Comments on: Shadowy shopping at the Beijing PC mall

Buying a PC in China is like shopping at a farmers market, but certain shoppers might find themselves with an uninvited tour guide.
Photos: A tech trek in Beijing

[itworker--2008]

Spy Games

So you like the fact about playing spy games in a foregn communist country.

Not too bright

[apptec]

spy games in a foregn communist country.

yeh

[MSSlayer]

Interesting Story

Thanks for sharing.

[alenas]

I know why

I was in that kind of malls in Singapore.
They have some stuff that they should not have - like over the counter unlocked cellphones, pirated software and so on.
Another thing is that you can negotiate price - for example i was buying digital camera. I said i will pay cash - and I told them that i will pay 100$ less than sticker price and they should give me 1GB SD card free. They agreed at once.
Same with computers - you can really negotiate price and get a pretty good deal.

[pajamahead2]

Act susupicous at Best Buy or a Mall

Act suspicious at a Best Buy or a Mall and you will have a similar experience. They may even ask you to leave the mall or store.