I was approched by a young boy and a young girl (teenagers) at the foot of my block just now.
The girl called out to me and said that she and the boy are sellng ice-cream to raise money for their mother who is very ill in hospital. On hearing that I would presume that the boy is her brother. The girl said they have only one box of ice-cream left. She said she is selling at $16 and they can earn $4. They hope to sell the last box and they want to rush down to the hospital to visit their mother. They show me their styrofoam box and it was the last box. They sound convincing and desperate.
I seldom buy or eat ice-cream. But out of pity, I agree to buy from them. I only have $15 and the boy sold the box of ice-cream to me. When I reach home, my wife saw the box of 'Magnolia' ice-cream I bought and told me it only cost abt $6.
A while later I found the boy outside my flat corridor selling another box to my neighbour. After that he was using his handphone to call his friends to meet him at the corridor. Then the same girl earlier and two more other teenager turned up at the corridor with styrofoam box. I then realise they are a group. They were happily pooling in their money. I then knew their story is a fraud.
I went up to them and asked the boy how many of them is selling ice-cream. I asked him why he told me its the last box and why he lied to me. He just said "we are really leaving". I hand the boy the ice-cream he sold me and demanded for my money back. He gave me back my money and said sorry. After I went into my flat, I heard one of them telling the boy as they were going into the lift, 'You should have sold him at $10, you still earn."
Just to let you guys know what I encountered. Sympathy being abused.
u got make police report?
or tell ur MP?
Aiyah, small thing lar. You know ar, I don't believe in ghosts, don't believe in fate, don't believe in religion, but I believe only in retribution.
Originally posted by FireIce:u got make police report?
or tell ur MP?
You think Police gives a sxxt?
tell MP? skally MP gong gong wan to help them raise money for their 'mother'. haha
Originally posted by ditzy:Aiyah, small thing lar. You know ar, I don't believe in ghosts, don't believe in fate, don't believe in religion, but I believe only in retribution.
You mean they will reincarnate to be ice-cream seller in their next life?
at least is those downstairs type..
i hear b4 is door-to-door ones.. u don't buy from them they take ur shoe throw downstairs..
or spit at ur door.. lagi more wtf lo..
they approach me a couple of months ago. the boy talk very fast, his mother got diabetics blarblarblar.
coz he dress up like a typical ah beng wannabe, i already knew its fake, then i just say no.
he cannot do anything.
Originally posted by gunner77:they approach me a couple of months ago. the boy talk very fast, his mother got diabetics blarblarblar.
coz he dress up like a typical ah beng wannabe, i already knew its fake, then i just say no.
he cannot do anything.
The girl also talk quite fast...story memorise swee swee liao...
i rather buy haagen dazs with that kind of $16
Next time I want to sell something, I know who to find.
Yeah i once encounter those door to door de before, ok same shiiit "mother" story what mother nv work no $ etc. . .then expect u to buy the box of ice cream for $10 nv buy from them still giv black face... its a ah lian btw
Originally posted by Troy437:
The girl also talk quite fast...story memorise swee swee liao...
ofcos swee swee nah repeat repeat repeattt!
Last time got one ah lian try to sell me dooor. Say HDB flat door lock no good. Ask me to change. $200plus. I saw ang Kong on her arm, know she no good. Say no to her. Few days later, know this door to door selling of new door lock is a hoax.
Nowadays youngster and punk just want to get quick buck, can do anything..
Originally posted by gunner77:they approach me a couple of months ago. the boy talk very fast, his mother got diabetics blarblarblar.
coz he dress up like a typical ah beng wannabe, i already knew its fake, then i just say no.
he cannot do anything.
for ur case there is a gal
for my case, 2 boy, one fat one thin
Originally posted by CannyOng:Last time got one ah lian try to sell me dooor. Say HDB flat door lock no good. Ask me to change. $200plus. I saw ang Kong on her arm, know she no good. Say no to her. Few days later, know this door to door selling of new door lock is a hoax.
Nowadays youngster and punk just want to get quick buck, can do anything..
Quick bunk den they go chiong lor some even chiong till no $ become ah long runner
luckily not old auntie sell keropok at high price can oredi lah...
Originally posted by dinky1409:luckily not old auntie sell keropok at high price can oredi lah...
Possible, just wait and see.
Originally posted by dinky1409:luckily not old auntie sell keropok at high price can oredi lah...
I also kena. A Malay auntie act poor. Sell small packet Keropok $3... Siao
Even other Malays also don't want to buy from her. I go Seng Siong buy $2 and can get bigger portion than hers.
email STOMP to spread the words islandwide instead of this forum only...
Originally posted by CannyOng:
I also kena. A Malay auntie act poor. Sell small packet Keropok $3... SiaoEven other Malays also don't want to buy from her. I go Seng Siong buy $2 and can get bigger portion than hers.
theres a rumour gg around amongst the malay community lah.. this malay auntie gg around selling keropok but she uses some spirit to posses the ppl to buy the keropok at high prices like 100 bucks or something and create some supernatural disturbance in the household lah.. duno true or not
Originally posted by Rednano:email STOMP to spread the words islandwide instead of this forum only...
Nv take pics leh...you know nowadays it NPNT.
me too.but a different story. not mother. but grandmother.
Stomp it!
wah.. kids are really getting smarter nowadays.... last time we just guai guai knock door and sell ice cream ... not sell story.... power leh...
eh. you think selling ice-cream easy ar? try doing his job as a ice-cream seller and you'll probably understand why he has to use such a trick.