I hate when companies do this....

Polkitup2

Today's ad for a Motorola Bluetooth headset for $4.99 ($35 rebate). I stop by an hour and a half after they open and they are sold out. No rainchecks. I stopped in yesterday because I got the ad on Saturday but they said I had to wait until Sunday. Obviously a ploy to get people to stop in a Easter Sunday. Good way to lose customers if you ask me. :mad:

danger boy

ahhh yes just one of the many ways to get you in their doors. i'm glad you stuck by your guns. and didn't buy anything. You are the type of customer they don't like.. you left empty handed.

those so called "door buster" items are usually of very limited quantity. Some times in the very fine print they will say.. "only 5 per store". or some thing similar to that. Unless you are in the first or second person in the door when they open.. a hour or so later, they'll all be gone, depending on what the item is.

Just like on black Friday. I stood outside BB for 4 hours till they opened. I got a voucher for a $599 laptop. Good deal. But by the time all 15 of them had be sold, even before the doors even opened. it left people with only the more expensive $799 and on up laptops. most people think. hey it's not the one I wanted, but it's only $200 more than what I was going to pay. so why not?

Even though BB ran out of the less expensive laptop's, they still make $$, because you now bought a more expensive one. It's a bait and switch type game if you will.

WilliamM2

Office depot is one of the worst places to shop for anything. They never seem to have any of their specials in stock here. And almost everything is "after rebate". I don't bother going there anymore.

ben62670

WilliamM2 wrote: »

Office depot is one of the worst places to shop for anything. They never seem to have any of their specials in stock here. And almost everything is "after rebate". I don't bother going there anymore.

Yep. I have gone in for specials 1pm on Sunday. Oh I am sorry we are out of that item. Well what is the substitute? We have no substitute. How come you guys never have any of your sales items in stock? silence. Then I get loud, and sometimes the manager gives me a substitute.

Polkitup2

Yea, I got loud, threatened to file a complaint with the attorney general (which I still may do) and they offered to substitute a more expense model - of course the only color they had was pink. ****.

ben62670

More people need to do that. I have been there on many occasions over the last 5 years with the same problem. Its classic bait, and switch which I think is Illegal. My advice is get loud, and get better.

obieone

Car dealerships are the WORST!!!
"Oh, uh, we sold that model"
"Really? Cuz, the sale JUST started 30 SECONDS AGO!" F*ckers!!!

danger boy

I have no problem walking away from a car dealership.... I just tell them the guy across the street would love to sell me a car.. and sure enough.. it's surprising how quickly they come around to offering you a better deal

it's a game... but everyone plays it. and you're a fool if you don't play it.

heiney9

ben62670 wrote: »

More people need to do that. I have been there on many occasions over the last 5 years with the same problem. Its classic bait, and switch which I think is Illegal. My advice is get loud, and get better.

It is "bait and switch" but the FTC says it's OK if you put some sort of a disclaimer in the fine print. It's a *****y way to do business and I never fall for it. I have found more deals just poking around the store on a normal visit.

At BB the other day I went in for an advertised special on Dual Layer DVD-R's. A Sony 25 pack for $29.99. They had a few packages and they were normally $59.99. While looking on the shelf I also found TDK 30 pk. Lightscribe single layer DVD-R's on sale for $5.99. Great deal since they were normally $19.99. They had 5 spindles so I bought all 5 and gave a couple to my brother.

Had those been advertised they'd have been long gone.

H9