Monday, August 03, 2009

Beer Ni Bora

On Friday, a couple of friends and I decided to try out this Nakumat proggie. Basically, you drive to Nakumat, buy eats and cheap beer, chill in the parking lot with music and engage in conversation. It was nice plot and was almost ruined at the end by money grabbing policy wonks. See, we didn't have empty beer bottles, so I asked the guy at the counter if I would be able to get my money back on returning the empty beer bottles. He said it was okay. So we bought the beer and proceeded to while away a good chunk of the night. When we were ready to depart, I collected the bottles and armed with my receipt went to rescue my money from other people's pockets. When I got to the returns counter, I was told by a one James that I could not have my money back. That according to company policy, as long as they had gotten their hands on your money, you were never seeing it again. I was free to pick any item from the supermarket of equal value. I tried to argue as eloquently as I possibly could, stating the facts as they were

  1. I was not informed of this policy before purchasing anything from the store and this is in violation of consumer rights
  2. I did not desire any other item from the supermarket
  3. No, I did not want to keep the "voucher". I was leaving the country and I wanted my money!
  4. I was informed by the clerk at the checkout counter that I would be able to get my money back, though he was denying this.
  5. I had all the relevant documentation i.e. receipt
  6. I had witnesses, although they were all pretty drunk
  7. I was pretty pissed and would possibly do all in my power to expose the company to negative publicity (never mind the fact that I cannot even get my friends to read the shit I write)

I was on the verge of causing a scene when James suggested that I could get more beer instead of my money. What? How could I not have thought of that earlier? I had just wasted a good 15 minutes standing up for consumer rights and all he had to say was "more beer". I grabbed two cans of Heineken and gave up my fight. I have done my bit for consumer rights. "BEER IS BEST"

11 comments:

the emrys said...

aah, but for the love of free beer. well technically it wasn't free but still...

and socks...oh yeah!

jny23 said...

That Nakumatt plot seems like a good one. I only go there at 3am to refill on some nice russian vodka. u shd try it out. RUSSIAN VODKA is tha name.

normzo said...

Hmm- thanks for fighting for our rights as consumers(beer).

that Nakumatt plot sounds like the bird watching plot of silk a few years back..

petesmama said...

LOL! Honestly, you gave up causing a scene for beer!

santosh said...

man nakumatt plot is one of the best places!!...i actually tried it out on their first weekend itself....the diff being tat i tried out the boozing at the Food Court wid all the restaurants closed out in the nite!!...oh btw even i got the receipt...but I had something to buy.so i used it up on tat..and yeah man..no company will refund ne money once into their accounts..no matter wat u do or demand or threaten to do!!..so good tat u had another round of beers!!

Baz said...

Just hanging out in a parking lot drinking beer? Today's youth banange.

Sleek said...

you shouldn't have crossed over to the dark side!!!
Baz,i also don't get the youth of these days; in our days, we shot birds with butida

Carsozy said...

Rhino, you pretty screwed up! but thanks for giving up a good cause for beer.

lulu said...

lol rhino, that was funny!

Rhino said...

okay, i had replied all your comments but this damn browser froze so here I am and I can't be asked to rewrite all that stuff so let's meet at Nakumat one of these days and I'll buy each of you guys a beer! Um, please bring your empty with you! Ha ha ha! Karma Rules!

santosh said...

come on lazy Rhino....type it again...reply back again....as for free booze I m ready for any place!!