Whole new level of Kiasu Syndrome...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Kiasu Syndrome is a term coined in my sing soc module on Singapore's national identity.. and recently, in the sprees i have participated... i feel that this "Kiasu Syndrome" has reached a all new level...
Below are real email treads i received recently... names have been altered for privacy...
KS - the spree-er
Miss X - 3rd party not able to get the 跳楼货
Org - Spree organizer..
Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 14:07:53
Hi,
Fine then, I will give KS your 3 items as requested.
Miss X : Your item #4 is now OOS.
Org
Sent: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:58:03
Hi,
My friend is a spree organiser too and she always go according to the time the order was paid instead of the time order was posted. I think her arrangement is rather fair and justifiable.
Perhaps you people can try considering such arrangement too :)
Regards,
KS
Sent: Tuesday, 20 October 2009 1:49:53
Hi,
I chose a way which I think would be most fair to all. If you are unhappy with it, I will refund your order. Just FYI I forfeited my own orders for this item so everyone can have at least one piece of this item, which I know is popular because it is on a cheap sale.
I don't care if it doesn't make sense to you or if you think I am irresponsible because I believe that this is for the good of everyone and I will not give in to one's spree-ers demands when they already have two
You can ask the rest what they think, or if they think I am being unfair as well.
Org
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:30:14 +0800
hi,
i would like u to understand that this is not about how many i have gotten :X
is about how the orders are taken in right? why would u want to compare with the others? it's making no sense?
i ordered 3, which is inclusive of my frens' order..so i need to tell them why is this so and hence i am asking u..
and even it turns one round, my order would have been in batch 2 since i saw u closing de spree and opening it again... i dont see any reason why i am not receiving what i ordered?
and if u tink refund can make me happy or save ur trouble then that is not solving the problem but just ignoring it, which is highly irresponsible :X
thks!~
KS
Date: 2009/10/20
That was what I thought would be most fair. After all you already have 2 orders and the rest of the orders are 1 or 2. If you are unhappy with this arrangement would you want me to refund you instead?
Org
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:27:44 +0800
but the posting time is before them :( why does it have to go one round?
KS
Date:2009/10/2009
Your original order was only 1, then you changed to 3 Qty. The other's spree-er's orders was in the original order post so it went one round then came back to yours, and I could only order one more in addition to your first order of 1 Qty.
Org
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:19:49 +0800
i pasted my enquiry again here..in case u din see.. :X i tot orders is based in first come first serve to be fair? :(
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Re: ITEM #1 ONLY 2 QTY
2009-10-20 04:05 am UT |
ehm sorry but how come? :X
cos the orders below still have? |
KS
Anyways... below is the 跳楼货. Damn cheap (0.69pounds) but i dun see why should the spree-er get so agitated.
I still have other email.. will put it up when i have time...
So it's unlikely that racial conflict will happen to cause social instability in Sg.. but Kiasu syndrome as the new age threat to social instability?? hmmmm
