Comments on: Need Furniture? Do Not Buy From Picket & Rail!

By: Hellboy

Hellboy — Thu, 15 May 2008 00:56:50 +0000

Johore Baru is a lousy place, bad manners, arrogant people, crime filled, expensive and definitely no good furniture companies. all have left because it is definitely not worth it. KL is the best and always will be. Grow up. Even the govt is building Nusajaya and moving the state admin these. JB is doomed for decay.

By: TS

TS — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:54:51 +0000

This company no longer associate with their US counterpart.
sure doom

By: Azmeen

Azmeen — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:55:10 +0000

faisal alsagoff, assuming you really are the CEO of Stupid & Failed (a.k.a. Picket & Rail); no wonder the company is screwed.

By: faisal alsagoff

faisal alsagoff — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:49:50 +0000

paria $ real

By: Azmeen

Azmeen — Mon, 21 May 2007 01:14:15 +0000

Hi JavaKing,

In all honesty, Malaysia isn’t really somewhere you can sell, “branded” furniture. Are there any particular brands you’re referring to?

I know for a fact that virtually any furniture store (bar Ikea) you’ll find in KL, you’d also find in JB.

Also, the economy is good in JB. Sure, our prices are marginally higher than KL and Penang, but not by much. In my opinion this shows that JBians actually have more spending power compared to their KL and Penang counterparts.

As for the crime rate, I personally think that this is more hype than reality. I find it hard to believe that JB’s crime rate is worse than KL or Penang.

Anyway, just for your information JB ranks as the 101st most livable city in the world in the latest QOL study by Mercer Human Resource Consulting.

Just for comparative purposes, KL ranked 75th while Penang didn’t even make the list (which ranks 215 cities). Not so bad now, ain’t it?

By: JavaKing

JavaKing — Fri, 18 May 2007 14:56:21 +0000

Howdy! I can empathise your situation then. Looking at the other side of the coin. What can be worse than living in a city without a good name brand furniture mall? I just heard from my Penang colleagues that even Penang has top notch brands there. But in JB, subject of robberies and the non-chalant attitude of law enforcers here are practically on the lips of everyone i meet for tea or dinner. What is going with the JB economy? Is the economic climate to blame for such customer service? It might be….

By: Azmeen

Azmeen — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:14:34 +0000

Hi JavaKing,

Sure it’s funny… unless it happened to you!

Well, the good news is I heard they’re gonna close shop here in JB anyway. Probably one too many botched deliveries.

They won’t be missed.

By: JavaKing

JavaKing — Fri, 18 May 2007 10:28:36 +0000

Hi, i chanced upon your rant on Picket & Rail and can’t stop laughing (pardon me, but it is really funny). I thoroughly enjoyed everybit of it and it helped reminisce bits of my own experience when i lived in JB. Just a funny moment thought - “Pick & Rail”?

By: paper shredders

paper shredders — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 07:24:27 +0000

Get a carpenter to customise one to your need. I have a carpenter contact if you really need. Can pass you his number and you call him direct.