The Pavillion: Mastercard Malaysia Airlines GWP Promotion.

As per this entry, this is the information as provided from Pavilion for their current Mastercard-Malaysia Airlines Promotion.

*All Items Are Available Whilst Stocks Last!

1st tier: For RM500 purchases.

L’Occitane – Aromachologie range
5 items in box:

• Milk Extra Gentle Soap – 50grms
• Body Lotion - 35ml
• Shower Gel - 35ml
• Conditioner - 35ml
• Shampoo - 35ml

Kiehl’s-  2 items in box

• Amino Acid Shampoo – 65ml
• Deluxe Hand & Body Lotion - 65ml

2nd tier- Purchases above RM1000

Crabtree & Evelyn
5 variety to choose from

• Summer hill
• Lavender
• Gardeners
• La Source
• Rose Water

Each pack contains 3 x 25ml tube of hand therapy lotion. (I am not sure if this means 3 x different variety, or all the same type though)


For more detailed & updated news on the above promotion, please call Pavillion KL: General Line/ Concierge Services enquiries: +603- 2118 8833.

It was not my intention to write this entry. However, for the service of my beloved skincare lovers and shopaholic readers, who have shown interest in the GWP, I have put this up.

Having to choose between the blogs, I decided this entry best fit here as continuity of the Debit Mastercard saga. ^^

Follow Up: Royale Christmas@ Pavillion KL Mastercard Debit Incident.

Pavillion Brochure- inside of card brochure 1

Inside of Card Brochure 2

This is an update of this entry that I made of my incident recently at the Pavillon KL.

This afternoon, at about 13:30 hours, I made hardcopies of all related electronic publications & communications that I had initiated & published. Then via fax, I forwarded the copies to the Marketing Department of Pavillon KL.

Around 17:45 hours, I received a call from their Concierge Manager. He proceeded to inform me

• that he had contacted Mastercard.
  
• he was informed that the usage of the Mastercard Debit is valid under the Mastercard Worldwide umbrella. 
• He didn't mention the other Mastercard types though. (so, what does that mean then?)
• He later said that is encompasses all Mastercard range. I sure hope so!
  
• He reserved the 'instant free gift' for me. 

Other news include: 

• For the Mastercard- Malaysia Airlines Promotion:  Three options to choose the 'instant free gift'- for Tier 1 from: (purchases of RM500) - Loccitane gift set, Kiehl's gift set, or 2 mugs for Mastercard users. I chose the Kiehl's set. (I know this is good news for all the beauty skincare users who frequent these blogs!)
• The Tier 2 promotion is for purchases RM1000 and above. No idea what the instant gifts are though. I was told that the Tier 2 instant gifts had 4 range of products from Crabtree & Evelyn....  
  
• I was also told at the counter that receipts & spending for the Mastercard promotion above is accumulative, but must be on the same card within the same day. Which means, two persons can accumulate their spending, and share the instant free gift. The redemption is limited to one per customer per day.
• If I remember rightly too, the promotion is not extended to purchases from Parkson Pavillion, & possibly Tangs, but ONLY individual outlets, and includes both retail & dining establishments. This is possibly due to the RM10 voucher giveaway with RM100 purchase at Parkson Pavillion.

For more information on the promotions above, please call Pavillion KL: General Line/ Concierge Services enquiries: +603- 2118 8833.


I will update this post as when more news is received.

Debit Mastercard: Better Than Cash?

(Don't you think these cards just look enticing to make you go out and shop further?)

It was not too long ago in Malaysia that Visa had a huge marketing campaign promoting the usage of Visa Debit cards...

But with Visa in the money-making game, it is a given that Mastercard will not want to lose out in getting a part of the lucrative pie which is "money". Even Debit Mastercard would not be able to escape the money driven race.

Granted, I am quite happy to know that Maybank has a version of the Debit Mastercard.

Though, I have yet to convert my yellow ATM e-debit Maybankard to either Visa, or Mastercard Debit. That makes almost all my cards coming completely from one bank, except for the one Citibank Debit Visa that I have.

I would agree with the "no more ATM queues and no more hassle with everyday purchases, no more losing track of your expenditure. ".

However, I really disagree with the tagline "Better Than Cash". They should not be allowed to trademark it.

When one does not possess a Credit Card, other people (who are in the money-making business) would not be able to tempt us to buy items based on a credit facility.

I have been to beauty salons carrying just cash, and a single debit card, knowing that no matter what does sales people do or say, they can't make me buy anything I do not want.

Indeed the credit card is a "credit facility" used when we are tempted to pay for an item we desire based on the "buy now, pay later" philosophy. Spending our future money.

How could Debit Mastercard be better than cash?

Merchants utilize the EPP (Easy Payment Plan) to make paying for a product or services look attractive. Perhaps "that" is the "enticing bait". Preferably, though so, I must admit that the credit card is a useful credit facility, as it provides 30 up to 55 days interest free loan, and when we pay before it is due.

I would use a credit card to buy goods with high-risk factor. (i.e a company retailing a product that may go bankrupt, buying from online malls, E-Bay, and airline tickets).

Utilized wisely, I would be able to buy that nice facial treatment package from Sothys or Clarins amounting to RM600 in two instalments. Hopefully by the time the second instalment comes around, I'd have enough money to pay for it...

But cash is good when I am thinking of getting goods with a Heavy Cash Discount. Yes, everything is negotiable when the price is high, and the payment method used is Hard Cold Cash.

I really love it.

Entry dated: 7th Nov 09