Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Ferraris Me Adore

For the 4th or 5th time since the mid 90s, Shell has been launching diff series of model cars. Being a superb car lover, i spare no chance to collect each and every single piece of them.

For the first few series, I was able to buy them in bulk (the entire series at one go). However, the new rulings of the latest series state that only 1 car can be bought for every $50 of fuel purchase. I have no choice but to go around seeking help from friends. Worse still, a few of the more 'hot' models were quickly depleting and went out of stock.
Thanks to zeathereal and a couple of friends, i managed to grab hold of 3 of them. However, i was still unable to get hold of 2 of my favourites (apparently the hottest) as they seemed to be out of stock in every kiosk. Last evening, i decided to try my luck at this particular petrok kiosk. True enough, that exact 2 models were listed out of stock. I gave the cashier a huge disappointing expression, and much to my surprise, she actually took out 1 of them from her drawer and told me that it was actually a 'reserved' set for her customer. She was willing to let me have it since i like it so much. I spare no time to pump $50 worth of petrol to purchase it... Wheeewee....


This evening, i decided to try another outlet, though without much expectation. But once again to my great surprise, this petrol kiosk still has stocks for all the 7 models! The cashier initially did not allow me to purchase them as i didnt pump any petrol, but upon some persuasion, she finally gave in and let me buy 1. I guess my greed get the better of me and i began to negotiate for a 2nd piece, and further pushed my luck by asking for a 3rd and 4th piece. I think she must have pitied this young man for being so foolishly crazy over the model cars, that she actually agreed!





Now i am a super happy man with all the ferrari car models i adore...hahahaha

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