You pay less at Clicks, but the composer of the chain's advertising jingle alleges that Clicks is short-changing him.
After battling for 12 years with Clicks bosses who offered him "peanuts", composer Greg Smith of Diep River is taking his "multi-million rand" claim to court.
Smith's jingle, penned in 1996, has been broadcast on radio across South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe.
The South African Recording Rights Association (Ltd) (SARRAL) spokesperson, Graeme Gilfillan confirmed they were studying Smith's claim with a view to backing him in the High Court.
Smith was upbeat and confident about his action. He said he has kept a record of his correspondence with Clicks and made tape recordings of telephone conversations with company representatives.
Clicks had been using Smith's services as a composer since 1994, but their relationship turned sour when the group offered him only R2 000 a year for the use of his jingle.
"I was not told how widely my jingle was to be used, and when I found out it was not just an in-store song but was broadcast by many radio stations, even in neighbouring states, I complained," Smith said.
"They then offered me R11 000 to walk away from my copyright, but that was also an insult. At that point I lodged my claim with SARRAL."
Gilfillan said SARRAL would back Smith financially and otherwise in court if he had grounds for a case.
Clicks' lawyer Lawrence Helman of Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs said in a letter to Smith two weeks ago that his client (Clicks) "denies any liability and will not enter into any further correspondence".