I think that there are at least three major mistakes that you need to avoid while applying for a Samsung phone in Kenya.
The first mistake is that of ending up being sold a Samsung
phone for an unduly higher price – in other words, being fleeced. It is
therefore important for you to undertake some research/window shopping, to
understand what the typical prices for the type of Samsung phone you are
shopping for are like. Otherwise if you go without an idea as to what the
typical prices for Samsung phones are like, and the vendors discover your
ignorance, they could take advantage of you, and fleece you badly. You could
end up buying a Samsung phone that is worth 10,000 for 15,000 Kenya shillings,
meaning that you would have lost 5,000. (Which is perhaps enough to pay your
bedsitter’s rent for a whole month or paying your single room’s rent for two
months).
The second mistake is that of buying a
non-original/counterfeit Samsung phone. You have to understand that Samsung
phones, alongside the likes of Infinix and Tecno are among the most
popular phone brands in Kenya. There have been allegations of folks coming up
with counterfeit versions of these phones, where they usually alter the
original names slightly. Thus, whereas you are shopping for a Samsung phone,
you could end up instead being sold a Samzung phone (and if you are unaware of
these tricks, you could end up buying into the deal wholly). The most important
thing here is to ensure that what you buy looks like, feels like and costs like
an original Samsung phone. Remember, if the deal is too good to be true, it probably
is.
