10th April 2008 is what i term "magazine day". LOL! Why? It's because 2 different magazine companies, namely Choices and Cleo, came down to our suntec outlet today to loan some items for their magazines. Both magazines together loaned a total of 20 items from us. If they are actual items being sold. We will be so so happy. With the 2 magazine representative coming down here one after another, it seems as if we are very busy. But as a matter of fact it is as usually quiet.
We are advertising in 3 issues of Choices magazines at our own expense (part sponsorship from our franchiser). 1 issue is out now. Another 2 issues to go. Whereas, Cleo was called down by Suntec to do an advertisemen for the tenants in My.PlayGround. They didn't go to all the shops though. Guess it is just selected shops.
Suntec is "getting rid" of those tenants who are paying their rental by commission basis and not fixed rental (Suntec termed them as insincere tenants because whether or not they have business doesn't matter to them. They are after all only paying their rent based on commission). Also suntec knows that if we get out of suntec, they will have problems renting out our units. So they are also trying to keep us here. Afterall, we are their major tenant in My.PlayGround. They are willing to give us rental reduction ON CONDITION that we extend our contract for another year (Our previous contract was 3 yrs and we've already been here for almost 1 yr. Suntec can scrap the previous contract we have if we accept this new offer).
There's 1 irritating woman in My.PlayGround (also a fellow tenant). One of our neighbours in fact. Even b4 she even did renovation for her shop, my 1st impression of her was already ruined. Just a small lil thing and she shouted at me as if I owe her something. We just put a stand in front of the lounge suntec set up for customers to sit in. We even had the permission of suntec mgmt to put it there. It's not even her shop. Who does she think she is to shout at me like that. She's a.k.a. My.PlayGround's complain queen. Everything also complain. Music complain. Performers performing or people doing promotion at the event area in front of her shop also complain (what's the events area for if no one is allowed to use it). But suntec ppl don't care her. It's afterall an event area.
We already very very considerate already. She say music loud. We lower it. Still not enough. She wants the music to be very very soft. How to hear like that. Already no ppl, no music isn't it more boring. We turn the music on loud is also to attract pple at the outside corridor in. If they do walk in, isn't it better for her also? I have customers telling me "if not for your music, I don't know there's more shop inside". Mind you, not just 1 customer. Many customers told me that before. See music helps. Still wants us to lower. Then how to attract customers. Last time our music was even louder. The shops at the outside corridor can even hear our music. Now can't even hear a thing coming from our shop from outside.
We've been here for almost 1 year and no one ever complained about our music. She been here for like what??? 3 mths or even less? and she complaining about everyone and everything. Trying to find trouble with us and others in My.PlayGround. Isn't fellow tenants supposed to help one another. Last time when mum and her were on talking terms, she say she's how rich how rich. Stay what kind of house. Drive what kind of car. Have how many shops. Rich people don't tell people how rich they are. What a proud woman.
When we have customers, she will stare at us. When she sees other shops have customers and she don't, she stare at them too. Think she's plain jealous. I smile at her. She will pull her long face and stare at me then turn away. What did I do? Everyday pull that long face of hers. No wonder she has no business. Everyone knows what's she's like and can't stand her. Also she opens her shop everyday as and when she wants (sometimes come as late as 2+ and closes as early as 6+). Sometimes we wonder if she's paying any rental at all.
Argh....don't want to talk about her already. Makes my blood boil.
We are still looking at other SC. Some we are looking at are Far East (not going to give up on that place), Haji Lane (but that's not for now. future maybe), and the new mall that is coming up at Clementi Central. We most probably going to get a shop in Far East and give up on Queensway SC. What you all think? The sales in Queensway getting from bad to worse. Crowd is getting lesser. Even lesser than suntec. Last mth sales there was horrible. Also there's so many cliques there gossipping about one another. Everytime I go there, I'll see one clique here and one clique there. Really don't like the environment there. And the way people ask for discounts there...really too much. Some even fight (verbally) with you for discounts. Want to get out of there.
