Weird punches: SALE SALE SALE ! Today My Brand value has gone down by UPTO 61%

Jack & Jones does a rare feat: Billings suprised with higher than advertised discounts

Hi folks,

My friend got a pleasant surprise when Jack and Jones ( R City Mall, Ghatkoper, Mumbai ) gave 50% discount during billing as against 30% advertised on the label during his visit on July 13, 2013.

We present the bill (Transaction id 150102013131), the price tag ( Article No 5711646080275) and discount tag of 30% at the end of this post.

The garment ERIK Original G with M.R.P of Rs 4995 was given for Rs2479 (No VAT). A clear 50% discount against advertised 30%.

Well ! Quite an innovative way to flatter the customer. Or this was some error !

Now the weird insight ! Generally, the billing guys seldom calculate exact discounts in their minds while customers usually do that religiously (It's their hard earned money).

At the end of the day, it may be some labeling or punching mistake in software. Blind following of computer systems has thrown large instances of weird errors. The observant customers like my friend gains or atleast avoid getting a weird loosing deal.

Enjoy the 'SALE' season and be prepared for some weird surprises like this.
Deepak Jain

Weird Gyan: Largest discounts generally carry the shortest expiry dates

Lifestyle: double price tag products in sale: Are you tallying your bills !

Hi Guys,

We all know that a month long sale period have commenced across malls in Mumbai. However, some weird deals can catch you unawares.

Below is the account of my friend Subbu, who happened to visit Lifestyle store on July 07, 2013 to buy a mechandice on sale. The store threw a weird deal on him but cannot escape his observant eye.

The shirt he picked had a price tag of Rs629 (1st pic) which induced Subbu to pick up the product. However, when he went for billing he was charged Rs907 bucks instead (2nd pic is the bill).

Unlike many others Subbu bought just two products. Hence the price tag difference immediately caught his eye.

Then started all usual stuff by the payment counter guys that it was VAT. But VAT is 5% and not 50%, he argued.

Now we all can also predict the next usual excuse by payment counter guy that Rs629 was a wrong price tag and a labelling mistake. Another excuse, the system is picking only Rs907 barcode....

bla..bla..bla after 40 min in the queue

Anyway what's the big deal ! Subbu bought the product after a fight, paid Rs907 and came back. Who has the choice these days !

The two price tag weird deals are now a common labelling mistake. These weird deals can catch you the next time on sale, just tally your next bill and find out.

Enjoy shopping and do come back to read more after a while !

Deepak Jain

Snapdeal vouchers cannot detect multiple usages

Hi guys,

Welcome again after a long time !

We all love snapdeal deals as some of them are incredible but the fact is that most merchants don't report snapdeals vouchers online at the time of sale.

This means that you can register snapdeal id once and can use it multiple times at merchants location.

We visited funcity gaming zone at Oberoi Mall, Goregaon East on June 23th, 2013 Sunday. I initiatlly purchased the offer on snapdeal for Rs30 that entitles me for Rs500bonus on Rs500 card recharge. The link for that offer is http://www.snapdeal.com/deal-mumbai-fun-city-bonus1?pos=2;16

Once you show the snapdeal sms/email at the funcity counter, the guys will take note of your snapdeal voucher Id on a small paper, your name and phone number.

Give them Rs500bucks and get recharge of Rs500 as bonus.

Now the weird deal ! We went with the same old snapdeal sms/email voucher, the next weekend i.e June 30th, 2013. As a routine, funcity guys noted our snapdeal voucher id on a paper, my name and phone number. I gave them Rs500 and got recharged for Rs1000bucks.

Now for some rich folks out there, what is the big deal of saving Rs30bucks. Same here ! we definately lable this a weird deal.

Enjoy shopping but cut that weird deal for yourself !
Deepak Jain  

Globus: Design and quality errors on the shirts

Hi friends,

We visited Globus, Gorwel's - Kandivali, Mumbai again on Dec 11, 2011, Sunday. While i was trying an informal check shirt, there was a marked quality issues with the seemingly similar shirts.

My wife, like many other people, who are obsessed with precision of patterns pointed the design errors in the red and blue check shirts.

We present the pics of size 39 and 40 of the same shirt. These are visibly two different designs.

• Take a look at collars of two shirts, pattern sequence as well as pocket designs. These become different just by the change in sizes !
• For both the shirts, the left and the right side patterns are different.
• The top shirt even as has different colors on flaps of the two front pockets. The blue color on top left of the left pocket does not match with the reddish blue color of the right pocket flap.

The third pic of green check is from my wardrobe. Notice the similarity of pattern on left and right side. Similar pattern is even followed with the pocket.

So, the point is not to prove that my shirt is better. The point is that we pay a remarkably high price to buy great brands and some of them are so in-different to the quality which is really WEIRD !

We are overwhelmed by the hits this blog is getting just after a few Facebook status updates. Thanks to you all for taking time out to read us.

Globus: Two price tags on the same product

Hello guys,

Another interesting case came across when we visited brand new Globus store, opened at Growel's Mall, Kandivali (E), Mumbai on Dec 2, 2011.

Rage Ladies cardigan Zipper has two price tags on opposite sides of the same label.

Both price tags are displaying similar style codes M1801 but one is pricing the product at Rs1505 and the other at Rs1495. We clicked the pics of opposite sides by keeping two garments together.

Well...Some of you may argue that it is just a small inventory labeling error.

So what is the big deal about just Rs10 here and there.

That's why it is just a weird deal and not a big deal.

Thanks a ton for reading our blog and keep returning for more fun filled weird deals.

Deepak Jain

Lifestyle socks are misprinted downside !

Hi friends,

We purchased a pack of 3 socks for our daughter from Lifestyle store, Phoenix mills, Mumbai.

Sorry, this time i certainly misplaced the bill, else would have provided you the purchase proofs.

The height of weirdness is that the print of the socks are under the feet which are certainly not visible while the upside is plain white.

Well, i used to think that all pieces are quality checked because it is lifestyle store but..

We certainly didn't made a big deal but it was definitely a weird deal.

Deepak Jain

Papa John's Pizza software bug

Hi friends,

We visited Papa John's Pizza at Kandivali, Mumbai where the bill has a small little bug.

We ordered meal for 3 combo. In general combo meals have discounts compared to MRP on individual items.

We present the bill here and one can see the discounted rate on pizza while some other items like cold drinks do not have any discounts. The respective non discounted original prices are also displayed in column 2.

However, the surprising part is the price of Island Green (Regular) salad, the third item in the bill. The discounted price is more than the MRP.

On asking how it is possible, these guys said that it is coming from the software and kinda company policy.

But how can discounted price be more than the original MRP. Our question remains un-answered under the excuse of company's systems and procedures.

Well some of you might think, what is a big deal for a difference of Rs4.

We are also with you. It's certainly not a big deal but definitely a weird deal.

Deepak Jain

JLR annual report says Tata motors acquisition price is $2,300 billion

Hi Friends,

JLR ( Jaguar Landrover ) FY11 annual report said that Tata motors acquired JLR for $2,300 billion. ( Annual report can be downloaded from Tata motors website, page 30, para 3rd)

The correct acquistion price is $2.3bn. You are guessing it right that this is a typographical error, so what is the big deal about it.

We are with you. Indeed it is not a big deal, it is a Weird Deal.

Deepak Jain
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