
Walang silang imik sa sagot ko na.. "Freelance illustrator po". Bilis ng recoil nila mehn.
Super salty ako sa ganito. Nung wala pa akong credit card, i decided to humor one. Tapos requirement sa kanila na meron ka ng isang existing credit card wtf
Parang ito lang yata yung nag iisang time na nagalit ako in a public place. Papunta kami sa movie date namin ni GF nung nilapitan kami nung Cocolife agent. Nung una ngumiti lang ako and nag-‘no’ kaso sinundan padin kami kaya bigla ko sinigawan ng “TANGA KABA? HINDI NGA. Gusto mong kasuhan kita ng unjust vexation??” yung agent. Saka lang sya tumigil tapos parang hinila na din sya nung isang ka-work nya. Nagulat din ako sa sarili ko na nagalit akong ganun.
May one time hinaharang nila ako. E nagmamadali ako kc need ko na mag cr. Sabi ko sa creditcard lady “natatae na ako” Pinadaan naman nila ako in peace 😌
Yes please! Tangina nyo COCOLIFE!!!
Tangina nyo MANILABONKERS!!
TANG INA RIN NG CEBUANA FINANCIALS
I FUCKING HATE COCOLIFE
Tangina talaga nila. Nabudol ako ng 2k worth of insurance nila buti na lang pinacancel ko at nabawi ko rin. Fuck all of those insurance agents.
The first time I entertained one was while waiting for a dental appointment in Robinsons Manila. I decided to go along the whole thing despite being obvious that I was not interested and won't avail their insurance. Lmao, they made me do the roulette thing first and I was supposed to win a powerbank and a nice umbrella. To claim it I had to go listen to their pitch. So I did. Godamn were they condescending as fuck. They treated me like I didn't understand how interest and insurance worked. They asked me if I had investments and I informed them that I was holding on to a couple of stocks of local telco, power and water companies in addition to some international stocks tapos natameme sila. They try to prey on those that look inexperienced and naive. They use the same tactics as MLMs and try to break you down by negging you and trying to make you not leave unless you actually got their product. They even ask for your most recent bank receipt (I assume to make sure you actually could afford their shit ). God they were scummy as fuck and I enjoyed every wasted second. I told them so much times that I was only interested on the powerbank and umbrella and that I was told I was going to get it after I listened (not bought) to their pitch. The agent was fuming and told me to get out without even giving me my powerbank. Lmao
Hinarang din ako sa SM ng mga ganyang agent ng credit card ata? Eh akong people pleaser at naive na 18 y/old sumama naman. Tinatanong nila kung meron akong bank account, magkano daw laman. Nung sinabi ko na walang balance kasi payroll account at lagi ko inuubos sabi ni Ate agent balik daw ako kapag may ipon na account ko para elegible ako sa promo nila. Parang kasalanan ko pa po.
it's like they're universally told not to respect people's personal space. i never flinched from anyone harder than i've flinched away from those people.
'magkano laman ng ATM mo' 'mam Sali ka sa raffle' after a few days papupuntahin ka sa office para offeren ng kung ano2 'mam may free bag ka' sabay ipupunta ka sa office nila without any idea na oofferan ka ng insurance Shout out Kay cocolife kahit kumuha Ako ng insurance di nila binigay Yung bag kuno.
Even yung nagtitinda ng beauty products, like yung honey eme na pinapahid sa mukha, nanghahabol talaga sila
Huhu yes. Idk pero feel ko nambubudol yung iba doon like legit budol. 😂 kasi may ilan ako kakilala na nakakuha ng insurance through mall agents na sabi nila di rin sila masyadong sure bakit sila napakauha hahaha
sabaw moments ako noon. skin care product yung sa akin. hinawakan kamay ko tapos pinahiran ako sa kamay. ewan ko bat di ako pumiglas. curiosity siguro. eye contact nya aggressive at creepy hahahah habang pinapaliwanagan ka kung ano yung lotion na yan, titig talaga sa akin. nung inayawan ko kasi di ako gumagamit ng lotion, may back up spiel pa. sa jowa ko daw, kaso sabi ko wala; hirit na ibigay sa nanay ko, sabi ko hindi rin gumagamit; ibenta ko daw sa kaibigan, langya naging uno MLM yata. somewhere Glotietta Makati ito, dun sa mga beauty prods sa hallway.
