HK Economy is Good
This has become an annual event ... Aigle Private Sale ...
I can vividly remember last year ... when I was a much happier employee ... I "snaked king" to the Aigle sale with a friend. It was quite shocking indeed ... we were standing at the back staircase at Times Square ... lining up for about an hour to get to the venue. When we were there, people (mostly Mrs) were grabbing almost everything they see (especially for fleece jackets) off the rack. Later, it was even more shocking ... people were standing outside of the stockroom, and staff were throwing out fleece jackets (still in plastic wraps) while calling our their sizes. Hands were everywhere, grabbing them ... I remembered I was standing at the front row and still not able to get any because there were magical hands suddenly appearing in front of me everytime.
About a year later today ... I took the day off ... and went alone to stand in line. At least this time, the line was in the open area, so could breathe better. Again ... waited with mostly Mrs., again for about an hour. There were these 4 Mrs. behind me ... who were "pushing" me a bit already from the moment they arrived. I just didn't quite understand ... did they think they would get up there faster by keeping a distance of 1 inch behind me vs. 12 inches? I ended up turning around, saying "Do you really have to stand this close?" Then, when the guards said "go" ... we were "running" towards the elevators to go up to 13/F Food Forum. It was really kind of funny. I was not in such hurry to get up there ... but then again, I didn't want to let the 4 Mrs get in front of me ... hehe. And then sure enough, people were grabbing things off the rack like crazy ... and within 30 minutes, I saw little mountains of clothes (mostly fleece jackets again) on the floor or in those big shopping bags, courtesy by the company. Fortunately, it's not as crazy as last year. I didn't really have any "mission" this time, just to look for a fleece for b and maybe a fleece cap for myself. Others were "come what may". Needless to say, I overachieved. Good thing I had time restrictions (had to meet my aunt and family for lunch) ... otherwise damage could have been greater, I'm sure.
I later met with B.C. and gave her an entrance ticket ... and later she called, saying it's quite an experience for her too (although I'm sure not quite as exciting as mine).
Thinking about this, I always wonder what they did to make people go so crazy to buy their merchandise. You see that place, and you think things are "free"!! If my company can induce a fraction of the same kind of customer loyalty, then I'm sure there will be a lot more happier employees. What can I say ... Hong Kong economy must be good after all.
I can vividly remember last year ... when I was a much happier employee ... I "snaked king" to the Aigle sale with a friend. It was quite shocking indeed ... we were standing at the back staircase at Times Square ... lining up for about an hour to get to the venue. When we were there, people (mostly Mrs) were grabbing almost everything they see (especially for fleece jackets) off the rack. Later, it was even more shocking ... people were standing outside of the stockroom, and staff were throwing out fleece jackets (still in plastic wraps) while calling our their sizes. Hands were everywhere, grabbing them ... I remembered I was standing at the front row and still not able to get any because there were magical hands suddenly appearing in front of me everytime.
About a year later today ... I took the day off ... and went alone to stand in line. At least this time, the line was in the open area, so could breathe better. Again ... waited with mostly Mrs., again for about an hour. There were these 4 Mrs. behind me ... who were "pushing" me a bit already from the moment they arrived. I just didn't quite understand ... did they think they would get up there faster by keeping a distance of 1 inch behind me vs. 12 inches? I ended up turning around, saying "Do you really have to stand this close?" Then, when the guards said "go" ... we were "running" towards the elevators to go up to 13/F Food Forum. It was really kind of funny. I was not in such hurry to get up there ... but then again, I didn't want to let the 4 Mrs get in front of me ... hehe. And then sure enough, people were grabbing things off the rack like crazy ... and within 30 minutes, I saw little mountains of clothes (mostly fleece jackets again) on the floor or in those big shopping bags, courtesy by the company. Fortunately, it's not as crazy as last year. I didn't really have any "mission" this time, just to look for a fleece for b and maybe a fleece cap for myself. Others were "come what may". Needless to say, I overachieved. Good thing I had time restrictions (had to meet my aunt and family for lunch) ... otherwise damage could have been greater, I'm sure.
I later met with B.C. and gave her an entrance ticket ... and later she called, saying it's quite an experience for her too (although I'm sure not quite as exciting as mine).
Thinking about this, I always wonder what they did to make people go so crazy to buy their merchandise. You see that place, and you think things are "free"!! If my company can induce a fraction of the same kind of customer loyalty, then I'm sure there will be a lot more happier employees. What can I say ... Hong Kong economy must be good after all.
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