Subject:
|
Re: New York Times on Walmart Pricing
|
Newsgroups:
|
lugnet.market.theory
|
Date:
|
Fri, 26 Dec 2003 07:26:17 GMT
|
Viewed:
|
2373 times
|
| |
|
|
In lugnet.market.theory, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> (but only if
> everyone fills out the rebate... I guess you can argue that they make their
> money on those people who don't, they cover everyone.)
I once (politely) complained to a Best Buy employee about their fondness for
rebates. He agreed, and said that customers claim only about 40% of possible
rebates. On one level that irks me, but in another sense I am glad to have that
60% subsidize lower prices for cheapskates such as myself who are willing to
jump through the extra hoops for the rebates.
On a somewhat-related topic, I read that US$4 billion goes unclaimed each year
in store gift cards and credit vouchers and reverts back to the vendors. I
wonder how many rebate dollars go unclaimed each year?
Steve
|
|
Message is in Reply To:
8 Messages in This Thread:
  
- Entire Thread on One Page:
- Nested:
All | Brief | Compact | Dots
Linear:
All | Brief | Compact
|
|
|
|