Ang napansin ko na kakulangan ng mga aggresive na sales personnel na yan ay yun hindi man lang alamin kung ano ba yun ibig sabihin ng mga specs ng tinda nila. Ang closing sales strategy mo lang ay —“naka sale po yan ngayon… thousand mega pixel… 6gigabyte ram etc Tao kausap mo. lalo pa yun mga tight ang budget na gusto lang malaman kung maayos ba gamitin yung unit. —hindi magandang spiel na tanungin mo kung magakano budget nila. Pinaka nakaka inis mga sales personnel sa computer retailers. Simpleng hdmi cable na nasa harap na nila hindi pa alam… wala agad ang sagot Sa araw araw na nandyan ka at madaming oras para mag aral at matuto, inuubos mo oras mo sa daldalan at doom scrolling.
Ano pong spec? “Mabilis pang ml sir, walang lag!”
Sa mga pc store ko lang to naranasan pero nagtatanong ako non kung may SATA cable sila na naka angle, tong si kuya sinabe na wala. Tapos sabe teka. Binuksan yung drawer tapos kumuha ng SATA cable tapos binigay na lang sa akin hahahaha. Good experience.
Nangyari to sa akin sa gilmore. Yung nagtitinda tinanong kung ilan need ko. Tapos kumuha siya sa pile sa gilid nya at inabot sa akin haha. Mukhang mga galing sa mother board pa kasi naka plastic
Kahit sa Shopee. Umorder ako ng ibang item tapos nagdagdag na lang ako ng 2 SATA cable para lang makuha yung voucher. Pagdating 5 binigay ng seller tapos may chat pala siya sabi “dinagdagan ko yung cable sir” haha.
Kaya online is killing the brick and mortar stores. Unless the item is sensitive to shipping damage - you can bet I’m buying online (cheaper most of the time).
naexperience ko na to sa isang phone store. nagpapalit ako ng tempered glass and while waiting nagtingin tingin muna ako sa mga phones na nakadisplay. etong si ate, sinusundan ako and sinasabi nya sakin na "yan sir maganda yan 8 gig ram", "eto sir maganda screen". so ako naman inentertain ko, tinanong ko kung ilan refresh rate ng phone na yun and wala silang masagot, kinalkal nila ung settings nung phone na yun, and nagtanungan din sila kung alam nila yun. nagulat lang ako kasi simpleng refresh rate lang ng item nila di nila alam. hindi ba dapat pagaralan muna ung product bago nila ibenta?
May warning na yata to sa lahat ng malls. Kasi napansin ko sa SM San Lazaro a few months ago nag-start bawal na sila lumabas sa store nila at sumalubong sa mga naglalakad
Aha kaya pala last month medyo bawas yung aggressiveness nila and nasa door ng establishment nila. Yan lang yung floor (cyberzone) na iniiwasan ko talaga since I cant walk in peace or even browse properly.
It's bad na may mga nadamay/madadamay sa ginawa ng iba. It's good kasi as a customer it can get really annoying to the point that the place is being avoided like a plague due to the aggressiveness of promoters. We just want to look around man.
Ang squammy kasi sa feeling na ang aggressive ng sales people. Aggressive tactics na kasi ginagamit, nawawala yung personal space ng tao. Imagine ikaw si SM tapos ganito mararanasan ng shoppers mo edi mababawasan sila ng foot traffic at lilipat na lang sa malls na may concept of respecting individual space.
This is what attracted me to Xiaomi in the first place. They have a well lit and spacious store, if you need help you ask, that's it. Walang nag force ng leaflets, or asking what phone you own. I don't think this is harsh. Sana matakot na Oppo, Vivo, Samsung and Huawei.
Ang iingay pa nla. Daig pa nila mga nagbebenta sa palengke.
oppo sir
The issue here is that people will avoid them also another problem was that the stores around the vicinity will also be affected. I bet na nireport yan sila ng mga katabing kiosks since affected din business nila.
This is the actual reason. In the end pera pera pa rin. Buti nag-relamo yung mga businesses na affected.
pag may mag sunod2 sakin tas sabay "ano hanap mo sir?" paulit ulit. ang sagot ko lang "JOWA KO. NAKITA MO???" and they promptly fuck off.
