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Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?)
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lugnet.market.shopping
Date: 
Thu, 20 Jan 2000 19:08:11 GMT
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In lugnet.market.shopping, Larry Pieniazek writes:
Raymond Flournoy wrote:

  So the person might be able to return the items for you, and then try to
rebuy them at the lower price, but depending on the store they might make
this difficult.

Last time I tried this they said the point of clearances was to clear.
They'd let me return the items and get what I paid back (40% off) but
stated... you will have to wait 24 hours to rebuy at the lower price.

I did not want to chance having the items out on the floor for 24 hours
and possibly have them swooped.

--
Larry Pieniazek

I don't understand this logic.

'We don't want it anymore, so it's on clearance. But you can return it for the
40% off price and we'll give you all the money back. Then we WILL sell it
again, but at a MUCH LOWER price, but NOT TO YOU, because you don't deserve
it?'

???

Don't they realize that buying something for a large amount of money and then
selling the same thing at a much smaller price is the same as just giving the
money away?
This policy of punishing your smart customers is just bad business sense.
Besides, making you buy it again the next day gives you ANOTHER 30 days for
the price to go down even more. Just some thoughts...

-Adam.



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  Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?)
 
(...) I think it makes total sense (though it's not how I *wish* it worked.) The crux of the matter is that the return policy is for people who want to *return* something, not get the best price for it. If their policy was refund the difference then (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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  Re: Clearance price-matching (was Re: Last round of Target markdowns?)
 
(...) Last time I tried this they said the point of clearances was to clear. They'd let me return the items and get what I paid back (40% off) but stated... you will have to wait 24 hours to rebuy at the lower price. I did not want to chance having (...) (25 years ago, 20-Jan-00, to lugnet.market.shopping)

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