Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Why one should purchase from Malls?

Why should one purchase from Mall?

"How does it matter?", you might ask...! Read on..., to know!


One might feel, "We already know! What else you might talk about?"

Then, there's a definite surprise for you! You might not have thought of all these points, before!

There are following reasons, why one should purchase from Malls, rather than the individually owned-shops!

Obvious Reasons:

  1. Parking Space
  2. Air-Conditioned space
  3. Still, discounts, on the top of it!

Other Reasons:

  1. You can pay by Card with no additional transaction fees.
    1. You can use your Credit-Cards wisely to enjoy fullest credit-period!
    2. As an additional benefit, you or the cashier don't need to struggle for the change!
    3. So, you don't need to pay, even a Paisa more! If it's 31 Paisa, you pay 31 Paisa, and not even 32 Paisa!

      Though, some Mall-Chains round it off to next 50 Paisa or Rupee! Needless to say, they have come from this Shop-Keeping background and haven't grown up to the corporate culture still! The way of doing business, for them, is stealing money from the customer by multiple ways, this being just one of them!
    4. Typically, shop-keepers either don't accept cards, or charge you transaction-fees.
  2. All transactions are in white, so all Tax does get paid to the Government, which in turn is beneficial to you only, rather than it becoming a Black-Money sitting at the shop-owners house, being used for all wrong purposes!
  3. All staff is professionally-recruited staff, so is quite courteous and helpful, while in shops the sales-people are more often relatives of the shop-owner, having all the arrogance of the shop-owner.
  4. Staff has all minimum privileges, facilities and wages, mandated by the laws, including working-hours; while at shops, more often the staff is like a bonded-labor, working at minimal wages (far below minimum-wages mandated by law) for extended hours, without any holidays! This is nothing else than the exploitation of poor and needy. (When America tries to mandate against this exploitation and unfair trade-practices, we feel it's too unreasonable...!!! Anyways, that'd be a part of some another blog, some other time!)
  5. Prices are transparent and labeled on the goods, while in shops the prices are decided at the mercy of the shop-keeper, depending upon the customer!
    1. So, more often than not, one ends up paying more than the market price.
  6. You can check and compare 100 items, and may walk out without buying even a single item, and nobody will ask you anything!

    While in the shops, you don't have liberty to check multiple items and compare their prices! If you check two items, before you can ask for third one to compare &/or check the rude shop-keeper will say, "Tell me beforehand what you want, don't ask me to take out multiple items from the shelf!"
    1. Salespeople in the shops are also very pushy and arrogant and try to manipulate your purchase decision.
    2. So, more often than not one feels being robbed, after having purchased from the shops, as many purchase decisions were hastened and manipulated by the salespersons.
  7. Transparent and Customer-Friendly "Goods Exchange &/or Return Policy", while for the shops, it all depends upon the mood of the shop-owner at that point of time!
  8. Malls are fully equipped with provisions to prevent &/or handle fire and such other calamities, while the shops' don't have any such provision!

Last but not the least, more often than not, you won't get to see the arrogant face of the Shop-Owner!!!

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