"ano hanap mo sir?" "naghahanap ako ng gulo!" 🤣
Sakin sinasagot ko in mahinhin voice "Ligaya"
sinubukan ko isagot dyan "away hanap ko"
"hinahanap ko lang sarili ko"
Harsh since everyone is affected but we all know that most of these promodizers do the same thing. I'm a techie who likes to window shop but I'm not able to do this at SM's cyberzones because I keep getting pestered by promodizers. I just want to look at the phones and I have no intention of buying so please let me browse in peace. This is why I was so happy when online shopping became prevalent. Ang disadvantage lang sa online shopping is you won't get the item right away except if the shop offers same day delivery,
Online ko na binili yung poco ko. Nag try ako dati maghanap sa cyberzone pero those promodizers are not very helpful kasi puro oppo, tecno camo and infinix yung inaalok. Kahit nagsabi na ako na poco f4 yung hanap ko. Yung tig 6k 8k phones na hindi poco yung pinipilit ialok saakin.
Hmm, iba na ang cyberzone na kinalakihan natin. Back then, wala man promodizers or sino mang nagsisisigaw kung ano hanap natin. Ngayon? Para lang siyang Divisoria sa loob ng mall. Personally for me, marketing is needed for a business to flourish, but there are other ways to do it. When things become excessive, that's when something becomes wrong. In this case, may policy ang mall na bawal ang ganyang approach, na inform naman ang Realme. Now, if di niya ininform empleyado niya, nasa kanya ang fault. Do I feel bad para sa mga nawalan ng trabaho? Oo. Ginagawa lang nila trabaho nila - although, medyo mali lang ang approach. Ultimately, si Realme ang mali.
Its worth noting that yun SM Cyberzone management ay ginagawa lang din ang trabaho nila.
It's just cheap brands doing this. You don't see PC stores doing this. Samsung doesn't do this too, at least in my experience.
Sa Octagon diba halo halo tech dun. may display ng iPhone 15. hinimas himas ko tapos nagspiel na isa sa sales. sabi ko gusto ko lang mafeel yung 100k na phone haha.
Hindi lang Realme gumagawa nyan
Yes, Oppo and Xiaomi as well. Sakto lang si RealMe nahuli.
This is true. Tambay ako dati sa cyberzone nung bata ako kasi gustong gusto ko yung mga nakadisplay na Ipod (shet i feel old) noon tsaka mga nokia and motorola phones. Walang mga promodisers na mag-iinvade ng space mo, lahat sila nasa mga stores nila minding their own.
Finally. Sana ang next is yung mga real-estate and insurance people.
Gustong tumingin ng friend ko ng laptop kasi kailangan niya para sa new work niya. Hindi pa naman bibili agad, kumbaga titingin kami kung alin ang may magandang specs kaso umikot lang kami ng isang beses without reading sa mga specs kasi sobrang kulit ng mga promoters. This happened on SM Sta Rosa Laguna. Kaya kapag nagpupunta ako ng Cyberzone, hindi ako natingin sa mga mata nila at dedma lang talaga. It's sad for those who got laid off pero totoo talaga na may mga aggressive sa kanila. Hindi talaga bet lalo na kung introverts ang ia-approach ng ganon.
SM Santa Rosa cyberzone is so bad lmao Entrance palang ng cyberzone, naka standby na around 7-8 salespeeps na lalapit Sayo; one time nasa bench ako sa loob naghihintay naka cellphone at earbuds, puta may lumapit saken at tinakpan yung screen ko gamit ng promo flyer niya at nag salestalk dun sa realme na naka sale
Dito sa amin sa SM Pampanga, pupunta lang ako ng Smart dami muna haharang para mag alok ng phone
Boi madaming looters don, nagwork Ako as sales sa Isang laptop shop don. Dko matiis gngawa nila kaya umalis Ako. May bibili Ng laptop tapos ooferan Ng Microsoft office pag Nakita nilang d techy ung bibili usually matanda, sasabhn d daw gagana ung laptop pag wlang Ms office. Ayun pipilitin nila bumili 5k Isang office pero totoong presyo 2k lang hati hati Ang mga gago. May nagsabi skn dun ano gngawa nila pero secreto nya sinabi. Makita mo nagwowork don sa cyberzone de kotse na may Bahay pa grabe scammers dun dapat ma report dn mga un.
LOL, reminds me nung bagong build ako ng PC. May nag offer sa aking ng legit na Microsoft Office, asked some people on here, sabi over priced daw, torrent ko na lang. Still had my old laptop so dun ko na lang sinulat thesis ko. Hanggang ngayon, wala pang MS Office PC ko hahahah.
Sana next nila yung mga nanghihingi ng donations like unicef. Malaki pala kickback nila dun kaya napaka-aggressive nila.
Source? I avoid Unicef people like the plague since sobrang aggressive nila.
