Times bookstore @ Hills
Monday, January 18, 2010 at 5:59PM I was having lunch today at mc donalds and then drop by the hills to have a look around. There were many shops which has not opened up for business but the Times bookstore was already opened.
So I walked inside. Looks like they have a decent collection of books. Walked in further I saw this
One shelf on photographyOne shelf is better than non I guess. What caught me by surprise was the selection of books. They had, The moment it clicks by Joe McNally. A really good book which I already bought from amazon.com recently (filed under: cha-ching, pissed off, long day). Times Bookstore was selling it for RM 170+ (cant recall exactly plus or minus RM20 :P).
When I stepped close to the shelves I noticed one book that looked familiar. As I got closer I realized its my other fav author’s book, Scott Kelby. The book on display was non other than The Digital Photography Book: Volume 3. I actually wanted to get this book as well along with my other purchases from amazon.com. But due to budget constraints I limited myself to 3 books per purchase to spread the shipping cost.
Times Bookstore was selling it for RM 83.60. I know in my mind if I bought from amazon.com it would be cheaper. But holding the actual book on the other hand is a different thing than reading and trying to guess what is inside on the web page. So me being weak and pathetic person bought the book on a whim.
RM 83.60 Well spentComing back home after work, I went online and check the pricing on amazon.com. As I suspected excluding shipping it was RM 55.07 (US$16.49). Add in the sipping it would probably cost the same. That is why I normally buy 3 books per purchase to spread the shipping cost and averagely save about RM 80-100 on 3 books than buying them individually within Malaysia.
Oh well.. I could not resist the temptation! ARGH!
Note: Images were taken with Nokia n86.
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Reader Comments (4)
COmment?
yes please xD
good thing or bad thing? so we should buy from amazon? but amazon receipt can claim from income tax or not?
@ieR I would say if you are feeling lucky you can buy from amazon. while they have good refund policy, like my case if the books got damaged it is very troublesome but can get it replaced la... matter of luck I guess