A Day on the Pale Blue Dot - 15

Sunday, 14th May 2023

Selling Point!

We have been trying to buy a couple of tables for our flat. One, a coffee table and two, a dining table. But over the past 1 year, for reasons many, we weren't able to buy any of the 2. Finally, today we decided to at least buy the coffee table. We went to the furniture shop nearby where we found a table which we liked.

In the evening we reached the shop, and it was the younger brother of the owner who was at the shop at that time. Luckily, the table which we saw a couple of weeks ago was still available there. We enquired about the price again just to confirm. The younger brother said it costs ₹ 4,000/-. We were shocked. 2 weeks ago, when we came the shop, the owner (elder brother) told us that this very same table costs ₹ 2,800/- and we informed him about it. He calls his brother and put me on the call and after some discussion it was confirmed that the table costed ₹ 2,800/- only.

We closely inspected the table and told the younger brother that we would like to buy this table, but don't want this piece since it had at least 3 damages that were visible outright and enquired if we can get a new piece.

I am not sure how as a salesperson he told what he told next.

"We can get a new piece for you, that is no problem. It will take 2 weeks. But I cannot guarantee that the new piece also will not be damaged."

We were like: 😲😲😳

Soon after we left the shop - not really happy. Again, our hopes of getting a table was going down the drain.

Back at home, I called up the elder brother and informed him about our dialog with his brother. He told us not to worry, and he will get us the table without any problems. 2 weeks ago, we had met the elder brother, and we liked the interaction with him. He was a good salesperson. The younger brother - not much so. Either he is a bad salesman, or he is brutally honest, and I am not sure if both these qualities can go hand in hand.

End note: We paid the advance for the coffee table, and it should be at our flat in a week or two. Next - a dining table.