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Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

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radcen

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Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

I do sometimes, but generally not. One, I don't like to have to jump through hoops. Make it simple for me.

Two, I don't like rewarding the business that was perfectly willing to price gouge me had I not been aware of a lower price somewhere else.

Generally, if price is an issue (it is not always, sometimes I will pay more for service), I'll just buy from the place that offered the lower price to begin with
 
radcen said:
Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

I do sometimes, but generally not. One, I don't like to have to jump through hoops. Make it simple for me.

Two, I don't like rewarding the business that was perfectly willing to price gouge me had I not been aware of a lower price somewhere else.

Generally, if price is an issue (it is not always, sometimes I will pay more for service), I'll just buy from the place that offered the lower price to begin with
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If it's a big ticket item, I usually have done some research and go with the first choice. There have been times when service has caused me to buy right then instead of going home and ordering online. The missus clips coupons religiously. I'm with you once I have made my mind up, I don't like the hoops.
 
Nope. I buy what I buy because I think the price is worth paying. If someone else has a lower price, I just go there, assuming all other things are equal.
 
My neighborhood has just gone from two mediocre grocery stores to 5 fairly good to excellent grocery stores, and one of the former two is gone and the other has undergone an extensive overhaul including plant, product, and personnel. So the stores are doing the price matching for me.

I price match internet purchases almost every time. Including matching to the locals.
 
I voted Often, but that's the "household" answer... My wife is a fiend for price matching, while do not have the balls to inconvenience the cashier or the people behind me. To her credit, she is very organized, so she's pretty fast, while I am not...lol... I sheepishly walk a few steps away when it comes time to go through the till when we shop together...only to show up again when it is time to pay, at which point I always appreciate her efforts...lol...
 
OlNate said:
I voted Often, but that's the "household" answer... My wife is a fiend for price matching, while do not have the balls to inconvenience the cashier or the people behind me. To her credit, she is very organized, so she's pretty fast, while I am not...lol... I sheepishly walk a few steps away when it comes time to go through the till when we shop together...only to show up again when it is time to pay, at which point I always appreciate her efforts...lol...
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Sounds like something I'd do. :2razz:
 
We usually shop at Wal Mart for groceries and then
use the I think it's called the savings catcher.
Go on line and input info from the receipt. They match
coupons from our area and give you the difference.
I think we have around $40 in the account. You can use it
to buy other stuff at Wal Mart.

"Savings Catcher compares prices of eligible items purchased at Walmart to the advertised prices in the weekly print ads of major local retail stores.
If Savings Catcher finds an advertised price that is lower than what was paid for the same exact item at Walmart within a limited time, you'll receive a credit for the difference that can be applied to an eGift card."
 
radcen said:
Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

I do sometimes, but generally not. One, I don't like to have to jump through hoops. Make it simple for me.

Two, I don't like rewarding the business that was perfectly willing to price gouge me had I not been aware of a lower price somewhere else.

Generally, if price is an issue (it is not always, sometimes I will pay more for service), I'll just buy from the place that offered the lower price to begin with
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I rarely buy anything in store anymore besides groceries or items I really have to touch and/or see like I bought a loveseat and I had to be able to sit on it and feel the fabric.
I suppose you could do the same online but my last attempt at that went weird. I was buying a computer motherboard. I had ordered one from Tiger Direct as they had the best price. THen I saw that Newegg had the newer model of the MB. I told Tiger hey Newegg has the newer model for 20$ more. do you guys have the newer model.. the lady told me 'we wont price match newegg' she didn't even give me the chance to say anything as I wasn't even asking them to price match I wanted to know if they even had it. But as she was rude I just said ok cancel my order for the older model. I then went on amazon and they had the newer model, shipped from TigerDirect no less for 5$ less than the newegg price. So I ended up getting it for better than a price match and she didn't get any commission.
 
SocialD said:
I rarely buy anything in store anymore besides groceries or items I really have to touch and/or see like I bought a loveseat and I had to be able to sit on it and feel the fabric.
I suppose you could do the same online but my last attempt at that went weird. I was buying a computer motherboard. I had ordered one from Tiger Direct as they had the best price. THen I saw that Newegg had the newer model of the MB. I told Tiger hey Newegg has the newer model for 20$ more. do you guys have the newer model.. the lady told me 'we wont price match newegg' she didn't even give me the chance to say anything as I wasn't even asking them to price match I wanted to know if they even had it. But as she was rude I just said ok cancel my order for the older model. I then went on amazon and they had the newer model, shipped from TigerDirect no less for 5$ less than the newegg price. So I ended up getting it for better than a price match and she didn't get any commission.
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:lol: That's funny.

I once asked the local Barnes & Noble if they would price match their own website. They said 'no'.

It was about that time that I started switching my book buying to Amazon... which was cheaper, anyway.
 
radcen said:
Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

I do sometimes, but generally not. One, I don't like to have to jump through hoops. Make it simple for me.

Two, I don't like rewarding the business that was perfectly willing to price gouge me had I not been aware of a lower price somewhere else.

Generally, if price is an issue (it is not always, sometimes I will pay more for service), I'll just buy from the place that offered the lower price to begin with
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First off, if I need to buy something I go out and buy it. Proximity tends to be the determining factor of where I buy it. However, if I happen to notice that there is a price match deal on a comparable product at a store I'm already at then they usually get my business. I definitely don't do much comparison shopping before hand unless it's a major purchase. Even then the research ends up being little more than a Google search of a couple of retailers.
 
radcen said:
:lol: That's funny.

I once asked the local Barnes & Noble if they would price match their own website. They said 'no'.

