Is It Okay to Hide Discounted Items So It Can Be Bought Later on

Plane on 09/01/2020 - 21:56

Firstly, I would like to discuss this topic about how some people has its methods of purchasing items at 25% or up to 50% off without the risk of most stores running out of stock.

The first step is that people usually wait outside the shop before it opens on the day whether if they are catalogue deals or closing down or boxing day sales.

The second step is that whenever people find a product for example wireless headphones for $20, they usually hide it behind some stacked clothing or under display shelves until they make enough money they need to buy it.

Then, some people find this to be unfair because it ruins other customer's shopping trip and their experience, and it may be kind of selfish to do so.

And, comment below of what do you think about this?

Do you think it's right to hide discounted item(s) under the shelves until it gets discounted even further or when he/she makes enough to purchase it?

Poll Options expired

  • 13
    It is right to hide products for your own benefit
  • 125
    It's not right to hide products just because you only wanted it
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Comments

  • Ryanek on 09/01/2020 - 22:11
    +5

    So you're asking if it's okay to be selfish?

    • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:13

      no, I meant that it's not right to hide them because other shoppers might want this item

      • Ryanek on 09/01/2020 - 22:20
        +1

        That's a no from me dawg.

    • Almost Banned on 09/01/2020 - 23:47

      Isn't everyone a bit selfish?

  • spackbace on 09/01/2020 - 22:12
    +16

    How are those assignments going? Are we giving you good results for your essays?

    After all, you've posed 2 questions now and haven't participated in either discussion. Generally that's what you do when you're actually interested in the topic, you partake in the chat

  • JimmyF on 09/01/2020 - 22:14
    +3

    Do you think it's right to hide discounted item(s) under the shelves until it gets discounted even further or when he/she makes enough to purchase it?

    Are people really doing this or just you?

    Can't say I've heard people going to these crazy lengths to get a $20 pair of headphones on 'pay' day as per your example.

    • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:16

      Some people might, but I don't because I'm not interested in a quadcopter and if I was interested, I would just go to another store like Kmart

      • JimmyF on 09/01/2020 - 22:18

        if I was interested, I would just go to another store like Kmart

        Huh? You said about people hiding things to buy later, how is going to a different store going to help?

        • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:20
          -1

          Because only if I'm interested, the cheapest option would be Kmart if I would want it now

      • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:22
        -1

        But I adready got headphones and they're wireless

  • [Deactivated] on 09/01/2020 - 22:17
    +1

    This is definitely not okay.

    What you're doing here is leaving a business to potentially (and based on probability, very likely) suffer financial losses in a manner they did not agree to.

    You're not entitled to goods you have not yet purchase.

  • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:18

    And Thank you to those who believe that hiding products is not right

    • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 09/01/2020 - 22:41
      +1

      Why did you make this poll if you already know the answer, and are bias towards “it’s not right”?

      Disclaimer: I don’t think it is right to be hiding items.

      • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:53
        -4

        It's to show other people's opinions of how hiding stuff is bad compared to not hiding them

  • Mechz on 09/01/2020 - 22:45
    +1

    Eh, if it's a big chain store I say go for it. They will never sell something for a price they're not willing to accept.

    • Plane on 09/01/2020 - 22:56

      you know that today, if you go to Kmart and grab a shopping trolley or two if you're strong enough. You could get these christmas items for at least 75% off. There are Christmas Crackers 8pck for 5 CENTS each.

      Was Out of Stock at Bass Hill when me and the woman bought all of it today

      • Mechz on 09/01/2020 - 23:01
        +1

        Ugh, xmas garbage.

      • pegaxs on 09/01/2020 - 23:42

        me and the me woman

        FTFY…

        • HighAndDry on 10/01/2020 - 17:27

          me and the me I woman

          FTFY (…?)

          • pegaxs on 10/01/2020 - 19:51

            @HighAndDry: Need to channel your inner bogan… maybe…

            me and me missus

  • Logical on 09/01/2020 - 23:16
    +4

    My friend pops a ceiling tile out and stashes a few things up high. You'll see him walking around with a step ladder, hardly noticeable.

