About 5 days ago, I had my first real encounter with online shopping. It happened in the form of a tiny ad in the side bar of my fb page. It was this irresistibly absurd offer of a pair of Austin Polo watches with a "90% off" sale which rounded up to 230 bucks for the pair. Now, I am not much of a shopper, and as far as watches are concerned, that too men's watches, I'm pretty clueless about design issues. But the offer was like abnormal. And thanks to modern day's C.O.D. (Cash On Delivery), I really thought I did not have much to loose as far as a trial was concerned.
The plan was to gift my bf the watch(es) if they ever arrived, which I had seriously doubted in the first place. The process was neat and simple. In fact I was regularly guided throughout the approximated 5 day shipping duration with alerts, smses and email verifications. Considering how skeptical I am about online shopping, I must say I was impressed... and excited too.
And when it finally did arrive, my first online-bought pair of Austin
Polo, it was such a HUGE disappointment! Granted, I did not expect
genuine stuff at such a cheap price, but you can't help that tingling
feeling, that heightened expectation when you get your first online
courier.
My hands automatically slipped into my pocket and started dialing my boy-friend's number.
K..., I just bought a watch for you!
WHAT! You are CRAZY! How much did they cost?! WHY did you buy!
About a thousand bucks :P(ofcourse I lied. I mean they were on a flat-ninety-percent sale...so their original price must have been that :P)
OMG! YOU CRAZY GIRL! WHY DID YOU BUY A WATCH WORTH 1000 BUCKS!!!
The "glass cover" of the watch looked like it was glued on to the watch with some sasta adhesive. The "leather" strap refused to bend without showing signs of an imminent crack. Basically for a watch worth 100 bucks, they were good. But for a Austin Polo that was supposed to be more than a grand it was shit. And to top it all, I had, like an idiot, already informed my boy-friend about my "awesome" buy.
Without a second thought, I gifted the two watches to my office boys. They were elated. And seeing them, I too felt less cheated. That was the only good that came out of the whole online experience: the expression on my office boys' faces.
When I called up my bf again to inform him that I had gifted the watches instead to the office boys, he must have got the shock of his life. Remember, they were worth a "1000" bucks, chuckle!
Tum *baklol ki natin ho! (it's a slang meaning 'grand-daughter of an idiot')
Oh, and when I re-checked the stupid site, I realised they were selling "Ustin Polo" (not Austin Polo) watches worth 4 grand at that ridiculously low 90 percent flat discount.
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