It was about that time that I started switching my book buying to Amazon... which was cheaper, anyway.
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Walmart doesn't, or at the very least didn't used to price match their own website, you have to go on the website, order to pick up in store and wait for them to send the order to the store so you get that price. I find that absurd, but was told by a Walmart employee that their website is run by a different company so this is how they do it so they get proper credit and all. I find that idiotic.
 
Cephus said:
Walmart doesn't, or at the very least didn't used to price match their own website, you have to go on the website, order to pick up in store and wait for them to send the order to the store so you get that price. I find that absurd, but was told by a Walmart employee that their website is run by a different company so this is how they do it so they get proper credit and all. I find that idiotic.
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I was told the same thing at Barn & Noble. When I pointed out that I could buy online from them, and return it to the store, so they must be linked up somehow, she just stood there and shrugged her shoulders.

As far as I'm concerned, as the customer, their internal organizational structure is not my concern. They are them. B&N is B&N is B&N, same with Walmart.
 
radcen said:
I was told the same thing at Barn & Noble. When I pointed out that I could buy online from them, and return it to the store, so they must be linked up somehow, she just stood there and shrugged her shoulders.

As far as I'm concerned, as the customer, their internal organizational structure is not my concern. They are them. B&N is B&N is B&N, same with Walmart.
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That's why I stopped caring about the prices. I only use the website to see if a particular store has what I need in stock. Then I pay whatever it costs in store. I'm not worried about the couple of bucks more it might cost, my time is worth more than sitting around for hours at home waiting for the store and the website to get their act together.
 
radcen said:
Do you take advantage of price matching offers from retailers?

I do sometimes, but generally not. One, I don't like to have to jump through hoops. Make it simple for me.

Two, I don't like rewarding the business that was perfectly willing to price gouge me had I not been aware of a lower price somewhere else.

Generally, if price is an issue (it is not always, sometimes I will pay more for service), I'll just buy from the place that offered the lower price to begin with
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I often do. Not always every single time but most of the time.

I am organized though. When I do it when I grocery shop I make a list by store, with the item and price then include the ad to show. I then separate the items in my cart and it's a quick and easy process without too much hoop jumping and to me it's worth the money I save.
 
Common Sense 1 said:
We usually shop at Wal Mart for groceries and then
use the I think it's called the savings catcher.
Go on line and input info from the receipt. They match
coupons from our area and give you the difference.
I think we have around $40 in the account. You can use it
to buy other stuff at Wal Mart.

"Savings Catcher compares prices of eligible items purchased at Walmart to the advertised prices in the weekly print ads of major local retail stores.
If Savings Catcher finds an advertised price that is lower than what was paid for the same exact item at Walmart within a limited time, you'll receive a credit for the difference that can be applied to an eGift card."
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Mrs Radcen does the Savings Catcher, too. That's actually a pretty good program.
 
I buy from suppliers/stores that stand behind what they sell me.

That is more important to me than saving a buck.
 
radcen said:
Then two don't have to be mutually exclusive. It's not an 'either/or' proposition.
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True.

I didn't say it had to be. But, I have bought high volumes of product from various suppliers who came in lowest in cost, but didn't back their word on delivery with time sensitive jobs. Is price matching from a ****ty store worth a few bucks?

Take Home Depot for example.......................I can buy straighter bananas at a supermarket than their southern yellow pine 2x4's..

I stick with reliability over sales gimmicks.
 
RetiredUSN said:
True.

I didn't say it had to be. But, I have bought high volumes of product from various suppliers who came in lowest in cost, but didn't back their word on delivery with time sensitive jobs. Is price matching from a ****ty store worth a few bucks?

Take Home Depot for example.......................I can buy straighter bananas at a supermarket than their southern yellow pine 2x4's..

I stick with reliability over sales gimmicks.
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:lol: No doubt.
 
Cephus said:
Walmart doesn't, or at the very least didn't used to price match their own website, you have to go on the website, order to pick up in store and wait for them to send the order to the store so you get that price. I find that absurd, but was told by a Walmart employee that their website is run by a different company so this is how they do it so they get proper credit and all. I find that idiotic.
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We have a Sam's Club just a block from a WalMart. We shop both for most things we need, there is different inventory for each.
What I find stupid is that both stores have an auto department. Down in Peoria, AZ it is the same deal, and the 2 stores are right next to each other, practically sharing a parking lot. The only difference is that WalMart does oil changes and Sam's doesn't.
 
Daughter used to have a free website providing info on deals and providing info about coupons and sales. She made money by providing links to businesses who paid her a commission. She finally sold the business for a nice amount of money.

Comes a point in your life, though, that you aren't spending enough money to make a big difference. Once our kids got out on their own, our accounts started getting fat. So we don't bother much on lower priced items anymore, except soft drinks. I hate to spend more than $1.25 for 2L of flavored water.
I will drink the store brand at 84 cents first....
 
UtahBill said:
Daughter used to have a free website providing info on deals and providing info about coupons and sales. She made money by providing links to businesses who paid her a commission. She finally sold the business for a nice amount of money.

Comes a point in your life, though, that you aren't spending enough money to make a big difference. Once our kids got out on their own, our accounts started getting fat. So we don't bother much on lower priced items anymore, except soft drinks. I hate to spend more than $1.25 for 2L of flavored water.
I will drink the store brand at 84 cents first....
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I think everyone has things they won't splurge on no matter what. I'm not a "clothes hound", so I doubt I would ever spend wads of money on clothes. $500 for a shirt? No.

Even if I won a major lottery, for example, I doubt I'd even consider a Rolex. I'd still get my $42 Timex.
 
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