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Frederick Paepke wrote:
> Well, now I don't feel so bad. I stopped at Wal-Mart during lunch and
> the Zeppelin is still at $9. I'll check again in a few days.
Consider asking the management. If they know you'll take them, they might
knock them down just for you (although likely not clear to $1). If several
stores are doing this, I'd start watching your local Wal-marts--I literally
stumbled upon their "$1 markdown get-it-the-heck-outta-here unadvertised
sale" last year and scored about $300 worth of Technic sets for $25. It's
definitely local when they start getting funky like that--it may have to do
with January vs. February sales dollars or something.
I scanned everything in the clearance aisle today, btw. No change in
prices yet. However, I did have a FOTD: I went to a very new Target and
bumbled across a Tie/Y which scanned at $12.34. This alone was enough to
make my day complete, especially after getting stuck in the Poconos during
that %$#%! snowstorm yesterday.
best,
Lindsay
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Mr L F Braun wrote:
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> It's
> definitely local when they start getting funky like that--it may have to do
> with January vs. February sales dollars or something.
While visiting a variety of WMs today, I noted something interesting
about the shelf stickers. The fine-print read something like...
"clearance 01/31/00 wk#1" while others were "clearance 01/08/00 wk#50".
It would seem that WM begins counting weeks about the 1st of Feb. Is
this normal in retail (that the fiscal year runs 2/1 - 1/31) ?
Ray
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I think that you can basically start you fiscal year anywhere you want... as
long as it isn't February 29th :)
I think it was different at about every retail outlet I worked at in the
past... They can base it on incorporation date or whathaveyou as far as I
know. I personally use 1/1 - 12/31 for my business.
Dave
In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> It would seem that WM begins counting weeks about the 1st of Feb. Is
> this normal in retail (that the fiscal year runs 2/1 - 1/31) ?
>
> Ray
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David C. Pyatt wrote:
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> I think that you can basically start you fiscal year anywhere you want... as
> long as it isn't February 29th :)
>
> I think it was different at about every retail outlet I worked at in the
> past... They can base it on incorporation date or whathaveyou as far as I
> know. I personally use 1/1 - 12/31 for my business.
>
> Dave
>
> In lugnet.market.shopping, Ray Sanders writes:
> > It would seem that WM begins counting weeks about the 1st of Feb. Is
> > this normal in retail (that the fiscal year runs 2/1 - 1/31) ?
And there are good reasons for a large retail outfit to not do their
fiscal year 1/1 to 12/31. No need to subject yourself to year-end
inventory when the customers are mobbing you for the after Christmas
sales.
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Frank Filz
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