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Re: Funny Meijer Shopping Experience
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lugnet.market.shopping
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Mon, 3 Feb 2003 18:14:27 GMT
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Larry Pieniazek wrote:
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> In lugnet.market.shopping, Paul Janssen writes:
> > Yesterday I went to Meijer to check out thier clearance toy sale, it was
> > 25-50% off selected items (mainly Lego soccer sets, a few bionicle). At the
> > entrance I was handed a coupon, for an additional 25% off all clearance
> > toys, my day just got better. I found a few good sets, all 30% off, but upon
> > scanning them, I found out they were actually 50% off. The store manager was
> > in the isle, and saw me loading up my cart. He told me, "isn't it a good
> > deal, Lego at 75% off?". I told him that is was not 75% but only 62.5% off.
> > no, he said, 50% + 25% is 75%. I explained to him that the 25% comes of the
> > 50%, making the sale effectively 62.5%. He insisted it was 75%. I explained
> > again, with an example of a $40 set. He refused to accept, and claimed all
> > was 75% off. Great I said, I gave him my cart, picked up another one, filled
> > it up, and told him to go checkout with me. Of course, at the register the
> > discount was 62.5%, the $40 set was now $15, not $10. He said "that computer
> > must be wrong", sticking to his math. He had the girl at the counter ring it
> > up for full price, and then had her take 75% off.
> >
> > I don't think I took advantage of it, he was the head manager, employs
> > 50-100 employees, and should know his math regaring sales percentages. What
> > would you have done?
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> You got 2 cartfuls at 75% off instead of 62.5% off? I probably would have
> made it 3 carts! You tried very hard to explain and the manager wanted to
> have it his way. Great.
And considering how hard advertisements try to imply the sale is 75%
off, I think this is perfectly justified.
Frank
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| (...) You got 2 cartfuls at 75% off instead of 62.5% off? I probably would have made it 3 carts! You tried very hard to explain and the manager wanted to have it his way. Great. Our Meijer was running a "take an additional 10% off all general (...) (21 years ago, 2-Feb-03, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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