hi shiok,
If you ever feel that it is getting personal, then you have mistaken. And I am sorry to make you feel that. But my aim here is just to let you know that we cannot have the idea that international brands are good and local brands are inferior. If there is anything to be felt, I thought I should be the one to feel being attacked personally.
When being asked by Foggy what brand did I choose eventually, I gave him the reasons that I choose Supreme 12 mm. But you then commented that my information is misleading. How is it misleading till now you still have not told us? I do not understand why dealing with a PTE LTD for warrantied products is not better than dealing with a Sole Proprietorship? I have given my reasons why PTE LTD is better, perhaps you would like to educate consumers like us why dealing with Sole Proprietorship is better? It seems counter-intuitive.
Comment(1): Yes, I know you like to share the information to us which is very kind of you. However, it seems to me that without having hard facts about other brands, you are already implying that they are inferior. This is unfair to other brands. You may be very happy with WiParquet and keen to share it with all fellow members here. However, at the same time you should not diminish other brands.
For instance, you have said at least twice that Powedeko is better than supreme because it is a public listed company. Okay, now, how about you elaborate to us why a public listed company's product will be better than a non-public listed? And also why must an International brand be better than a local brand? And why must German technology be better than local technology?
Comment(3): I do not know why all of a sudden you are bringing profitability and turnover to the topic. When I said my FH and I prefer to deal with PTE LTD, you commented that PTE LTD has paid up capital of $2 only for some. Hence, I replied to you the paid up capital of Supreme is in fact not $2 but $475,000.00 which should allay any fears of "$1 director company". Now you are talking about profit. I never even mentioned anything about turnover and profitability. It's funny that now you want to use the turnover/profitablity of a comapny to support your claims. I need to know the paid up capital because if I were to sue that company, I know whether is it in red or blue, I have the rights to claim to a maximum of the authorised capital.
Comment(4): Yes, probably BMW is better than Proton Saga cars. But hey, we are comparing BMW vs Proton Saga, and not Germany vs Malaysia. Okay how about BMW vs Lotus (note: Lotus is wholly owned by Proton now). So is it because Lotus is now a "Malaysian" brand, it is inferior to BMW? We should compare product with product and not its origin. How about Singapore's OSIM? Eu Yan Sen? All these are our top brands! And from your knowledge, Supreme is actually a local OEM brand who get's a Malaysian factory to manufacture its boards and put its name on it, then doesn't theoretically, it makes Supreme an international brand as well?
Comment(5): Yes we should check the hard facts with the sales persons and not make comments that this brand is better because it has better joint designs, surface finish etc. If you say my analogy of PTE LTD vs Sole Proprietorship (though it is not an analogy at all) is misleading, then similarly your constant "protection" on Wiparquet is also misleading as you do not have any facts to support it. Since you want to leave the hard facts to salesperson, then why condemn other brands simply based on your subjective views? Why say a 12 mm thick board is no difference to a 8mm board when the advantages or disadvantages should be left to the salesperson?