Saturday, January 17, 2009

The 99cents Store


Shoplot for Rent - At Only 99sen
GEORGE TOWN: It’s only 99 sen a month – that’s the “AirAsia” rate shop-owners at Pan Palace Plaza in Taman Lip Sin are offering in a bid to revive the commercial centre.
And response has been overwhelming. Fifty...

(The Star Newspaper)


The Star Newspaper announced that there is a shopping centre called Pan Palace Plaza in Taman Lip Sin at Penang is charging only 99 cents per month to rent a shop there, incredibly cheaper than drinking a cup of coffee.
Crewness takes a peek at the opening ceremony itself.

Lady A : Eh eh.. i heard there is an offer in front there... at Pan Palace Plaza charging one shop for only 99 cents!
Lady B : Oh really? How come so cheap? Let's skip the market and head there. Shopping season for Chinese New Year... must grab whatever cheap things possible!
Lady A : Let's have a look.
Developer : Calling everyone,! Calling everyone! Today we are going to do a cheap sale. Air Asia is going to do some marketing knick knack for us.... you can own an entire shop for only 99 cents! Do whatever you want as long as you occupy the centre!
Crowd : Whoah whoah so cheap..!
Student : Err Sir! Can i open a "DVD store"! Especially during this period of time, it is very lucrative, i am sure it will help revive this centre!
Developer : Yes! It is people like you that we are looking for, having the will and the vision to achieve success! I see future in your business! As long as you bloat this entire center with people! You are free to do so anything you want!
Man B : I wish to use this 99 cents opportunity to help the homeless, i am going to buy the entire centre, you have roughly 100 shop lots for example? I will toss you RM99! and i will populate this center!
Developer : Yes good one! Then we can automatically have 5000 people in the center daily, and we are on our way in beating the Evil Queesnbay Mall!
Man C : Chinese New Year is closing by, i am going to do my open house here, is that possible? 99 cents only, and there is a 24 hours supermarket and huge parking bay below, very convenient right?
Developer : Not bad! Your open house will definitely come with a lion dance which will help build up the Feng Shui here! I like your idea!
Guy : Errr.... should i put this RM1 note into the donation box right there? or .... ?
Developer : The second sir! Putting into the this centre, will allow you to put in RM100 into that donation box in 1 week, RM1000 in 1 month, RM10000 in 3 months! Sounds like a perfect plan right?!
Lady A : Yaaaa! I am also going to tell my husband! I quit being a housewife and i am going to open my food stall there... After all even if my food sucks, the Penang food psychology will take over the customers mind and i shall be rich RICH rich!!
Developer : Hmmph.. okay... even if you don't have what it takes, i am sure your housewife look will definitely sell! Go ahead!
Lady B : Darn.. my son works in Queensbay Mall's Starbucks Coffee, i cannot allow this to happen! This has to stop! I am buying this entire mall whatever the cost is!!!
Developer : I am afraid you know very well about the no-frills concept of this sale which is similar to Air Asia's, so please do expect extra hidden charges like air condition (RM2 per hour), storage (RM10 per hour), 30% profit to us, we will be counting each head in your shop (RM0.01 per head) and ...

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