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Smart Mob in China for Retailer Discount

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tried-in-the-us-but-mob-was-arrested-as-terrorists dept.

taweili writes "The Economist has a story about Tuangou in China. Tuangou, roughly translated into group purchasing, is basically a smart mob who arrange the meet up over the internet and show up at a retailer at a specific time and use their number to negotiate a discount with the retailer. In the story, a Tuangou group of 500 show up in Gomei (largest home electronic retailer in China) at 4pm on June 16th and negotiate a 10 ~ 30% discount for the group. Gomei not only closed the door to the normal customers but also prepared goody bags for these Tuangou shoppers. Now, that's Power to the People!"

6 of 301 comments (clear)

  1. Re:What if the retailer doesn't play along? by sholden · · Score: 5, Funny

    You already have a mob handy, so you just burn the shop down and loot what you wanted...

  2. Let's do it! by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Who wants to mob up on an NYC Apple store to see if they're give us a massive discount? Please leave stones at home since we don't want to break the glass house.

  3. HURRY!!! by hullabalucination · · Score: 5, Funny

    The People's Glorious Struggle Against the Opressive Running Dog Capitalists Bargain Barn offers 25% OFF to YOU AND EVERYBODY IN YOUR CADRE!!! So stop on by TODAY!!!

    * * * * * * *

    So, this capitalist lackey and his bourgeoisie imperialist masters walk into this bar looking to oppress the proletariat, see, and there's a frog on this one guy's head, see? And the bartender says, "Hey...what the heck is THAT?!" And the frog replies, "Well, it started as a wart on my ass..."
    --Comrade Henny Youngman

  4. Re:People buy more than they need this way by YrWrstNtmr · · Score: 3, Funny

    I buy very few things. My appartment has one bed...

    Wait til you have a spouse, kids, and a house.
    The kids will completely take over the upstairs, your loving spouse will dominate the downstairs, and you, the patriarch of your little clan, will be relegated to the garage. Where 1/2 of the available space will be taken up with kid stuff.

  5. Re:Won't happen in North America by LearnToSpell · · Score: 5, Funny

    At a gas station! Duh!

    --
    Haida Manga
  6. Re:What if the retailer doesn't play along? by Impeesa · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't know how well that would work. Remember, the golden rule is pillage, then burn.