This is the story of how Irwin and Vanessa got suckered into the world of www.groupon.hk.
We all are suckers for good deals – I mean, who isn’t, right? But perhaps in certain scenarios, Irwin is a bigger sucker than I am. HAHA! So it was no surprise when he stumbled upon Groupon HK – very loosely put, an online coupon-selling store; and started tempting me with daily deals.
“Eh, how about a facial in Causeway Bay for HKD149? You’ll be saving 90% if you purchase this coupon from Groupon today, you know!”
And on other days, he’d find a manicure spa package, “Eh, you should give this place a try! Only HKD99 at Groupon today. Maybe you can become a regular here after this first try.”
And such would be the everyday temptations he’d put me through.
One weekend, Irwin excitedly came to report that Raja Fashions, a renowned bespoke tailor in Tsim Sha Tsui was offering up to 78% discount on their custom made suits. For only HKD888, you’d now be able to make a suit worth HKD4000!
Wow~ It did sound like a steal!
And such was how Irwin (and Vanessa) officially made his first purchase at www.groupon.hk.
But alas, when we got to Raja Fashions to utilize our Groupon, we found ourselves spun into a web of up-selling!
Two hours later, we walked out paying HKD2000 extra, on top of the purchased HKD888 groupon, for better quality material. The material offered under the basic HKD888 package was really crap, and since Irwin wanted to make a new work suit, we decided that it would be best to upgrade. After all, nobody wants to look like a cheap suit at work, right? *turns on brainwash mode.
There really isn’t such thing as a free lunch. Well, in this case, a cheap lunch. And for a week after that first visit, we waited anxiously for a call back for fitting.
Sure enough, less than a week later, Irwin received a call to go by for a fitting. We really were keeping our fingers crossed all the way, just expecting the worst out of this whole marketing gimmick!
First fitting at Raja Fashions
Irwin scrutinizing the half-completed suite. I thought it looked really OK despite this being his 1st fitting… (I’ve seen him at worse fittings!)
Oops! I guess they missed out sewing on the right arm!
I thought the initial fitting went really well – The trousers sat well on his lower waist; its cutting neither too carrot-cut nor baggy; The length and cut of the jacket didn’t make him look short and stout, and there weren’t any ugly, unwanted folds and creases along the shoulders and the back of the jacket. Even without an arm, it did look rather promising!
TADA~ Three days after his fitting, it was ready for collection. (Poor quality photo taken from my iPhone *heh)
I thought the outcome was quite pleasing. I can safely say, its one of Irwin’s best bespoke suites, and yes – I’d definitely recommend Raja Fashions to all the guys coming by HK who are interested to get a fine suite custom made! But of course, it would only be a STEAL of a deal with the Groupon 
So yes – We are both officially Groupon junkies now!!!
Raja Fashions Hong Kong
34-C Cameron Road, G/F,
Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Just couple of days ago, I had been to Raja Fashions, Tsim Sha Tsui to order a custom made suit for work. It was over crowed by lot of local and overseas customer at that time. Initially I thought that it would take a long time to go through the whole process. But finally I found that it took around 10 minutes to get measured by their professional tailor and finally placing order. I was bit confused after getting comments from others who bought groupon coupons and outcome of their suit. Nonetheless, I was astounded when mine one was delivered. I found that this was what I was precisely looking for. Finally, I would like to take a chance to thanks Raja Fashions.