In-store back-to-school discounts
PDX G-Man
I learn this trick from my mother.
1) Check the sale ads.
2) Go to the store with the best overall prices. Do it on a busy
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
3) Load your shopping cart with as many sale items as you can afford and
need.
4) After the cashier rings up the items, tell them that is too much and
offer them 60 cents on the dollar. If they refuse, which they will, ask
to speak to the manager.
5) When the manager comes, you will negotiate with them. And, in the end
you will usually end up paying about 75 cents on the dollar.
6) Pay in cash.
Why does this work?
1) They want to get the line moving again.
2) If the store refuse to negotiate, you just leave, and they have to
restock the items. Which is sometime a greater cost and use of valuable
employee time to them than the discount you're asking for.
I find this approach to shopping works best at Old Navy, Walmart and
Target stores. It also works very well for clothing at Sears and Pennys,
if you do it at the kids clothing registers.
Bob230
>On Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:35:05 -0700, pdx...@webtv.net (PDX G-Man)
>wrote:
>You seem proud of your philosophy, I wonder what your political
>persuasion is? :-) I think I've met you before cutting in line with
>that loaded cart.
>
If I was the manager I'd tell him to take a hike. I wouldn't mind
losing a customer like him.
May
I would think twice about doing this where concealed carry is allowed.
You're the same one that walks up and down the aisles, looking for things
that are sold out, then demands rain checks for those items.
--
May
I'd drink flavored tea if the flavor was "Really Strong Coffee." - Maxine
Bob230
He's also the guy who brings back clothes after wearing them.
Melissa
In my retail days, at a major dept store, we took returns on nasty worn out
things from nasty people. We would have to call a supervisor first. That was
supposed to discourage the person. But if they waited, the supervisor would
give them something for it. They did this to get the person out of the store
asap and away from the other shoppers.
As for Wal-Mart, ,late they seem to care less about keeping the line moving.
Melissa