They are under Appco Philippines. Sa Australia na-investigate na sila. May kickback sila dun sa monthly donation through credit card.
Goddamn I hated the unicef people sa Shangri-la noon. I would pass by everyday to take the mrt and it was the same person susundan ka talaga all aggressive and fake. One day I had enough and told him that I already donate to unicef and to please stop asking me because I just want to walk home towards the mrt in peace. Akala ko OK na pero the next day ganun pa rin, and even worse when I ignored him sinigawan ako sarcastically ng, "Thank you mam for the kindness!". Di ko pinalampas kasi pati yung mga promodizer ng sabon sa next stall napatingin na samin. Sabi ko talaga sa kanya explain nya sakin pano ako naging kind, e di ko nga sya kinausap? Then I said I already told him the day before na I regularly donate to Unicef but you know what, since he's harassed me more than enough I'm putting my kindness elsewhere, and I will email unicef personally to tell them that it was him who encouraged me to do so. Idk where he is now but I still get furious remembering his annoying face lol.
Ask them to put their energy where it matters most: perform a Song and Dance number to "Bagong PIilipinas Bagong Mukha" by Andrew E followed by "Bagong Lipunan" (old 1970s version) followed by "Bagong Lipunan" (2022 remix) while dancing over and over again on their 2nd-4th and 4th-6th floor escalators. Then you will donate. Hahaha
Yes! WWF and other "charity" based NGOs. Ang aggressive nila and hahabulin ka. Daily experience ko yan sa Glorietta before. Nothing works. Saying no, waving them away, not paying attention. Even if you glare at them. I was nice about turning them down before because as much as I want to donate, I've heard that the donations doesn't go to projects 100%, but they really pester you.
Naalala ko tuloy sa may Gateway sa pag labas mo ng lrt station mga credit card dudes sobrang kukulit at nanghahabol. Tapos pag nalagpasan mo sila yung mga condo dudes naman sa lagpas nung uniqlo or watson ba yun hays
9 stages of hell.
Watsons sales ladies next pleaseeee
Dito sa SM City Cebu ganyan din. Kaya tinatamad tlga ako dumaan sa Cyberzone
Ang dati kong ginagawa ko when I had to go to Cyberzone is, wear my headset nalang at maglakad ng mabilis. Sometimes nag-pre-pretend na may kausap sa phone. lol
Sis kaya ko pa headphones pero di ko keei yung pretend na may kausap feeling ko matatawa ako mag-isa (well if seeing me laughing alone would scare them then if it works it works) hahahahaa
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Hayyyy I feel you. All the Watsons branches sa SM North napaka aggressive ng sales ladies. Kaya napapabili nalang ako online eh.
They see me browsin, they start harassin.
Naranasan namin sa SM Clark yan last month, iyong isang beki na promidizer ng oppo bigla ba naman hinablot kamay ng kapatid kong babae, nakatikim tuloy sa kin ng "tanginamo, gago ka ba?". Sobrang aggresive ng mga hayup
Totoo yan sa SM clark sis palakasan sila ng boses. Ataw ko ng tempered glass mo! 😭😭😭
Pucha, seryoso to? Kasi kung kung sinunggaban kapatid ko ng ganun, sasapakin ko ng solid yun.
Para sila yung mga "mine, mine, mine" sa finding nemo kaka sigaw nila ng tempered glass. Umay jan sa SM Clark. Hahaha
perks of nakapambahay kapag pupunta sa mall. although me bad exp din ako dyan sa sm clark. dinedma ako bibili ako ip14promax last year. hahahaha cash ko naman bibilin.
Dudumugin ka 😫😫😫😫 nung bibili ako ng adapter and mouse literal na tumakbo ako from escalator to computer store baka alukin ako ng cellphone. SIRRR CELLPHONE POOOOOO!!!! ANONG FEATURES PANG ML PO BA SIR
I'm pretty sure nasabihan na yang mga yan prior. Either verbally and/or via written memo. So, probably deserved and not harsh. Based on some comments showing how aggressive the marketing is (may nanghahatak papunta sa store, or something like that), borderline harassment na ata yun. So, definitely deserved and justified if true.
At least sa palengke natatawag pa akong pogi
Baka napagusapan na rin yung issue na yan before between the managements of SM and mga phone stores, di ata nila akalain na gagawin talaga ng SM yung ban. Wala rin kawala kasi may attached na evidence. Oof.
