I'm not saying it's okay. I'm just saying there is a way around it.
I tend to avoid Bestbuy/Futureshop when possible as it is due to the useless people they employ there.
I'm pretty sure that you, like most people, would just assume you made a mistake when you originally looked at the website unless you knew for a fact that the price were lower elsewhere. If you knew that then you wouldn't have ended up at best buy in the first place.
Man, there are times when the customer is not right and is just being a doodoobutt. I hate that customer is always right mentality, gives douchebags an excuse to be even bigger douchebags
yes.
half the idiots that walk into the stupid store go "the customer is always right hurr hurr you have to listen to everything i say"
Yeah, when I worked at target "Let me get a supervisor†actually ment let-me-get-someone-older-so-they-can-tell-you-no-so-I-don’t-have-to. It was the get out of bitchy customer free card.
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edited March 2007
I like to walk into a store. Find what I need, by myself. take it to the counter, by myself. Swipe my card, you hand me my receipt and item of purchase, and I walk out.
I worked for target one summer between semesters of college, their general policy was “we don’t care if they get something for cheaper then they should as long as we keep them moving.†Its kind of surprising Best Buy would go to such trouble to con people a few extra dollars. If people have to jump through hoops to get the price they saw earlier they’re just not going to shop there anymore.
The difference is all in what is being sold. It's ok for Target to do that because most items are, for the most part, inexpensive, so it would cost Target more in man-power and time to make the customer "jump through hoops" than to just let it go, whereas Target sells largely expensive items (some of them VERY expensive), and so it is worth it to make the customer pay a higher price through hoops.
It is still a pretty shitty thing to do, though.
You mean Best buy?
You're saying Target is doing two different things
Shit. Oops.
Well, I'd go and fix it, but you've already immortalized my error, so I'll just let people figure out what I meant.
when I went to future shop to buy my wii I purchased another controller and forgot the nunchuk, and when the lady was ringing me up she was all, did you want the nunchuk for the second controller and I was like, oh shit, yeah, and she went all the way to the back to get it for me
and I appreciate that, some people would a. not notice, or b. notice and not bother to say anything
that's the sort of thing I appreciate when I go to spend my money on worthless merch.
This is shady at best, but I don't see the big whoop.
You shouldn't expect to walk into a B&M store and have them match online prices. In many markets this is impossible due to local economy/etc. Some stores say they will match online prices, some don't.
If you want online prices then buy... online....? ZOMG!
I love being the cool guy whenever I go somewhere; restaurants, retail, name it, I'm the guy who worked in these people's shoes and I just want my meal or my new DVD player and I'll gladly shoot the shit with someone to pass the time and spread the love.
Then I invite them over, toss them into my dungeon and tell them to put lotion on.
I'm not saying it's okay. I'm just saying there is a way around it.
I tend to avoid Bestbuy/Futureshop when possible as it is due to the useless people they employ there.
I'm pretty sure that you, like most people, would just assume you made a mistake when you originally looked at the website unless you knew for a fact that the price were lower elsewhere. If you knew that then you wouldn't have ended up at best buy in the first place.
Basically I am saying you are full of shit.
Actually I piss away a fair bit of time at work planning out the shit I want to buy so I'm aware of what the price should be when I go in. If I get there and it's higher I don't bother to talk to the sales guy, I just decide if the higher price is worth any effort to change. If it's $5 I'll just pay it because it's only $5. If it's some $50 difference, I'll just go elsewhere. I'm sure this system means more money for Best buy since I'd eat the $5 but I'm lazy so I pay it.
I like to walk into a store. Find what I need, by myself. take it to the counter, by myself. Swipe my card, you hand me my receipt and item of purchase, and I walk out.
Nobody has to say a damn word.
Same here, man. Same here.
However, in the example above, I would imagine you went to the store expecting to pay, for example, $500, and when you get to the register, it rings up as $550, and I go "wait, online it says it's $500."
I like to walk into a store. Find what I need, by myself. take it to the counter, by myself. Swipe my card, you hand me my receipt and item of purchase, and I walk out.
I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
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I like to walk into a store. Find what I need, by myself. take it to the counter, by myself. Swipe my card, you hand me my receipt and item of purchase, and I walk out.
