After hearing a few disturbing stories about the evil Hong Kong humidity destroying friends' leather shoes and handbags - in their apartments - I knew I needed a dehumidifier, stat. Also on the shopping list: a new TV as I've just moved into my new flat! Seeking a one-stop shopping experience, my online research suggested that I hit up Fortress in the Time Squares mall.
Well I'm glad that I did my research prior to visiting the store because of course the eager sales associate tried to up-sell me on a larger-than-necessary TV. Look, my apartment measures 460 square feet so I knew that a 40-inch TV would be more than fine. When I asked him if they carried something in my price range, he said 'no'... and then I inquired about the off-brand model I had seen online. Ahhh, that! Something like a miracle, as all of a sudden he knew the what and where on the TV in question.
I then perused the dehumidifier section, and a different sales associate tended to me there. I'm guessing there's different sales jurisdictions based on the product training the associates receive? About 10 minutes later, sales associate #1 was ringing me up and arranging the free delivery for the TV.
Pro tips:
+ Do your research online, as the store is quite small and a good portion of the inventory resides in a New Territories warehouse. Know exactly what you want before arriving!
+ Pay for the installation if they offer it. I didn't and what should have been an easy assembly - connecting the TV to the stand - wasn't. The manual directions and diagrams were terribly unclear - and 4 of the 8 screws were missing.
Pricing at Fortress isn't the most competitive, but I guess you're paying for the convenience of one-stop shopping. read more