Ask Melvin Ng

Hmm…Actually we didn’t intend to check in on September 11, but somehow we screwed up amd got the arrival date mixed up. But it was too late to change it when we realised it.

So we couldn’t check in to the Marriott yet and had to settle for a hotel which a booked through the Internet and mid you it’s not cheap either because it costs us slightly over $100 inclusive of tax, and with that amount in RM, you could get a darn nice room in KL. But here’s what we got instead…

And our crappedup room…

We all agreed it was one of the worst crapped up room we’ve ever stayed. Luckily it was only for one night. After a short rest, it was time to grab a bite and roam the streets…and off we went in to this diner which had the sort of retro classic feel to it.

While waiting for our food…we were starving!

And after dinner we went for a stroll sorveying the area for a shopping spree the next day…

Street musicians entertaining us, and oh boy, they are good with their jazzy music. They even had a ‘marketing manager’ selling the CDs.

And now for the showdown…

After getting all tired, and cold (the weather is considered pretty cold for us and to add to the strong wind, it took some getting use to), we decided to head back and was checking out the map when someone approached us and tried to sell us a map and pointed us to the right direction…and guess what, we bought it. And guess what, the map was free and we paid $4 for it!

Lessons learnt…

- identify targetted and desperate buyers (we were definitely targetted and desperate.)
- provide great info (he provided us with some advice)

- use some emotional triggers (he told us there were some shootings just where we were heading, not sure if it’s true or not)

- and ask for the sale (if you don’t ask, you ain’t gonna get it)

So, it doesn’t matter if it’s free info or not, but if you find the right buyers, and offer to them the convenience, people will pay for it!