Comments on: 21 Jul : Harry Potter - The Deathly Hallows Book SALE

By: amanda

amanda — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 02:38:53 +0000

eventhough i knew hypermarkets are selling at 69.90..

but i still bought it @ kinokuniya for 20% discount…my frenz called me crazy….but i really love d environment there…hahah

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By: Mich

Mich — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 07:35:55 +0000

Are you sure that Popular’s pre-order will give you 20% discount? I’m one of the one who pre-ordered at popular too. They told me if i’m member just 10% discount. No further discount. So, they said they can refund to me if i dont want the book anymore. And so, I got myself a book at Carrefour this morning and got my deposit RM50 cash from Popular in the afternoon.

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Fri, 20 Jul 2007 17:00:40 +0000

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By: sns

sns — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:15:59 +0000

Wow I didnt realized it became such a BIG thing! Tks macphisto for sharing it.

Just surfed to mphonline and saw this annoucnement
- http://www.mph.com.my/welcome/welcome.cfm#

DO NOTE, cos its not just MPH, but Times and Popular Bookstore as well!! Read on!!

All activities related to the launch of Harry Potter 7 have been cancelled.
We apologise for the cancellation of the activities and any inconvenience caused.

BOOKSELLERSâ€™ ANNOUNCEMENT ON HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS

With effective from 21 July 2007, Harry Potter 7 will not be available for sale in the following bookstores nationwide in Malaysia:

1. MPH Bookstores
2. Popular and Harris Bookstores
3. Times the Bookshop

We will honour the sale to customers who have pre-booked. The book can be collected from the shops from 21 July 2007 onwards.

All activities related to the launch of HP7 in the above stores have been cancelled.

We apologise for the cancellation of the activities and any inconvenience caused. Any queries with regards to this book, please refer directly to the sole distributor in Malaysia

Penguin Books Malaysia
Lot 2 Jalan 215
Off Jalan Templer
46050 Petaling Jaya
Tel: 03-7782 0466 Fax: 03-7784 1739

From the managements of:
MPH BOOKSTORES (M)SDN BHD
POPULAR BOOK CO (M) SDN BHD
TIMES THE BOOKSHOP PTE LTD

By: kew

kew — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:20:51 +0000

i am not concern so much when i see tesco selling the book at RM70. This is because Popular gives 20% pre-order discount and additional 10% discount for being popular card member. So, total is 30% discount, which brings the book to RM7x.

But if you see the borders advert, they are giving 20% discount, which brings the price to RM8x and then additional RM30 discount and free starbucks b’fast, it means the book is RM5x and free starbuck b’fast. this is the real killing price….

By: macphisto

macphisto — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:24:15 +0000

MPH, Times, Harris and Popular just announced that they won’t sell the book any more as a protest towards the hypermarkets selling it at a lower price.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/7/20/nation/20070720172429&sec=nation

If you want a classic example of cutting off your nose to spite your face, this is it. This is a dumb move on their part.

By: Miaka

Miaka — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 04:32:11 +0000

this is good news. i didn’t get to preorder so now i get a better deal!

By: sns

sns — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 03:16:28 +0000

Dear Razlen & Kat

Oooh.. that’s a pity!! I thot if u were to pre-order they would give u a better price. Hmm … I wonder how Tesco & Carrefour managed to bring the price down so much!!!

And I thought this post would bring more cheers for the Fans of Harry Potter!

By: kat

kat — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:02:53 +0000

Why? Why? Why? Last minute offer. Very sad as I’ve pre-order the bok at one of the books store….why…………. *sob sob sob*