I hear you.x9200 wrote:I would second what zzm9980 said. On top of this Singapore is IMHO somehow specific and for many trivial jobs they use a serviceman. This include things like hanging a lamp from the hook already present in the ceiling ($40), changing a bulb in the car etc. They also rely heavily on the salesman opinion for buying majority of goods, so not surprisingly they probably rather engage an agent than figure out something that complicated and carrying that much of the financial weight.
If I was a Buyer, I'd be very wary of anything the Buyers agent would tell me as it's in the agents interest to squeeze as much from the Buyer as fast as possible, can people not see this or does the "sucking the schlong" experience really mean that much to some Buyers?offshoreoildude wrote:Property agents bascially suck the buyers schlong. They drive them around in cars, buy them meals, complement them.... when they come across someone like myself who says "Cut that nonesense and cut your commission" they get really pissed.
Singaporeans' are the most egotistical farts on the planet sometimes...gonzales wrote:If I was a Buyer, I'd be very wary of anything the Buyers agent would tell me as it's in the agents interest to squeeze as much from the Buyer as fast as possible, can people not see this or does the "sucking the schlong" experience really mean that much to some Buyers?offshoreoildude wrote:Property agents bascially suck the buyers schlong. They drive them around in cars, buy them meals, complement them.... when they come across someone like myself who says "Cut that nonesense and cut your commission" they get really pissed.
I am afraid the truth could be worse than this. Majority simply can not do such tasks properly or they think they can not, or they don't think they can. What makes it even worse, the people they hire to do this often can not do it neither.gonzales wrote:Labour is cheap here vs. EU & US so I can see why it is easy & cheap to get someone to do it for you but it just doesn't sit that well.
Isn't it the truth. The average male driver here doesn't even have a clue where the spark plugs are or how to change the oil in his car. Talk about eunuchs. They are good at carrying their girlfriend's Kate Spade bags though.x9200 wrote:I am afraid the truth could be worse than this. Majority simply can not do such tasks properly or they think they can not, or they don't think they can. What makes it even worse, the people they hire to do this often can not do it neither.gonzales wrote:Labour is cheap here vs. EU & US so I can see why it is easy & cheap to get someone to do it for you but it just doesn't sit that well.
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