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  2. Posted

    hi there.

    (1) go to LTA, bring along cheque to make up the amount (inc. road tax, OPC 17k rebate)

    (2) go to one of the car plate workshops around, show them the blue road tax disc and related documents. and they will proceed to make the normal plate for u and install accordingly.

    (3) no additional inspection required

    (4) u may want to double check with your insurance agency on the status change tho. some may require top up in insurance premium.

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    seriously for 3k, why dun u guys jus go to the more reputable entry level players like lorenzo, cellini and save yourselves the hassle and headache?

    jus to share my exp. paid $1.6k for L shaped leather sofa from the living story at genting in 2009 becos my wife love the design and the price is within budget. genuine calf leather + 5 freaking long years of warranty. we signed the deal.

    fast forward to 2011, the "genuine calf leather" started peeling. the material sticks onto my clothes and is all over the floor. i thk pple in the know would realised Living story has busted so wat 5 yrs warranty? like i told my frens, might as well give me 10yrs warranty, i would hv paid more. :D

    i learnt my lesson and got my current sofa from lorenzo. the leather smell stayed for weeks, delivery on time, everything was listed in black and white. and the biggest point? it was only $2k. seriously prices have come down so much (thk the navinzi, kuka, OM etc) i really dun understand why the need to take any risks. in fact, with my Living Story sofa used for less than 2 yrs, i confirm my lorenzo sofa will end up being cheaper anytime. :good:

  4. Posted

    Yes you can re-open them to put in more wire BUT if you paint over it, the painting will tear/crack if you force the casing open, can be quite unsightly. If you dont paint it and your wall is not white in color, it will be ugly.

    hi hi yes i intend to paint over as such the common type i think cannot work. Just wanna look ard to see if got the openable type option u know the cover can open like opening and closing back like our pri sch pencil case kind :dribble:

  6. Posted

    pvc-casings-caping_250x250.jpg

    the above the usual pvc casing/housing used to hold and conceal wires. i am thinking of using the same to conceal the tv wires (current situation: LCD TV mounted on wall, with no feature wall so all the TV and player cables showing).

    question: any experts here know if such PVC casing comes in re-openable style? this is to pre-empt future situations when changing players, cables etc.

    thanks in advance. i thk this shd b the cheapest option to conceal the tv wires. thumbsup.gif

  7. Posted

    true. wats impt in a honeymoon is a totally relaxing atmosphere where you spend alot of time with each other instead of rushing to catch trains or being buried in maps trying to find the way around. and absolutely no tours, im a firm believer of FnE. thumbsup.gif

    like my "honeymoon", we spent in Bali, we enjoyed as well. the cheap food, cheap massages, we thoroughly pampered ourselves! :yamseng:

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    congrats! act the world is so big, it would b tough to nail the best place for honeymoon and very much depends on your travel styles. eg. r u the city person or the beach and bum person? and of cos not forgetting budget. europe and US are nice in their own ways. if this is your first trip out far, i would recommend u start off europe - southern france and italy are slow paced and have great atmosphere.

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    @homelover, Attended my cousin's house-warming about 2 months ago. She had a 3d feature wall done up by zano. I must say its really nice and everyone at the party was raving bout it. Personally, i'm a wallpaper lover but after seeing my cousin's feature wall, I have decided to drop wallpaper and use zano for my future house (in 3 years time), unless something even better comes around! The best part, its not very expensive for a designed textured wall like that.

    @eiffel76, my cousin was considering between zano and beds.sg and eventually chose zano for the following reasons.

    1) got a huge discount for being the 1st local customer, as prior to that, all the customers were foreign expatriates.

    2) already cheaper without discount.

    3) provides installation services.

    4) much more designs (12 vs 4)

    5) buy what u need (not in packages)

    thanks for the info! im calling them tomorrow. :sport-smiley-004:

  14. Posted

    Hi Sam, thanks for your input. If it is written in the invoice, can I report this? It's not even half leather right?

    Wid, mentioning leather on the invoice is not good enough, it must mention genuine leather. PU leather is leather, misleading but thats the way it is.

    anyw those cushions, are they fixed or they come with zippers? if w zippers, unzip one of them and turn over. u wil get ur answer immediately.

  15. Posted

    Hi all,

    Sorry I forgot abt this thread until I saw a slight scratch at the bottom of my sofa.. based on what you have all said.. I think it is most likely PU......................................................................................

    Do take a look, not sure if the pic will slow up here.. The living vision guy told us FULL LEATHER. I can't remember right now if it was written on the invoice

    ya wid, here is executive living thread. lets take your discussion to the other thread. we can discuss there. :)

  16. Posted

    Hi eiffel76,

    how do u tell if it is PU or genuine leather? I got this bad feeling the one i just got is PU dunno why....

    like wat samtheman says, very large panels are giveaways. for my case, it peeled very badly. its like you can scratch it and pull off a slice of the top layer. that is def not genuine leather.

    also, i considered reupholster it cos it is a very big sofa and getting the same size brand new is easily above 2.5k and the reupholstery guy also said it is PU leather, not even synthetic leather.

    based on my experience, dun ever apply those leather cream or leather oil to PU leather. you wil kill it faster.

    i wont comment on your sofa but just a honest advice is to try asking your salesperson to acknowledge on your receipt that this is genuine leather. becos if it is real genuine leather on your sofa, i dun see why they cant agree to such small request. this acknowledgement will also help u in the future should there b issues with your sofa.

