on Jun 14th, 2008Why I hate PC Shows.
This is my personal opinion of the past PC shows I’ve attended in Singapore, though not that many, but enough to know that I don’t like going to PC shows.
I love technology, new gadgets, computers, IT, geeky things………………………….
I don’t like…
1. The crowd. It’s always so damn crowded!
2. The price. It’s really not worth buying LCD monitors and other gadgets for $10 cheaper. I attended a PC show at Expo a couple years back and bought 2 LCD monitors that are $10+ cheaper than those in Sim Lim (nothing else was really cheap there by the way). I had to take a $20 taxi back home. So I didn’t actually save much money.
3. There’s too many things to see. Perhaps good for window shopping (pun!). But I can’t take my time to compare products and specs like I usually do either online or at Sim Lim Square. Also, us girls can’t ever make up our minds.
4. Do you find that at these fairs, the people tending the booths are either not serving customers and talking amongst themselves, or, they are trying to serve too many people and cannot attend to you properly. So I get really frustrated and walk off.
5. I like to buy old technology. Yes, I’m a cheapo. I see something I like and I buy it one year later. Why? Because one year later, it’s half the price. I’ve been tempted to buy a handheld and I still can’t decide between PSP or Nintendo DS Lite and the price is already more than half the price cheaper than when it first surfaced in the market 10 years ago (I’m exaggerating)
Ok, only 5 reasons why I wouldn’t want to go to another PC show/fair/expo again. I guess it’s 5 good reasons not to waste my time there. 
