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Don’t get scammed: best places to buy mobile phones, gadgets, and computers in Singapore
If you are visiting Singapore as a tourist or for a business trip and intending to buy mobile phones, gadgets, computers or computer related components, this article is for you. Hopefully you will stumble upon this via Google before you actually visit Singapore.
First and foremost, DO NOT BUY anything from Lucky Plaza. The only thing you should go to Lucky Plaza for is food. You might have recently read that a Bangladeshi businessman paid S$10,103 (US$7,720) for two iPhones with extended warranty from Lucky Plaza.
Secondly, DO NOT BUY anything from the first and second floor of Sim Lim Square because of cases like this and this.
Sim Lim Square
Address: 1 Rochor Canal Road, Sim Lim Square, Singapore 188504
Contact: +65 6736 2000
Website: http://www.simlimsquare.com.sg
The most popular place to get gadgets or computer related components will be at Sim Lim Square, but try to avoid buying anything from the first two floors. I would recommend Fuwell at #04-02F/G or PC Themes at #04-19. Do note that most of the prices you see are for cash payment only, they do charge about 7 percent extra if you are paying with credit card. The opening hours are pretty short, most of the shops don’t have official opening hours, but in general, they are open from 12pm to 7pm daily.
My favorite store would be Fuwell at #04-02F/G.
Fuwell
Address: 1 Rochor Canal Road, Sim Lim Square, #04-02F/G, Singapore 188504
Opening Hours: 12pm to 7pm daily
Contact: +65 6339 3901
Email: sales AT fuwell DOT com DOT sg
Website: http://www.fuwell.com.sg
PC Themes
Address: 1 Rochor Canal Road, Sim Lim Square, #04-19, Singapore 188504
Opening Hours: 12pm to 7pm daily
Contact: +65 6339 8339
Email: pcthemes AT yahoo DOT com
Funan – Digital Life Mall
Address: 109 North Bridge Road, Funan Digita Life Mall, Singapore 179097
Contact: +65 6336 8327
Website: http://www.funan.com.sg/
The next best place would be Funan, as prices there are slightly more expensive than Sim Lim Square. Most shops accept credit cards and technically you are paying slightly more for a peace of mind as the number of trustworthy and reputable shops in Funan is more than the notorious Sim Lim Square.
My favourite store would be Challenger at #06-00.
Challenger
Address: 109 North Bridge Rd, Funan Digita Life Mall, #06-00, Singapore 179097
Opening Hours: 10am to 10pm daily
Contact: +65 6339 9008
Email: fc AT challenger DOT sg
Website: http://www.challenger.com.sg
Far East Plaza
Address: 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, Singapore 228213
Contact: +65 6222 2121
If you are thinking of getting mobile phones, Far East Plaza is the place to be. There are three shops there I’d recommend: Mobile Square at #02-98, WhyMobile at #03-126 and Moby Shop #03-76A. I used to go to Mobile Square because there wasn’t much competition at that time despite the service being not that great.
These three shops do sell Apple products like iPhones and iPads, but of course they are priced a little bit more expensive than the Apple Online Store (Singapore) because they have ready stock.
My favorite store would be Moby Shop at #02-52.
Mobile Square
Address: 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, #02-98, Singapore 228213
Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 1pm to 9pm, Sat: 11am to 9pm, Sun: 12pm to 8pm
Contact: +65 6733 3747
Website: http://www.mobilesquare.com.sg
WhyMobile
Address: 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, #03-126, Singapore 228213
Opening hours: 2pm to 9pm daily
Contact: +65 6733 6881
Email: sales AT whymobile DOT com
Website: http://www.whymobile.com
Moby Shop
Address: 14 Scotts Road, Far East Plaza, #02-52, Singapore 228213
Opening hours: 2pm to 9pm Daily
Contact: +65 6733 4110
Email: sales AT mobyshop DOT com DOT sg
Website: http://mobyshop.com.sg
Any more electronic shops to recommend? Feel free to leave it in the comments.
This article was republished with permission from LesterChan.net.
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