Ain't we all Naughty By Nature?
Have you ever got calls from tellign you that you have won some prize and that you can collect the free voucher or gifts and make appointments for you to visit?
It so happened that on Sat evening, I got such a call telling me that I had won a free make over session, in a lucky draw contest I took part in. The best part is, I cannot even remember that I took part in any lucky draw. Being the curious me, always am game to learn something new even though it is like 100% sure that there must be a catch!
As the saying goes curiousity kills the cat and since there is free image consulatation anyway, Wad the heck. So since I had not much to do anyway, I turned up for my appointment in the shophouse in 69 Boat Quay. The setup was like a photography studio. There were crowds of ppl, families and individuals. I was asked by the receptionist to sit down and wait. In about 10 mins, An image consulatant came and attended to me. Her name was Mira and she explained to me about the proceeding and what's gonna come. She's a young girl, just freshly graduated form poly, and seems like the work there has also very long working hours from 12 to sometimes 12 midnite.
What happened next was to go to the markup room where by I get to change to the outfit I brought along. The make up artist looks like any aunties you find outside. After that we went into the photo studio, this time I was really amazed, even the photographer seems like she is only 18 years old. So she took some shots and then I went back to change before another round of photo shoot in another outfit and setting.
After that, the real challenge begins.. Mira started to explain to me about the work they do in the studio, using photoshop to do editing and so on and so forth..how others come back and all the various benefit and what the studio can offer. But I am keenly aware how the sensitive topic of price is delibrately left out.. hhaa,, then she got another ang mo guy to come talk to me, he began another round of psychoing, trying to convince me wad a great and lucky dae it is for me. Since I keep nodding my head and it seems to him that I am well onto the hook, he trail close and ask me to sign up for the installment plan to get a life time membership with the studio.
So the tussel went on for almost 2 hours.. goodness. Mira, talked.. a little. Can see that she's tired from the day's work. The ang moh guy tried .. even try to use sympahty to close me. Finally one of their manager even come and talk about career opportunity to me. Goodness, did I really have such patiance and endurance? :P haha I guess I am just plain stingy. Haha.. so there you go.. I spend 4 hours.. Finnaly I got!! 2 miserable pictures... haha.. I think I am lucky already. I read in other blogs, they got a lousy CD (dun even come with an envelope) and the CD is even currupted. :P LOL... what a CON job. Remember, if something looks too good to be true, it probably isn't.. hheehe... I just like to learn more about the CON jobs out there :P
It so happened that on Sat evening, I got such a call telling me that I had won a free make over session, in a lucky draw contest I took part in. The best part is, I cannot even remember that I took part in any lucky draw. Being the curious me, always am game to learn something new even though it is like 100% sure that there must be a catch!
As the saying goes curiousity kills the cat and since there is free image consulatation anyway, Wad the heck. So since I had not much to do anyway, I turned up for my appointment in the shophouse in 69 Boat Quay. The setup was like a photography studio. There were crowds of ppl, families and individuals. I was asked by the receptionist to sit down and wait. In about 10 mins, An image consulatant came and attended to me. Her name was Mira and she explained to me about the proceeding and what's gonna come. She's a young girl, just freshly graduated form poly, and seems like the work there has also very long working hours from 12 to sometimes 12 midnite.
What happened next was to go to the markup room where by I get to change to the outfit I brought along. The make up artist looks like any aunties you find outside. After that we went into the photo studio, this time I was really amazed, even the photographer seems like she is only 18 years old. So she took some shots and then I went back to change before another round of photo shoot in another outfit and setting.
After that, the real challenge begins.. Mira started to explain to me about the work they do in the studio, using photoshop to do editing and so on and so forth..how others come back and all the various benefit and what the studio can offer. But I am keenly aware how the sensitive topic of price is delibrately left out.. hhaa,, then she got another ang mo guy to come talk to me, he began another round of psychoing, trying to convince me wad a great and lucky dae it is for me. Since I keep nodding my head and it seems to him that I am well onto the hook, he trail close and ask me to sign up for the installment plan to get a life time membership with the studio.
So the tussel went on for almost 2 hours.. goodness. Mira, talked.. a little. Can see that she's tired from the day's work. The ang moh guy tried .. even try to use sympahty to close me. Finally one of their manager even come and talk about career opportunity to me. Goodness, did I really have such patiance and endurance? :P haha I guess I am just plain stingy. Haha.. so there you go.. I spend 4 hours.. Finnaly I got!! 2 miserable pictures... haha.. I think I am lucky already. I read in other blogs, they got a lousy CD (dun even come with an envelope) and the CD is even currupted. :P LOL... what a CON job. Remember, if something looks too good to be true, it probably isn't.. hheehe... I just like to learn more about the CON jobs out there :P
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