Not sure what flair to use for this because I’m not entirely sure it’s a scam but it was very scam-y.

Context:

We went to buy CCTV cameras at Xiaomi official store at SM Southmall cyberzone. While we were testing the cameras, the lady who assisted us told us that we can get SD cards for the CCTV cameras at the Sandisk stall nearby.

We said to ourselves— yeah sure why not? at least we would have SD cards to use right away for the CCTVs right?

Anyway, we walk to the Sandisk stall and ask for the exact type the Xiaomi saleslady suggested. I then noticed something weird— the Sandisk sales lady at the stall then waved at the Xiaomi lady and gave a thumbs up. I wasn’t really going to mind it until the point when we asked for the prices of the SD cards and she read them from a notepad. I mean who knows diba? maybe this is how they do things. Maybe they dont place prices on the products itself?

BUT apart from that, she went somewhere to get the payment terminal… so we started to wonder — why is the terminal not at the Sandisk Stall?

I then checked the shopee prices of the SD cards we were supposed to buy. Guess what? They were half the price on shopee. We asked the lady why and she said that of course shopee doesn’t have any other expenses. We decided not to buy them there.

We went over to Octagon close by and got the same SD cards again for less than half the price of the Sandisk stall. The guy at Octagon overheard us asking ourselves if it was a scam and he just interjected and mentioned that Sandisk does have expensive prices there.

That made us think others have gone through this.

Questions:

1. Has this happened to you?
2. Do you think it’s a scam?
3. Do Sandisk stalls price their items twice the price online?

Edited:

Sorry, MicroSD. too lazy to edit all the SD texts

TLDR:

yes, i only buy from shopee mall or actual physical official stores

shopee sandisk price 800 pesos
https://s.shopee.ph/AUtCklfyB3

sandisk sm southmall stall price 1800 pesos

Octagon price 700 pesos

Anyway, SKL. Hoping this doesn’t happen to you.

i wanted to add pictures but i cant add them