https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40YBTM1C70w
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Lowest Price Guarantee MUST WATCH VIDEO!
PLANT on 15/06/2014 - 20:12
Last edited 15/06/2014 - 20:12
Last edited 15/06/2014 - 20:12
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I've only tried price-matching/beating a few times. Gotta be fully prepared.
A couple come to mind…
I went to target, saw their MAD price, but no stock. Went to EBGames, and FIRST asked if they had stock. Then hit them with the mad Target price. BANG! He was NOT happy. "Yes, Target have stock" I said. Twice before that (other items), they claimed they had no stock. So I didn't feel bad.
Real special deal on Baileys somewhere… Dan Murphy's was closer, grabbed it, peacock'd my way to the registers… PRICEMATCH! BANG! "Um, where, how much" He said. I replied with whatever it was. "Um, dude, we're cheaper by 5 cents" DOH! LMAO. I never even checked.
Tried another time. To not feel so stupid. Even had my copy of the ad. They beat it by an almighty 5 cents.
LOL!
When I used to work at Dan Murphy's, it was so embarrassing only being able to price match and beat by 5 cents. People would always kick up a fuss about it. But that's the protocol - managers only have to beat it by 5 cents. Can't recall any time when anyone else got a more significant price beat.
I just think if they're only ever going to beat things by 5 cents, don't make the "price beat" such a huge part of the advertising. It makes people expect more and is what lures them into the store. To have them walk out scoffing at a measly 5c price beat isn't great. They should just advertise it as price matching and do the 5c extra off quietly, like a tiny tiny little surprise that they didn't expect lol
haha I've heard some of those excuses before…
Seriously, this would be a non-issue if we all just bought from the store which gave us the best price in the first place.
Don't support "price match guarantees", it actually reduces competition and eventually drive small businesses out of business.
I've explained this before, but essentially this is what happens - stores such as Officeworks use their price guarantee as a way of getting more sales. Stupid people who were going to pay the higher price were always going to go to Officeworks anyway. Thus, in a bid to attract the more saavy customers on top of that, they will have this "price match guarantee" to draw saavy customers away from smaller stores who offer genuinely better prices.
Come on, support stores which give us good prices.
I completely agree. The person/shop who put their neck-out & make the great offer doesn't even get the sale. The "Fat Cat" who sits back & does nothing to promote, gets the sale… with their lazy "We'll beat them" "We'll beat them again" slogans.
I've dealt with the devil, and even when I win, I feel dirty & cheated. (See earlier post).
PS. I'd actually says it's the opposite of savvy. They're being fooled by tiny-tiny savings. Savvy customers will follow your advice!
Thanks Plant ! Although Australian brick and motar stores are generally better than only retailers, many of them (cough cough Officeworks) should be fined for misleading consumers about having the lowest prices and then making up dodgy excuses.