  • this is us on 09/01/2020 - 23:55
    +1

    It's not right, or nice, or decent, or honest, or fair…

  • Ughhh on 10/01/2020 - 00:46
    +7

    I'm surprised we need a forum topic on this kinda stuff

  • wombok2 on 10/01/2020 - 01:59

    If you're a kid then yeah fair enough I'm not surprised. If you're not, then lol.

  • ozbjunkie on 10/01/2020 - 08:18
    +1

    Its not right. But if I was still young and poor and kinda desperate for a deal, surely I'd do it.

    Thank goodness I'm well off enough to preach from the moral high ground now.

  • Arthur Dunger on 10/01/2020 - 09:21
    +6

    My local Toyota dealer had a sale recently so I took a Hilux for a test drive and hid it so nobody could buy it.
    Was that wrong?

  • ihbh on 10/01/2020 - 09:30

    Not okay:

    • Waste business time and resources - e.g. during stocktake
    • Loss of profits - total loss or at best sell at initial price, but most likely discounted price - you've prevented the business from selling product at the highest price possible by removing it from other consumer competition

    Real life example: recently I saw a guy do a thorough sweep under the shelves at my local Coles. Things that had fallen between and under the shelves were swept away into a rubbish heap. Imagine you had added to the pile by hiding some stuff under the shelves to purchase later on at a discount.

    • whooah1979 on 10/01/2020 - 09:43

      Loss of profits
      Coles

      Nobody cares that MNC is losing profit because of this.

      • ihbh on 10/01/2020 - 10:11

        Nobody cares

        Yep, only the unsophisticated people who can only think short term.

        Guess who ultimately pays for business inventory shrinkage?

        • whooah1979 on 10/01/2020 - 10:17

          The local bakery, meat, groceries shops, etc., have been paying for it for years.

  • Ozpit on 10/01/2020 - 09:38
    +2

    Is it selfish to keep a good fishing spot a secret?

    Some people would find this to be unfair because it could ruin their/others fishing trip/experience if they fish somewhere else and don’t catch any fish.

    Poll needed.

    • ihbh on 10/01/2020 - 10:12

      How about prospectors that find gold nuggets?

    • Ughhh on 10/01/2020 - 11:24

      Is it selfish to keep a good fishing spot a secret

      No. No one owns the fishes or the spot, nor do anyone owe anyone a nice fish trip/experience.

    • HighAndDry on 10/01/2020 - 17:31

      Keeping secret is not hiding. It's not like you're picking up the fishing spot and stashing it elsewhere that makes it harder to find.

  • whooah1979 on 10/01/2020 - 09:45

    Op, hiding stock is wrong. Borden them instead.

  • BigBirdy on 10/01/2020 - 10:01

    I’ve FOUND hidden products a couple of times. When an item has a good special, but no stock, always check behind the neighbouring products …

  • OzHunterNSW on 10/01/2020 - 10:40

    The practice highlights a mental issue lending itself to "a..al retention"…
    Hate to see the house… biscuits hidden, the remote hidden, dirty undies hidden…
    If you can not afford the item allow someone else the opportunity to purchase.
    Stop playing with the management of the store and fellow shoppers.
    Tell these "some people" to see a doctor

  • WT on 10/01/2020 - 13:10

    my local WW does similar, heavily discounted meat in the freezer section with best before date the next day.

    I assume its staff, sometimes I grab it, sometimes I leave it

  • profar on 10/01/2020 - 17:41
    +1

    I normally never go to shops at the open but I was caught with Kmart gift cards when I found out they couldn't be used online .
    So I'm in the crowd at the doors when it opens and everyone just stays at the abundance of goodies near the front entrance when they open . I go down to the toy section and see around 10 of the targeted items and I don't have a trolley . Remember I'm a vegetable at physical shopping . I place them down a isle where I think nobody going to go , get the trolley and finish the business :)

    If I didn't do that move I think I'd still be stuck with sheety Kamrt gift cards .

