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ChristinaM128
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When you don't get the best deal....
If you purchase something and then later realize that you didn't get the best deal for it, and/or the same store shortly after lowers its price, how aggressively do you pursue the price difference? What amount to you would justify going through the hassle?
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Posted 10/11/17 8:14 PM  |
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Sweet
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When you don't get the best deal....
I have depends on what I bought and how much the difference was. Sometimes I just let it go. I had when that happens even with food shopping, you walk feeling good only to see everything cheaper elsewhere lol
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| Posted 10/11/17 8:26 PM |
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MC09
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Unless it's an insane amount I'm usually too lazy to pursue it.
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| Posted 10/11/17 8:49 PM |
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NervousNell
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Posted by MC09
Unless it's an insane amount I'm usually too lazy to pursue it.
Yep.
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| Posted 10/11/17 9:01 PM |
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Disneygirl17
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Almost never. It would have to be a major purchase not a $14 dollar movie.
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| Posted 10/11/17 9:29 PM |
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luvbuffet
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I did it at nordstrom. I bought a dress for like 400$ and after 2 price adjustments over 6 months I ended up paying 125? It was worth the 2 minute phone call
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| Posted 10/11/17 10:21 PM |
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LSP2005
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I've done it for a cruise, were we saved a few hundred.
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| Posted 10/11/17 11:33 PM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I will fight it until I get the $ back. I'm big on sales, coupons and deals. That's how i do all of my shopping. So if I buy something and it goes on sale right after, I will get that sale price or return and buy it again if I have to.
Here's an example: my sister went to kohls WITHOUT A COUPON ( smh) spent $249. I had a coupon and told her to go back and get it adjusted. Her kohls doesn't do that. It seems each district can do as they please. Long story - I told he to return everything. I went on kohls.com and repurchased everything she had. The total was $108 w/Free shipping and she got $20 kohls cash
Totally worth it
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| Posted 10/12/17 8:40 AM |
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ali120206
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When you don't get the best deal....
If it's substantial - I do it.
Most stores are good about price adjustments within 2 weeks and it just takes you bringing in the receipt.
I've also repurchased and returned as well.
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| Posted 10/12/17 8:51 AM |
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loveus
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When you don't get the best deal....
I try and shop sales so the savings won't be substantial.
I only presue a sales adjustment if I have to shop there or it's worth my time/gas.
I check my food shopping receipt before I leave the store be I might forget or don't want to keep the circular/receipt/item in my way.
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| Posted 10/12/17 9:07 AM |
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Pumpkin1
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When you don't get the best deal....
Are you reading my mind? I was just checking my hotel to see if the rates went down. LOL. So, to answer your question, yes, I do. I won't bother over a small amount, but I do it a lot.
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| Posted 10/12/17 9:12 AM |
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beachbabe
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When you don't get the best deal....
Only if it's a large amount, otherwise it's not worth the time for me
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| Posted 10/12/17 9:18 AM |
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pjt212301
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Posted by LSP2005
I've done it for a cruise, were we saved a few hundred.
This - just saved over $300 plus gained an on board credit.
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| Posted 10/12/17 9:44 AM |
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jams92
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Depends on the amount and the store.
I just recently did a Macy's price match online which was super simple.
If it is a store I go to often, I will pursue it next time I go there.
If it involves a phone call, or a visit to the store that I dont normally shop it, it would have to be a decent amount of money for the hassle.
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| Posted 10/12/17 9:51 AM |
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Ellsey10
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When you don't get the best deal....
It truly depends on how much of a difference there is. If the item is discounted and I haven't used it yet I will return it and repurchase it but I wouldn't go through the hassle over a minimal amount.
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| Posted 10/12/17 11:45 AM |
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ChristinaM128
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I just rebought and then will return vtech watches from target. Total savings almost $25 - was debating whether worth the effort! But I suppose $25 is $25!
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| Posted 10/12/17 12:19 PM |
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tourist
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Posted by ChristinaM128
I just rebought and then will return vtech watches from target. Total savings almost $25 - was debating whether worth the effort! But I suppose $25 is $25!
that I might do, but I never really ask for a price adjustment. If I bought it on Tuesday & it went on sale on Thursday, nobody really owes me anything for shopping on a different day.
The only time i said something is when I bought something that was on sale with a store card & they forgot to ask me for it & I forgot to give it to them. It was a buy one get one free, I think, so I asked them to void & re-ring it.
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| Posted 10/12/17 12:34 PM |
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FranB
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I went to PetSmart today to buy Advantage II for my cat. When I was there the lady told me they now make a pill instead, try it - its about the same price.
I bought it for 49.99. I went to the car to google it and see the reviews, I wasn't sure if I should have just stuck with the same old thing or tried somethting new.
On the PetSmart website the same thing was 20.57!!!
I marched right back in. I said I'm usually too lazy to come back but I didn't even leave the lot yet!! Thirty bucks cheaper!! She adjusted the price...
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| Posted 10/12/17 3:19 PM |
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skew
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Posted by FranB
I went to PetSmart today to buy Advantage II for my cat. When I was there the lady told me they now make a pill instead, try it - its about the same price.
I bought it for 49.99. I went to the car to google it and see the reviews, I wasn't sure if I should have just stuck with the same old thing or tried somethting new.
On the PetSmart website the same thing was 20.57!!!
I marched right back in. I said I'm usually too lazy to come back but I didn't even leave the lot yet!! Thirty bucks cheaper!! She adjusted the price...
A similar situation happened to me at Petco yesterday. Item was $50 in store, $18 online. They honored the online price. Savings of $32.
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| Posted 10/13/17 8:55 AM |
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skew
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
Saved $100 the other day at HD. Online price match.
Saved $250 at Lowes about a month ago. Purchased items, they went on sale the next day plus 5% discount offer. I went back to the store and they adjusted.
Total Savings - $350
Message edited 10/13/2017 9:11:23 AM.
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| Posted 10/13/17 9:02 AM |
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CSK
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When you don't get the best deal....
Stuff like that bothers me to no end. I'll pursue it if I can, generally I won't go back to a store to do it unless its large.
I had it happen on a laptop I bought on Amazon that was on an OK sale when I bought it on amazon, within a few days it dropped about $150 on the microsoft site (then amazon dropped the price too), and although it took 2 phone calls and escalation to a manager, I got the difference back. It took a lot of fighting since they didn't have a price match policy. I told them I'd just ship it back unopened return to sender and reorder from them.
The worst part about it was after I got the laptop, wrapped it up for my wife for the holidays, when we booted it up, it had a hardware issue and needed to be returned and they didn't have it in stock, so all that price match was for nothing. I reordered from the Microsoft site at almost the same deal since Amazon couldn't help.
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| Posted 10/13/17 9:07 AM |
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skew
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Re: When you don't get the best deal....
I just remembered another situation. Years ago I had been eyeing a pair of $400 Frye boots. Went on Amazon one day and the price was $170. Zappos had a 110% price match guarantee. They honored their policy and I purchased 2 pairs for less than the list price of 1 pair.
There was obviously an error in pricing on Amazon's site as the price changed to $400 the next day.
Message edited 10/13/2017 9:25:47 AM.
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| Posted 10/13/17 9:22 AM |
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