artike
08-02-2000, 04:16 PM
I can't figure out how Staples is staying in business. Here's a deal for unscrupulous people.. which includes myself, unintentionally.
The local B&M Staples pricematches and honors Staples.com dollars-off codes. This is great because I've gotten numerous deals whenever I want to buy something they carry. I just do a little research and print out the best internet-advertised price and bring it in. What makes it great is when the total qualifies for a $20/$50 or $25/$75 code.
Okay, so I pricematched Symantec's Systemworks Professional version for $12 (msbcd.com) versus Staples $99.95 price. I also picked up some paper and misc office supplies to qualify for a $20/$50 discount. Awesome deal.
But I had second thoughts about putting Systemworks on my office system because it's slow enough on boot up as it is. I never broke the seal so I figure I can just return it. No problem. The receipt.. who knows where it went, I should keep better track of them.
Anyhow, I bring the box back to Staples and talk to the same manager I spoke to 24 hours earlier and tell him that I'm returning it intact but that I can't find the receipt. No problem, he says he'll give me a voucher. I tell him that I pricematched it for an unbelievable price (actually, I rounded it to $15) so ask if I could just get cash. I figure it's a small amount, why not.
Then he tells me that without a receipt, he can only enter in the current selling price.. $100.. it's automatic. My eyes bug out and I honestly try to explain to him that I bought it for less than $15 the day before. I've got the same checkout girl standing there watching us talk. Whatever.. that's the rules, he says. I can't believe Staples is giving me $85 for losing a receipt. The checkout girl just shrugs and gives me the voucher.. whatever.
So hell, I'm surfing for more pricematching deals now. What's the best price on those Motorola FR60's? I'm using Price.com and MySimon.com.. are there other price comparison sites I can use?
The local B&M Staples pricematches and honors Staples.com dollars-off codes. This is great because I've gotten numerous deals whenever I want to buy something they carry. I just do a little research and print out the best internet-advertised price and bring it in. What makes it great is when the total qualifies for a $20/$50 or $25/$75 code.
Okay, so I pricematched Symantec's Systemworks Professional version for $12 (msbcd.com) versus Staples $99.95 price. I also picked up some paper and misc office supplies to qualify for a $20/$50 discount. Awesome deal.
But I had second thoughts about putting Systemworks on my office system because it's slow enough on boot up as it is. I never broke the seal so I figure I can just return it. No problem. The receipt.. who knows where it went, I should keep better track of them.
Anyhow, I bring the box back to Staples and talk to the same manager I spoke to 24 hours earlier and tell him that I'm returning it intact but that I can't find the receipt. No problem, he says he'll give me a voucher. I tell him that I pricematched it for an unbelievable price (actually, I rounded it to $15) so ask if I could just get cash. I figure it's a small amount, why not.
Then he tells me that without a receipt, he can only enter in the current selling price.. $100.. it's automatic. My eyes bug out and I honestly try to explain to him that I bought it for less than $15 the day before. I've got the same checkout girl standing there watching us talk. Whatever.. that's the rules, he says. I can't believe Staples is giving me $85 for losing a receipt. The checkout girl just shrugs and gives me the voucher.. whatever.
So hell, I'm surfing for more pricematching deals now. What's the best price on those Motorola FR60's? I'm using Price.com and MySimon.com.. are there other price comparison sites I can use?