Singapore's IT Show

Oh well! It’s already March and in Singapore it’s time for an IT show once again.

During their IT show all the gadgets are on sale and if it won’t be on sale (like Apple products) atleast they will give you freebies. Most of the participants in the IT show fair are giving out a lot of free items. Take this as an example :  If you will buy a camcorder, you will be getting a GIFT CERTICATE (S$30-S$100), an SD Card, USB, digital photo album, camera stand and a camera bag – that’s six freebies in total! Whoa! Isn’t it great?!  That’s why every year, I will see to it that I have savings which I will use to buy items during IT show.  What’s more they have the event thrice a year. Oh yes! Most of the time, they will have it on the months of March, June and November.  It is usually held at Expo (Take the Green-line Tanah Merah Stn) or Suntec City (City Hall Stn – Red Line) for four days.

What are the items you can buy?

There are a lot of Saleable Items there. Aside from Camcorders, they also have SLRs, Digicams, Television Sets, Software, Laptops, Coolers for laptops, Mobile Phones, Printers, Photocopiers.  Name it, they have it! :D

And don’t worry on how you will carry the items you will purchase. For printers and televisions have strollers. Outside the mall, you will see a lot of taxi cabs.

I think last year was the best IT show I’ve ever attended. My friends and I were able to get a lot of free items and the packages were really, really good.

The telecommunications companies gave a 42-inch television set when you sign-up for home cable. As for my friends, they took the package wherein they signed-up for home broadband with a 13-inch Acer laptop plus a post-paid mobile phone (a lot of phones to choose from) for S$60 (if I’m not mistaken). Just make sure you will bring all the necessary documents needed like your Singapore Identification Card, passport, Bank docs and sometimes your HDB docs or it would be better to ask the telecommunications company first to avoid hassles :D

For Foreign Visitors kindly bring your passport. You are entitled to buy gadgets but of course for post paid packages, you wouldn’t be allowed to purchase. Also, Goods and Services Tax or GST for short, can be refunded in the airport when you buy gadgets in Singapore.

When is the best day, time to go for IT Show?

As for me, I go there on the first day (in the morning or 12nn-3pm) because I usually get brochures first to have an idea of which is the best thing to purchase.

Saturday and Sunday Sale are too crowded because these are the days where people have their off days. Expect long lines in the halls. But these are also the days where most of the companies will give additional promotions to the Sale Items.

Every hour the companies will announce that they will be giving out additional discounts (for example) for the first five people who will buy a 42” Television. From S$2,200 regular price, sale item price will be S$1,800 after additional discount it will be S$1,400.

So what are you waiting for? Check out the IT Show this month from 10 March – 13 March 2011. If you won’t be able to come, there are still upcoming sales this year. And believe me it’s really worth every single penny.