Sale!! 50% off!!
Well, this sign is pretty common, specially in apparel stores... But when u come across similar sign hanging out from Levis Showroom, cant help but feel tempted..
So, the MBA in me did a quick maths.. A nice Jeans costs around 2000 bucks at Levis... I can get it in 1000... Good deal... ok ok.. i know getting 50% off on that jeans was a long shot, but well, i needed a reason to convince myself into goin into that showroom...
As I entered, the cashier looked at me as a hungry wolf... Must be thinking "Ek aur Bakra!!". Even inside the shop i cld see 30% or 40% off banners hanging... there must been a 50% banner too... but i missed it...
I carefully approached the Jeans section, but something else caught my eye... and it was a real cool black Tshirt... Now this wasnt my fault... It was strategically placed below the Jeans section u see... so instead, I made a bee-line for the T-shirts... Shortlisted couple of them, but then saw that they were only offering 20% off... and that black one wasnt that good in second look... so went back to my previous plan...
But then i noticed awesome shirts nearby... well, it never hurts to look.. Right?
Wrong! It does... Checking out is never Free!!! I liked a shirt, but it wasnt my size... aaand, my size in same design was not having any discount... Come to think of it, no shirt in my size had discount... But me being the impulse shopper that i am, decided to go for it... (Obviously i vowed to buy nothing else for next couple of months!!)
Then I went back to the Jeans section (That is what i came for..!) After few trials, me and my friend zeroed on a jeans, decided to buy it... But then, I came across another one which looked as good... Wanted to buy them both... But the sensible person in me kicked off and persuaded me that it was a bad idea...
Even then I ended up spending double of what i thought... Damn this tried and tested promotion schemes!!!
And on my way back, i spotted a Westlife showroom, which m not gonna visit ever in my life!!
This article is SUPERB!! I mean this is what Im talking about. There are a few good things i liked about this. The way you finished off the story was superb. I mean to think of it this is what managers and marketing guys do. Plus you dint boast too much about your IIM thingie and in essence you mocked yourself. It is well written, presents a true situation and is humorous too. It is short and sweet and i consider this one of best posts along with your question on the concpet of evil dictators. very well done!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I just thought: Is it "I did some math" or "I did some maths". Im not sure, but do check it out
just forgive my grammatical errors in the comment...i just typed it and didnt review it. I hope u got the idea. it should have been "this is one of "the" best posts, etc etc.
ReplyDeletethnx a lot buddy!
ReplyDeletehmmmm... a sale at levis is definately unavoidable
ReplyDeleteby the way, you can use the bought shirt to gift someone close to you, maybe in the room opposite to you...
:P
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