The Doctor of Air-Cond shop in seksyen 9 of Bandar Baru Bangi is one of the newer air conditioner shops in the area, but they are well-known mainly because of their supposedly crazy RM700 air conditioner deal. We dropped by to check them out and see for ourselves if the deal was worth it, so do read on to find out more.
Kedai Doctor of Air-Cond adalah antara kedai penghawa dingin yang terbaru di seksyen 9 Bandar Baru Bangi dan agak terkenal kerana promosi penghawa dingin RM700 mereka yang kononnya hilang akal. Kami ada datang menjenguk until melihat samada promosinya baik atau tidak, jadi sila baca lagi.
Taking up the space of a single shop-lot, the shop isn’t much to look at, with a counter in front and air conditioners hung on the walls. There is an interesting show room on one side demonstrating the various air conditioner models available. Inside, the room is comfortably cool and let’s you have a first-hand look at the air conditioner models (to see if they are noisy or test out their features). Service is good and friendly but parking can be a bit tight due to nearby shops such as Nu-in Little Perak and the bakery supply shops (Makcik and Yummie).
Kedainya kelihatan mudah sahaja, dengan kaunter di depan dan beberapa penghawa dingin digantung pada dinding. Ada bilik show room di sebalah yang menunjukkan penghawa dingin pelbagai model yang ada. Di dalam bilik show room ia adalah sejuk dan selesa, cukup baik untuk anda lihat model-model penghawa dingin dengan lebih dekat (untuk melihat jika bising atau menguji ciri-ciri tertentu). Perkhidmatan dan layanan di sini baik dan mesra tetapi tempat letak kereta yang kosong tidak banyak disebabkan kedai-kedai berhampiran seperti Nu-in Little Perak dan kedai bekalan bakeri (Makcik dan Yummie).
The shop sells various air conditioner models starting from 1.0HP to 2.0HP air conditioners. They have an extensive range of brands including Topaire, Fujiaire, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, LG and even Daikin. Prices for the air conditioners themselves are quite good but bear in mind that they do not include installation fees. Standard installation fees here cost RM200 for a 10 meter installation while inverter air conditioner installation costs RM230 or more. This means that the RM700 1.0HP Topaire air conditioner deal is actually RM900. Payment is standard in that you pay an initial deposit and then pay the rest after installation. They also do repair and servicing, ventilation, cold rooms and chillers. While they do seem to know their stuff they were more inclined to push a more powerful 1.5HP (and expensive!) model on us despite knowing that our needs were a lot less.
Mereka menjual pelbagai penghawa dingin bermula dari jenis 1.0HP hingga 2.0HP. Jenama di sini termasuk Topaire, Fujiaire, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, LG dan juga Daikin. Harga untuk penghawa dingin itu sendiri memang baik tetapi perlu ingat bahawa ini tidak termasuk yuran pemasangan. Yuran pemasangan umum di sini berharga RM200 untuk pemasangan 10 meter manakala pemasangan penghawa dingin inverter kosnya dari RM230 atau lebih. Ini bermakna bahawa promosi penghawa dingin 1.0HP Topaire RM700 sebenarnya adalah RM900. Pembayaran di sini memerlukan anda membayar deposit dan kemudian membayar selebihnya selepas pemasangan. Mereka juga melakukan pembaikan dan servis, pengudaraan, bilik sejuk dan penyejuk. Walaupun mereka berpengetahuan mengenai barangan mereka, mereka lebih cenderung untuk menjual penghawa dingin 1.5HP lebih kuat (dan mahal!) kepada kami walaupun mengetahui bahawa keperluan kami tidaklah memerlukannya.
Overall, the Doctor of Air-Cond shop is a good air conditioner shop to go to especially if you like brands such as Topaire. While their crazy deal isn’t the lowest price in Bandar Baru Bangi (check out our air conditioner report for a price comparison) they are one of the few shops to stock Daikin brand air conditioners (which has a very good reputation). Rather than their RM700 crazy deal, you would perhaps be better off buying a more expensive Daikin air conditioner from them instead as you won’t find Daikin being sold in most of the other air conditioner shops around Bandar Baru Bangi. You can contact them at 03-89268506 or 012-2458506 (Hermi).
Secara keseluruhannya, kedai Doctor of Air-Cond ini adalah kedai penghawa dingin yang baik untuk pergi terutamanya jika anda suka jenama seperti Topaire. Walaupun promosi hilang akal mereka bukanlah harga yang paling rendah di Bandar Baru Bangi (lihat laporan penghawa dingin kami untuk perbandingan harga) kedai mereka adalah salah satu daripada beberapa kedai-kedai penghawa dingin yang menjual penghawa dingin jenama Daikin (yang memang mempunyai reputasi yang sangat baik). Pada pendapat kami, bukannya promosi hilang akal RM700 mereka yang patut anda cuba, tetapi mungkin lebih baik jika anda membeli penghawa dingin Daikin daripada mereka. Ini adalah kerana anda tidak akan dapati penghawa dingin Daikin dijual di kebanyakan kedai penghawa dingin lain di sekitar Bandar Baru Bangi ini. Anda boleh hubungi mereka di 03-89268506 atau 012-2458506 (Hermi).
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