I was in Bangkok last week and saw a lot of LCD TVs at the malls... was surprised and dismayed to see that the model being sold here for P69,000 is being sold there for only P48,000 (baht to peso) and the models being sold here for P99,000 are just P75,000 there...
Even the PS3 would come out to be about P30,000++... PS2s are already being sold for just P6,000 converted with free games...
wala ng freebie yun. marketing strategy na lang naman dito yung mga freebies eh para they can sell their slow-moving products.
I say we're being being ripped off in the Philippines.
...coz if yout take out the freebies, most likely the prices compared to other countries is almost the same lang. take for instance the lowest priced model of samsung 32 inch. they are selling it at 79k with a free 21 inch tv. if you take out the freebie tv, nasa 65k lang siguro dapat siya or even less. so if you think about it, the tv is not really a giveaway. it's really bundled with the price just so they can sell all the excess inventory of these crt tvs.
A 21" TV is about P9,000. P79,000 less P9,0000 is P70,000. That's still a rip-off to me. Mahal na nga yung LCD, pipilitin ka pang bumili ng 21" TV. Sobra naman...
realistically, the base model 32 inch lcd tvs should have a price range of around 50-60k only at this time considering in the US, their prices are down to around 40k when converted to peso. 37 inch tvs in the US are around 60k only while in the malls here, they sell it at around 100-120k. if you consider custom taxes, di naman siguro dapat doble yung prices ng lcds dito. it should only be at least 20% more expensive here.
I don't get it.
Ang alam ko, ang Samsung-Sony LCD plant ay nasa Tangjung, South Korea, hindi sa U.S. If it was exported to the U.S., then U.S. customs also collected duties on the item, di ba? If exported from Korea to the Philippines, then wala nang U.S. duties, Philippine duties na lang.
And how about shipping costs? Di ba mas malapit ang biyahe from Korea to Philippines vs. from Korea to U.S.? E di dapat mas mura pa nga dito?
excuse my ranting coz im just one of those people who got 'victimized' by this deceiving marketing ploy.
Kulang pa nga ang "ranting" mo, sir kaya dinadagdagan ko na lang.
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Try alvinthx2's thread entitled "Price Fixing of LCD TV's":
http://pinoydvd.com/board/index.php?topic=60746.0LCD manufacturers are being investigated by government bodies of various countries for allegedly setting up a cartel to keep LCD TV prices artificially inflated.
Sa Pilipinas, bakit kaya ayaw nila ibenta ang LCD TV lang ng walang "freebie"? May cartel ba sila at ito na yung napagkasunduan nila?
LCD prices are lower abroad, but manufacturers are being investigated there for overpricing. LCD prices are much higher in the Philippines, yet they're not being investigated here. ... Go figure.