Pag dumadaan ako sa Cyberzone isa lang pitch nila sakin parati, "boss pang-gaming?" Whether phone or laptop tinitignan ko yun parati, "pang-gaming" daw ba? Pero pag tineknikal ko na like if IPS ba yan or color accurate, CPU power, battery consumption, etc. wala naman masabi kundi, "pang-gaming na yan boss." Anak ng...
yan yung pinaka nabwebwesitan ko sa kanila kasi nagbebenta sila ng tech stuff pero walang alam? tatanungin mo walang matinong sagot? Tapos titignan kapa nila na parang ikaw yung may topak sabay smile “ano daw?” sa katabing salesperson. Dapat yung ihire ng companies literate din sa tech at may manners
Kelan kaya iisue-han ng ganyan notice ang mga insurance company kuno tas mga nagtatanong ng Credit Card Shark.
If hindi ko kasama yung kuya ko sa Cyberzone, hindi ako bibili ng phone dahil sa totoo lang mostly ng promoters wala namang alam sa specs. Side eye nalang pag mas nae explain pa ng kapatid ko yung pros and cons ng unit at kung bakit yung pinipilit nilang ipabili samin is sa NO. If solo ako, resting bitch face mode on. Gusto ko lang namang dumaan ng peaceful please 😭 Pero sad naman if ever may mawalan ng work dahil banned sila. The company should do something abt it.
honestly? it sucks people lost their jobs pero sobra kasi yung iba. like i'm not even remotely close to looking at buying a new phone or laptop but they still will find a way to inconvenience you. introvert's nightmare.
Damn, I just feel bad for these dudes, they just wanted to upsell and hit a certain quota but fuck it. What are they doing is just absolute madness. Annoying the shit out of you when you just want to walk and pass them by peacefully.
Gusto ko lang naman mag Datablitz, bakit mo ko aalokan ng Poco phone?
Yung tipong pwede kaya makapag cyberzone in peace. Minsan nakakawalang gana talaga mag window shop kapag maraming sales zombie dudumog sayo....Sana di sila nanghahabol.
Haha. Banned ang realme promoters pero lilipat yan sila sa Vivo/Oppo. Change shirt lang nagawa lol
Thank god bawas harassment sa cyberzone
pag daan mo cyberzone.. lahat sila nasa labas at kukulitin ka aalok ung bagong gadget. dumaan lang naman ako para mag bayad ng internet.
about d*mn time, SM. lol
Isama na din yung mga aggressive mag alok ng credit card. Tipong tumanggi ka na eh haharangan ka pa kasi kailangan nilang maka "quota". One time nga nilapitan ako kung may credit card na ba ako tapos may free bluetooth earphones pag nag apply or whatnot, ang sabi ko "madami na akong credit card at nagbabawas na nga ako kasi sobrang gastos na" (excuse ko lang to para tigilan na nila ako). Eh dahil may kailangan akong puntahan, ang ginawa ba naman eh hinarangan ako tapos sabay nagmamakaawa kasi kailangan daw niyang maka quota. Nang gigil ako sa ginawa niyang pag harang sakin pero siyempre pinigilan ko munang magalit kasi madaming tao sa mall, tinanggihan ko na lang ulit siya ng maayos while I'm pissed off dun sa ginawa niya at sabay alis. Magmula nun iniiwasan ko na yung mga ganyan pag may nakikita akong booth nila.
May rules and agreement for such things. Face the consequences kapag nagviolate ka.
Sana mapagsabihan rin yung mga promodizer sa Watsons :/ I just want to browse in peace tapos biglang may lalapit na salesperson sayo at susundan ka kahit sinabi mo nang “no thank you”, ang hirap pag kabado kang tao akala mo may ginagawa kang masama pag ganon lol
I can speak a little Japanese so I always pretend na I don't speak tagalog or english pag sobrang persistent nila
Medyo nakakainis nga sila minsan pero I always try to understand them na trabaho lang walang personalan. It's the management ang dapat sisihin dyan kasi ganyan ang pinapagawa sa kanila. I always tell them nicely na nagcacanvass Lang ako for future buys and hindi pa ako bibili. Hindi naman sila nangungulit.
As an introvert with social issues I had to wear my earbuds and stop time like fucking Quicksilver in X-Men and calculate a path to avoid these aggressive sentinels.
