Why it is not a real sale, see below for my reasonings
The terms & conditions in small print stated that the items entitled to 20% discount must not be a sale item in itself. It includes item that is having “buy-2” promotion, even if you buy only one and paying no promotion price for it, it is still not entitled to 20% off. There is even a worse t&c, those items that manufacturing printed extra 20% on the packaging selling at normal retail price are also classified as sale item!
If you step into the shop, almost all items are on sale. From hygiene to makeup…
There is a minimum purchase of $38 to be entitled to 20% (note: not all items in your basket). I often encountered my purchase which has not a single item of 20% off. So if you buy one item with no promotion (lucky to find one that you need to use), you have to buy other stuff to top up to $38 just to enjoy the 20% off that single item.
Moreover, the sale item may not be cheaper than what you will find in other shops like NTUC.
So if almost all items are going on sale, why bother to have another 20% off where the customers are not able to enjoy anyway?
To conclude, it is a sale gimmick to make you spend more ($38 & above) and buy unnecessary items.
Boycott this gimmick!