  17. Posted

    Hi Executive Living

    As mentioned in my earlier post, I bought a $2099 sofa (half leather) from you, waiting for delivery. However, when I checked the invoice, it was stated only as "H/Leather" for the sofa. So can you confirm that you will be using "genuine cow hide leather from Brazil" and "full top grain leather" for the contact areas of the sofa, as promised by your sales person and stated by you in the forum respectively? if yes, so can I ask your company to re-issue me with an invoice or an e-mail stating the above then? Have a good day :-)

    To Other forummer

    Perhaps you think I am stupid not to ask the sales person to commit it in writing on the invoice. Yes, perhaps I am :-). but then, I dun buy sofa often, so it's difficult for me to know all these terms and issues to look after. I guess most people are like me :-) However, I am not regretting the purchase yet....see how it goes :-)

    dun worry bro, when i bot my first sofa, me n my wife were worse. she only see the design, i only see the price haah!

  18. Posted

    i've not bought anything before EL, so i cannot comment on their products or sales talk.

    But i read this thread and i may consider these points:

    a) EL marketting approach may target to those mass market type eg toyota value. They are not targetting on the higher end, like Mercedes/bmw sofa.

    b) i am sure forum members know that when they buy sofas and can feel the comfort and discomfort of the materials. So if u sit on a sofa and feel like toyota, perhaps that is the value or $ you should pay. Not a cents more.

    c) I bought my sofa $7k from castila premium few years back, and still very happy about it. I guess one have to pay for a price for expensive stuffs.

    When i buy something, i always consider these points in order. (u may say i m crazy)

    1. Buy a product, pay a price. Ask yourself what is the depreciation rate (rough calculation) per month. Anything exceeded life-span, you earn its value already. Taking eg of my sofa, i tell myself last 7 years good enough with one year depreciation of 1k, which translate $83 per month.

    2. Always buy good quality that can outlast your own generation life-span. Serious man, i prefer to buy something that can pass to next generation where possible. Eg I buy quality watch that can pass to my children, 100% burma teak wood stuffs that can pass down, property that can pass down. Like that you won't feel cheated.

    3. I learnt that whenever i hve a new home and buy furniture , if i buy cheaper sofa or stuffs, very likely u will re-buy over the years which is a hassle !

    So ask yourself when you buy from EL, ask yourself how long YOU PLAN the product to last.

    frankly furniture buying is alot more tricky...btw im following this thread becos im shopping for a new sofa too aft my dodgy sofa failed aft jus 2 yrs of light usage. yes when i bot, the shop promised me 5 yr warranty, they are a big firm, its going to b genuine leather. but 2yrs+ on, the shop folded (should hv given me 10yrs warranty, would hv made me pay more haha!), the genuine leather turned out to be PU leather. anyw i jus take it as a lesson as 1st time buyers, no problem. there r many such shops out there, i even rem Morris (where is it now btw?), balestier point basement used to hv one (below the Living Vision now) that my wife likes alot but tat also gone.

    anyw i jus confimed my lorenzo sofa last sun. yes i hv 100% genuine cowhide leather, 5yrs warranty, colour code, leather name, expressly stated on my invoice. i didnt even worry abt the deposit i had to place. once bitten twice shy i guess.

  19. Posted

    Agreed. Just received my sofa recently. Very bad experience. The sofa is ok, but the service sucks to the max. DO NOT PAY IN FULL. No matter what nonsense the sales person say about "oh all my customers make full payment from the start."

    Actually, just don't patronise this place and save yourself a lot of problems

    ok thats good, at least u received the sofa. just enjoy it and take good care of it.

    i guess everyone learns, same for me, i learnt mine from the living story at genting lane haha also leather sofa.

  20. Posted

    If I had read this forum first, I would have not stepped in.. :(

    just hoping that things will still go smoothly....

    dun ponder too much at this point...but my sincere advice would b not to pay in full before delivery. if u do tat, u lose all bargaining power.

    and stay firm in negotiations with such parties.

  22. Posted

    I am currently having a bad experience with one of the recommended contractor on this forum.

    The famous guy is Mr Y**k of B****c I***e

    I was really surprised cos I have seen quite number of good comments abt him which is why I have approached him.

    Approached him in early March, now almost decided to sign with him after seeing his works and find his pricing reasonable comapring with 3 other contractors we approached. To me it's just down to fine-tuning stage and last sat we even made a trip down to his office to discuss wih him on the quote. Told him we looking to start around mid May.

    Then on Wednesday night, I asked if he could further improve his quote, he emailed me:

    "I am sorry but I am fully booked in May"

    I cant believe this especially when I have requested him to check with me before he gave away his last slot.

    I have been trying to contact him since his rejection but he was totally not interested in helping me and so were his colleagues. Tried to sms him and call him to see how we can work out an arrangement as we were really keen to sign up with him but he refused to return my call and gave me a very disappointing response which I will share when I have figured what I am gonna do next.

    I am so disappointed with this so called nice guy (which I tot he really is) and now I am stuck. Either I have to wait for him till July or I need to find someone else which is so tiring... Any advice is much appreciated or if anyone has contractor with comparable workmandship and pricing and is a responsible man, could u please reply to this post. Thanks.

    take one step back - hv u been too hard on his pricing?

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