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Re: What is clearance fodder and what isn't?
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lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Tue, 11 Jan 2000 04:53:36 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Lindsay Frederick Braun writes:
> 
> 
> Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> 
> > This applies to Target only.
> > 
> > Well maybe everyone else knew this... but at all the detroit area
> > Targets, the shelf tags tell the tale.
> 
> Look at the date on the shelf tag.  If it has a 01/05, it's not clearance.
> 
> I had an interesting experience today, at the picked-clean NJ Target
> stores:  I found someone who actually knew how clearances worked, and could
> tell me how decisions were made.  It appears it's done regionally, because
> here in NJ the Y/Tie and Rock Raiders HQ were not on clearance; same with
> the Air Enforcer.  I got the latter two at 75% off in Detroit.
> 
> It seems that there are two sorts of clearance items:  The chainwide ones,
> like the Sith Infiltrator and the Gungan Sub, and those stipulated by
> individual stores or regions.  Odd.
> 
> best,
> 
> LFB

It's true, even down to stores within the same regions.  The Target by my house
had their SW sets marked down 60%, while all the others in the area marked down
40%

Dan



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(...) Look at the date on the shelf tag. If it has a 01/05, it's not clearance. I had an interesting experience today, at the picked-clean NJ Target stores: I found someone who actually knew how clearances worked, and could tell me how decisions (...) (27 years ago, 8-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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