furniture bargain

jason and i were supposed to go for some spa thingy yesterday (the clean kind lah), but i was sick, and i didn't think that the masseuse would want to clean up a wet patch of phelgm below the massage table when she finished massaging me...so anyway, we went shopping instead...he wanted to look for a sofa to put in his room...

we jumped from courts @ bukit timah, to ikea @ queensway, to v.hive @ marine parade, to the furniture warehouse @ kallang, and then finally to the furniture mall @ the plaza (beach road)...where he finally found "the one". (at this point of time, i must thank sherine for helping me search for furfur_angel's entry on the sale at the furniture mall...thanks!)

anyway, too bad i don't have a picture of "the one" cuz it was pretty cool...a black pvc 3-seater-sofa-bed which comes with a "coffee table" that is actually the middle section backrest folded down...cool concept...kinda feels like a first-class airplane seat. anyway, as usual, i was on hand to help jason with the salesman:

jason: how much is the delivery charge?
furniture salesman (fsm): $30 per delivery.
jason: oh ok...hmmm...
fsm: this sofa is very classy, compared with the other one that you all saw behind...it's got a certain class about it...can't really compare with the other one lah...
jason: hmmm...
fsm: wait ah, let me go behind and check to see if we still have stock cuz this is really one of our best-sellers!!! *quickly ducks behind to "check" and see if there is stock*

moby: how?
jason: quite nice...i think i like it...don't waste time already...this is "the one"...i'm gonna get it.
fsm: *comes back surprisingly fast from his "check"* you're in luck!!! we only have two more pieces of this in black...but really, compared with the other one, it's just one class above, and...
moby: eh uncle ah, got discount or not?
fsm: err...no lah...it's on discount already.
moby: but i'm sure you can do something about the delivery charge right?
fsm: *squints his eyes and thinks a bit* err...ok lah, i give you all $20 lah...don't say don't have lah ok?
moby: wah lau eh uncle...i'm sure you can do better than that...
fsm: *squints his eyes and thinks a bit* ok, ok...$10 last price...
moby: please lah, from here to paya lebar only leh...uncle, if you deliver it for free, he'll buy it on the spot.
fsm: ok, let me go behind and check with my boss... *quickly ducks behind again and "checks" with his boss...*

jason: eh, don't lah...he also trying to make a living leh...
moby: trust me...all salesmen are the same...i know his tricks one lah...
jason: sigh...takes one to know one...haha.
fsm: *back surprisingly fast again* ok, ok! for you only ok? we'll waive the delivery charge!!!
moby: you sure cannot anymore discount on the sofa??
fsm: *eyes very wide open* sure.
moby: ok...i believe you.

another $30 saved...haha. cab drivers, furniture salesman...who's next??? oh yeah...btw, remember ah, if you win the car in the furniture mall lucky draw, please hor...do the necessary hor...hahaha. =)

(p.s. - furfur_angel...i tried to look for you @ the furniture mall, but i think you were off already...anyway, i actually posted a comment on your blog about my friend looking for a sofa, but i guess you didn't read it...oh well, maybe next time!)