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Wal-Mart shopping frustration
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Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:07:53 GMT
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I'm upset with Wal-Mart and their "we don't sell merchandise the computer
says not too" rule. Tonight after work, I stopped by to pick up a few items
and check on the Lego clearance shelves. I got lucky as they had been
marked down again. There is(was) a 6776 Ogel Control Center that has been
sitting on the shelves for quite some time. It was marked $30 for over a
month and tonight was clearanced even further to $20. I took it to a
scanner to confirm this price but all I got was a Ask Sales Associate for
Help. That's odd, I thought to myself. Anyway, I finished my shopping and
proceeded to the checkout lanes. The last thing she scanned was the 6776
and it rang up not for sale. I knew exactly why (9-11-01 outrage about the
back of the box), but didn't say anything at first. She called her superior
over who told her not to sell it and I politely asked what the big deal was
about selling a recalled toy. She called her superior over who didn't know
what she was doing, so she called the manager over and he flat out refused
to sell it to me. He said that since it is a recall, it would go back to
the manufacture. Yeah right. I pointed out that the recall for that set
was months ago, and yet it was still here- No answer. So I asked why it had
been clearanced from $50 to $30 without getting noticed, then from $30 to
$20 without getting noticed and they couldn't give me an answer again. So I
paid for my purchase and left, feeling frustrated that Wal-Mart's management
has no backbone.
This reminds me, I have never seen a 6776 with different packaging in any
store. Did they really repackage them, or was that just b.s.?
Scott
Member 718
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Message has 7 Replies:
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| Hi Scott... I live in Brisbane, Australia and we (the BUGS group) encounted the same problem just before Christmas last year. We went to K-Mart in Cleveland (yeah one here too :P). I think we saw 5 on the shelf sitting their waiting for someone to (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| "Scott E. Thomas" <bozeman1941@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GsHqL5.4Fo@lugnet.com... (...) items (...) the (...) superior (...) was (...) know (...) had (...) I (...) management (...) I picked up three copies of 6776 from a Wal-Mart about a (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| I had a similar thing a few months ago in a Wisconsin Walmart, however I was able to get mine. Basically, I had bought a whole series of clearance Lego and as there were long lines at the checkouts, I decided to use the self scanning lane. I scanned (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| While I can certainly understand your frustration, I'd think this is probably a safety mechanism and a good policy for them to have. Most items that are recalled are usually recalled for safety or quality issues. Imagine the backlash if a store were (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| Scott, I had a similar thing happen to me, but the manager overrode the price and allowed me to buy it anyway. I know it's frustrating that all Walmarts don't follow the same policies, but sometimes it's to our advantage. Better luck next time! By (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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| A point you have missed is that Wal-Mart problably paid over $30 for that set in the first place. If they sell it to you for $20 - $30 they will be losing money, however if they return it to TLC under a recall then they will get back the full (...) (22 years ago, 5-Mar-02, to lugnet.market.shopping)
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