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adnan_khan75
By adnan_khan75

Is somebody experience that his child has broken something in supermarket in Doha and he has been forced to buy that thing as it happened with me in Ansar Gallery.

By coffeeCrumble• 1 Apr 2010 10:57
coffeeCrumble

That is somewhat common everywhere not just in Ansar. A shop in the Philippines says "Touch it, feel it but once you broke it, it's considered sold."

By charline• 2 Jul 2009 16:06
charline

I disagree with most of the comments, the policy of the supermarkets/shops should be to pay what is broken by the customer :

- many times the products are not well arranged on the shop and do not need a lot of help to fall down and broke. You never picked up something and you saw an object falling down at the other side of the shelf??

- the cost for the shop for broken items is very small (do not forget that the price of the item as indicated in the shop is often 2 to 3 times the cost of the item for the shop) in comparison with what they can earn with a good customer relation.

Plus I do not really like all the comments on this mother ability to handle her kids. We do not know the circumstances and who are we to judge?

By lawajee• 2 Jul 2009 15:45
lawajee

HA HA HA HA HA ( POOR ANSAR GALLERY ) THEY R ALREADY SELLING ON COST TO COST AND U R BREAKING THEIR ITEMS...HUNN``.....

THEY NEED CUSTOMERS LIKE U !!!! ;) SUBAH HO GAI MAMOO

By mjamille28• 2 Jul 2009 15:32
mjamille28

of course, it is only right that you pay for it.. YOU BREAK IT, YOU BUY IT!

By anonymous• 2 Jul 2009 15:10
anonymous

Yes most of the time if you break something, you buy it for sure!!!

By Elegance• 2 Jul 2009 14:45
Elegance

I believe in paying the damages.Never had trouble with my children, but once with myself.Went window shopping one early morning,touched a lampshade and it fell off.The shopkeeper said it is okay.But I bought a pendant lamp, which did not fit.So had to go back to exchange.The shopkeeper said everyday morning could you pls come and break something cheap, as the sales was unbelievable the day you came in as the first customer and broke that lampshade.Never bothered to help him anyway.

By anonymous• 2 Jul 2009 14:29
anonymous

Please Do not touch, Once broken considered sold :)

By rizalazhar• 2 Jul 2009 14:09
rizalazhar

Nice to see,

Nice to hold,

Once broken,

Consider Sold...

By GREATQATAR• 2 Jul 2009 14:05
GREATQATAR

If you borke it intentionally or accidentally, you are the end user of the product. The end user must always pay the bills. So, step forward and pay the bill gently.

Business Law !

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By anonymous• 2 Jul 2009 14:03
anonymous

Considering the situation, herein Qatar is different, as I experience around the world, even in our neighboring countries, they don’t charge as if it really happen by a child. It happen with me in Saudia, long back, they deal it very pleasantly. But any how you should take care of children as well in future

By Mudassir Husain• 2 Jul 2009 13:58
Mudassir Husain

May be he owner of the supermarket was very poor..........

By mrnice• 2 Jul 2009 13:52
mrnice

U HAVE 2 LOOK AFTER UR CHILD..................

By baldrick2dogs• 2 Jul 2009 13:40
baldrick2dogs

Yep. All the time. You broke it, you bought it. Maybe it's time to take control of your children?

By rb73• 2 Jul 2009 13:37
rb73

Things in Qatar are really different to the other parts of the world. It happened to me once, my 4year old son was trying to help his mother with shopping and he dropped a glass bowl on the floor. A big sound of glass braking store sales staff was very worried about my son if he is hurt himself. Nothing paid.

By GodFather.• 2 Jul 2009 13:34
GodFather.

Yep if you break it you pay for it..

By jailbroken114• 2 Jul 2009 13:27
jailbroken114

Definitely you have to pay. Remember the saying "you break it you buy it". Put your shoes in theirs then answer your question.

By Scarlett• 2 Jul 2009 13:23
Scarlett

I think it depends really on who you are. Have seen it go both ways...

By thalib01• 2 Jul 2009 13:19
thalib01

have you heard...

"You break what is yours"

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