It might be a little late for this, but I felt compelled to bring this to everyone's attention. With the Christmas season nearly upon us, I felt the need to let everyone know about this little tidbit. I was at Circuit Shady, er I mean Circuit City the other day. I was looking to purchase a certain item whose price in the store was $74.99. However, before I left for my trip to the store I checked their website and the same item was listed for $52.99. Well, as luck would have it I traveled to my local Circuit Shady and picked up said item. At the register its price rang up as $79 plus tax. At this point I asked their employee why it was 30% cheaper online. Lucky for me (or them, depending on how you look at it) they are able to access the internet right from the register. Once they found my specific item, they saw that the online price was much cheaper. At this point they were able to change it right then and I was able to get the reduced price. The thing that bothered me the most was that they were more than content to let me walk out of that store paying 30% more than I should have. So, my message is this: If you are looking to make any kind of purchase at Circuit Shady, make sure you take a look online first. Otherwise, you might be paying a lot more than should have.
Here's my other nugget of wisdom for the week. I wish that people would stop moaning about this global warming "problem" that we're having. All I know is that last week it was almost 70 and it is the middle of December. Quite frankly, I am all for this global warming stuff. I will take temperatures like this anytime. And I didn't have to buy a ticket to Florida. The way I see it, the Earth has been around for about 6 million years. I need it to last about another 70. After that, I'll mostly likely no longer have a vested interest in whats going on. Need SPF 500? Fine by me.
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I don't have much to add on the Christmas shopping front other than most of the time those stores are douches. I'm surprised they didn't tell you the price was a special online only deal.
I had to do the same thing at a Best Buy earlier this month. I always preshop online, get the shopping cart list, and then take it for a quicker trip through the gates of hell. The also tried to charge me $30 for a DVD that had a sticker on the front for $14.99. Granted, upon further review at home, the price tag was for something totally different, but it saved me $15. So, a word to the wise, if you don't like the price, steal a tag of something cheaper and they will honor it. Is it ok to use the store name??
This also reminds me of Jonboy negotiating a price either at circuit shady or worst buy. I still haven't tried to do that.
Anyone else hate the tough guys at the door at worst buy? Hey asshole, I just stood in line for 30 minutes to buy this crap so no you can't see my receipt or look in my bag. Here is a hint, I wouldn't stand in line that long if I was stealing something. ASP!!
DWB: Couldn't agree more. Recently got a DVD player at "Worst Buy" and was accosted as I was leaving the store. The power-hungry door guard had to initial my receipt, circle my purchase, and do a little dance before they let me out of the store. However, NO ONE is worse than the person at the exit of a Sam's Club. They look at your cart with a 100 items on it. Glance at your receipt for a millisecond, mark it with the highlighter, and you're on your way. Are these air-tight security measures really curbing retail theft? I think I've found my retirement dream job!
I believe these people are promoted to airport security if i'm not mistaken
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