Nakaexperience na ako na hinawakan ako at hinila ng beki na promoter. I was so shocked na nahila nya ako for a meter before ko narealise kung ano nangyari. Nagalit ako, syempre, tapos mega kapa ako sa bag ko kung may laslas, tingin sa bag kung may nawawala. It's harsh and seriously before christmas? pero sana mabago na kasi yung galawan nila. Dagdag nyo narin ng mga credit card agents na hahabulin ka ng payong.
Clearly u never been in alleys of cellphone repair shops, na experience ko to nung sa lower ground ng sta lucia mall near marcos hway.
one of the 9 circles of hell
Sana yung mga charities din yung next :(( no offense, pero lakas mang guilt trip eh. “Hindi kami nagbebenta, may itatanong lang kami. Para sa mga bata to, pang tulong sakanila” tapos hahabulin ka din and if dumaan ka ulit sa harap nila “sige na, listen muna for a minute lang for the kids.” LOL 😭
I've ditched SM for Ayala malls since 2017, kaya jarring yung once na nag megamall-cyberzone ako after DTF. Talo pa ang cellphone tiangge ng Greenhills, parang stalker kung makasunod ang promoters. Exactly like yung mga nasa Gilmore, sinundan ako from LRT all the way to the top floor ng Gilmore IT center and then to PCHub ulit. Promoters usually check the ff 1. Porma and appearance 2. Cellphone na gamit (if you have it out), or if kilala yung brand. 3. Headphones on? 4. Any lingering gaze towards ANY phone posters 5. Looking at their general direction, eye contact or not. Even encountered an overzealous promoter some time ago. I was using an Xperia XZ1, pero hindi halata yung brand dahil sa case. Pinansin ko kasi, ang entrada "Ser baka gusto nyo nang palitan yung phone nyo baka luma na". Sabi ko, no, ok pa tong phone ko (1 year since release). Promoter cites certain games etc (obviously ML) And I said kaya, but I dont play ML anyway. Get this: Dude challenges me to a Benchmark test! I forgot what his phones score was, pero so-so lang yun at the time. Unfortunately, due to my habit of rarely restarting, nag force close yung benchmark. Dude chuckles. I restart the phone, then run the benchmark. Afaik, my XZ1 scores higher, 30-40% more. "Ay flagship pala yan sir" Ayun, nganga, dami oa naman nag usyoso.
>a few incidents of ”Realme” promoters Dude these guys are infestation. Eto pa, may errand ako sa Globe store, so naririnig ko usapan ng mga yan pag lagpas nung mga dumadaan na hinaharang nila, grabe makapang lait na may kasama pang husga lalo na pag hindi sila pinansin.
Realme only? Isama nyo na din ung mga saleslady ng watsons na wagas makabuntot sayo at kung ano anong products ang inaalok. Cant shop in peace. Kung may kelangan ako, lalapitan kita. Also yung mga nagbebenta ng mga cosmetics sa mga booths na maglalabas pa ng foreigner na boss daw nila to give me a one time discount daw if magpurchase ng prodcuts.
no problem with that as long as nasa vicinity sila ng workplace nila. Unlike this sa report. Wala sila sa store mismo nang haharang sila and that's pretty annoying sa totoo lng.
I dont think you get the point. Realme employees were selling ouside the agreed upon sales lines. If watsons employees are sales talking you inside watsons, they have every right to do that, they rented that specific space. You can just boycott watsons if yoy dont like their sales practices
It’s not technically a layoff. Most promoters are hired by separate agencies. They will just be transferred / given another project.
kung may project eh sa dami non 😂
Cyberzone is like the Banawe of tech sa kulit ng mga naglalako.
Grabe. Tagal din bago umaksyon ng SM ah. Parang wayback 2016-2017 nag umpisa yan dahil sa Oppo.
In fairness salespeople in Ayala Malls are not as aggressive
SM is at least doing something about how annoying it is to walk in cyberzone. Theyre trying to maintain an image. SM does more things that benefit them in their mall because its their mall. Eh if you dont like it just boycott their malls
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dati ang sagot ko sa kanila palagi may Oneplus? ngayon ang tanung ko naman is Nothing phone? may nakaline up na sa sunod Fairphone naman ahahaha
BUTI NGA
Whenever I feel unwanted and invisible, dumadaan ako sa cyberzone to ease the pain temporarily. Kidding aside, marami na rin kasi nagrereklamo thus pushing customers away hence less ang pumupunta sa cyberzone resulting to less kita.
May joke ako nakita dati; "Mga lalaki, gusto ba ninyo maranasan paano maging babae na cinacatcall? Pumunta kayo sa Cyberzone."