Why do retailers in Pakistan try to rip westerners off?

Khumar · November 7, 2010, 1:50pm

Re: Why do retailers in Pakistan try to rip westerners off?

oooo thank god!! Kayra you are a breath of fresh air! i was starting to think it was just me or the fact that i was turning into a kunjoos muckkee choos because i am sooooooo not willing to pay the ridiculous prices that FB sellers are now charging. $150 for a gul ahmed suit??? they’re having a flippin laugh but what really irritates me is when people are posting on their walls saying “ooo this is beautiful, can u reserve this for me!!” more money than sense!
Sometimes i feel i’ve got to name and shame these jokers, but when u do all that ends up happening is u either get a load of verbal abuse or u get kicked off the group.
There was someone who posted a picture of a suit and was charging nearly double the price of the original and when i asked them about i, i got this rubbish about “ooohh i’m using good quality material, different kaam etc”, like seriously??? was the thread made out of gold and the kaam studded with diamonds?? dont think soo! it just makes so angry.

Kayra, there is a real need for good quality fashionable kapray here in the UK. it exists in small pockets but is way to expensive. I’ve got to go out today and look for stuff for my little girls and its going to kill me paying money for absolute fuzool bukwaas. I told em to wear their new dresses but ohhhh no they want shalwaar kamiz! wish me luck.

wHAT CAN WE DO about this issue GIRLS??? Consumer power must mean something? is there anything we can do? the GS community is a pretty strong one, come on get your thinking topees on!!!

the GS community is also made up of some of the sellers, how would we work it out? maybe it’s me, but i also feel the GS sellers also charge a lot. some more so than the others. not saying that there aren’t those that are reasonable but that’s just my observation.

waits for anday tamatar