  • DoctorCalculon on 10/01/2020 - 21:52

    This is possibly the most dumbest thread on OzBargain I have seen so far.

    OP, what gives you the right to deliberately move a item from where they are located to a completely different location (unless you intend to purchase the item while you are shopping at the store)?

    Future thread from OP: Is it okay to hide discounted items in my shopping bag? :-P

    • Plane on 11/01/2020 - 01:10

      it's okay to hide them in your shopping bag when you're taking 5 and buying them obviously

  • AlanJ on 11/01/2020 - 11:18

    With short-dated refrigerated food items at places like Coles and Woolworths, I have often found a perishable item I wanted to buy at the discounted price, but was reluctant to carry around for the two or three hours before I headed home. So my practice was to take it to the check-out, ask if I could pay for it and have it stored until my return, and everyone was happy. That went on for ten years, but, just in the last few months, both Coles and Woolworths have refused to provide that small service, saying "Not our policy". So nowadays, I just move the product to the back of the shelf and take a chance that it will still be there in two hours time (success rate is around 40%). I guess that IS selfish, but perhaps Coles and Woolworths could shoulder a bit of the blame, as their reluctance to have someone walk into the back room with a paid-for and labelled package could be called a little "selfish" also.

    • Ughhh on 11/01/2020 - 11:22

      labelled package could be called a little "selfish" also.

      Hmmmm nah

      • AlanJ on 11/01/2020 - 11:26

        Well, it takes thirty seconds out of someone'e work load twice (storing and retrieving) and absolves them of any responsibility for safe storage. So their policy-change is self-interest, no?

        • Ughhh on 11/01/2020 - 11:37
          +3

          Refusing to cater to your sense of entitlement doesn't make one selfish.

          • AlanJ on 12/01/2020 - 19:23

            @Ughhh: Fair enough, but they had no problems with my (or anyone's) storage request for at least ten years (do you REALLY think asking for it is demanding an "entitlement"?), so you can't think me unreasonable for asking!No, wait a minute… I bet you can!

            • Ughhh on 12/01/2020 - 20:03
              +1

              @AlanJ: If you've been mowing your neighbours lawn for the past decade (after mowing your own), and one day decided that you can no longer do it, if your neighbour complained to you "it'll only take an extra minute to mow my lawn, and you've had no problems for the last decade, why you being so selfish?" how would you feel? Is he being reasonable?

    • spackbace on 11/01/2020 - 11:49

      Why not go to the supermarket last…?

      • ihbh on 12/01/2020 - 08:22

        He was doing a reconnaissance to see if he should go to the supermarket last or go back to the supermarket (might be out of the way based on route) for the perishables.

      • AlanJ on 12/01/2020 - 19:20

        Short-date markdowns tend to be effected at a certain time of day, and if you don't shop at that time, you simply don't see them at all. Ozbargainers know when, as well as where, to do their bargain shopping!

  • HeWhoKnows on 12/01/2020 - 20:22
    -1

    Useless post

    No comment

  • meumax on 14/01/2020 - 09:54

    Has anyone ever been tempted to hide those Coles Myer gift cards in late October just before Shop Small starts in November?

    • kerfuffle on 15/01/2020 - 06:04

      No because you can't buy Coles Myer gift cards with Shop Small?

      • meumax on 15/01/2020 - 08:15

        I meant the one where you get $20 back for $50 spend at Westfield

        • kerfuffle on 15/01/2020 - 08:19

          That's Vogue Fashion Night Out and only of use if you can make your way to Sydney CBD or Melbourne CBD

  • muchape on 15/01/2020 - 21:51
    +1

    Ive seen this a lot with lego at big w and even small packs at woolies shoved right to the back

  • anastasiastarz on 16/01/2020 - 03:08
    +1

    Have seen this, people hiding things under things in the sliding door chest freezer.

    Doesn't happen where I work, cause I'm a ninja and find things out of place pretty quickly, also it's a small shop.

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