At first glance, the only logical explanation would be that Cell City made a typing error on their Black Friday Deals.
However, when asked to confirm by The People’s Daily News Online, the cellphone store affirmed that indeed Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini goes for Eighty-five Pula (P85).
According to Black Friday Deals flyer posted on Social Media last night, it was indicated that the price for the phone fell from Nine hundred and ninety-five Pula (P995) to Eighty-five Pula (P85).
The news sounded too good to be true, and turned out that indeed they are not true, as shop assistants locked customers outside the store at Railpark mall. Upon unlocking their doors after 10am, after being on phone for a while, the shop assistants announced that the phone was out of stock.
“People, the phone is not available on stock, we do not have it here, you can check with other Cell City outlets or head office because they are the ones who supply us. We do not know anything about the phone, we just got here in the morning, and were surprised by the news as much as yourselves.” said a lady shop assistant at Railpark Mall.
When questioned further by the disappointed customers, the lady revealed that they called the head office asking to be supplied with Samsung Galaxy J1 Mini only to be informed that the said phone is not available even at the shop’s warehouse.
The lady further explained that they were told by the head office that the said phone was only available in shops outside Gaborone, and just got sold out in the morning.
On the contrary, the frustrated customers indicated that they called all Cell City branches and were informed that the phone is available only at Railpark Mall.
It remains a mystery if Cell City lied to clients intentionally for marketing reasons, or if they made a typing error and were ashamed of admitting it was a mistake. Meanwhile, the store’s Black Friday Deals which were starting today ends on the 28th November 2021.