Nobody has to say a damn word.
The sad thing is the employers of the poor cashiers bitch at cashiers who don't socialize with their customers. Sometimes the person you're checking out doesn't want to talk to you, and forcing conversation with them is irritating.
I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
I remember working at a photo place that developed pictures, and people made some of the oddest demands. Like one lady wanted us to take out a tree blocking her fat head on a picture. Sure, let me just travel back in time, chop down the tree, and retake the picture. Or the bitchy hot mom who threw her film on the counter and walked away without saying a word, then cames back an hour later and bitches us out for not doing her roll of film in an hour. What?
I worked for target one summer between semesters of college, their general policy was “we don’t care if they get something for cheaper then they should as long as we keep them moving.†Its kind of surprising Best Buy would go to such trouble to con people a few extra dollars. If people have to jump through hoops to get the price they saw earlier they’re just not going to shop there anymore.
The difference is all in what is being sold. It's ok for Target to do that because most items are, for the most part, inexpensive, so it would cost Target more in man-power and time to make the customer "jump through hoops" than to just let it go, whereas Target sells largely expensive items (some of them VERY expensive), and so it is worth it to make the customer pay a higher price through hoops.
It is still a pretty shitty thing to do, though.
You mean Best buy?
You're saying Target is doing two different things
Shit. Oops.
Well, I'd go and fix it, but you've already immortalized my error, so I'll just let people figure out what I meant.
I understand what you’re getting at, but I can’t imagine someone thinking up this website-switching con without knowing it would come back to bite them in the ass sooner or later.
They should really implement a tag system. If you know what you want don't grab one. If you need help or are clueless to how the retail experience works pick one up.
I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
It's just annoying how people at wedding dances tend to go from "best friend ever" to "hate you for life" when you remind them that you are actually at work.
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I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
It's just annoying how people at wedding dances tend to go from "best friend ever" to "hate you for life" when you remind them that you are actually at work.
I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
It's just annoying how people at wedding dances tend to go from "best friend ever" to "hate you for life" when you remind them that you are actually at work.
alcohol.
Oh believe me, I fucking know. Doesn't make it any less annoying.
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it's so dumb, if you don't talk to people they're all "nobody asked me if I needed help" and if you do they're all "quit bothering me"
If they say "quit bothering me", then they are truly douche-nozzles. So don't worry about them.
If I'm somewhere, and a salesperson asks if I need help, I just smile and politely say "No thanks, just browsing."
Although, I admit I get aggravated with overly persistent salespeople. You know, the ones who ask over and over and over and over again if I need anything.
it's so dumb, if you don't talk to people they're all "nobody asked me if I needed help" and if you do they're all "quit bothering me"
I used to work at chapters (bookstore). Whenever it was slow I'd plead with the managers to give me something to do other than pester customers. They always give me the "go find a customer to help" line. So I was forced to wander around and annoy the fuck out of the 3 people in the store all day.
I hated when people would try to get their wedding dances discounted by complaining about stuff days later to my boss. Stuff that never happened. Because they're douchebags.
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
It's just annoying how people at wedding dances tend to go from "best friend ever" to "hate you for life" when you remind them that you are actually at work.
I find it crazy that these people would spend all that money on a wedding and NOT think you're a paid hand. Because, I mean, weddings are, like, tens of thousands of dollars... They should realize they're paying you!
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
They also try to use really "hip" lingo like I'm 14 or something.
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edited March 2007
The only tiem I enjoy conversating with a cashier is if it is somebody I see all the time, like the liquor store lady or the ladies at the grocery near my house, other than that I if the person in front of me was a dick or stupid or something I'll crack jokes about them with the cashier but yeah otherwise let us just complete this impersonal transaction in silence.
it's so dumb, if you don't talk to people they're all "nobody asked me if I needed help" and if you do they're all "quit bothering me"
I used to work at chapters (bookstore). Whenever it was slow I'd plead with the managers to give me something to do other than pester customers. They always give me the "go find a customer to help" line. So I was forced to wander around and annoy the fuck out of the 3 people in the store all day.
You should have just leveled with the customers about what was going on.
If I was in a bookstore, and an employee came up to me and said "Sorry man, but my boss is making me pester you", I'd be all like "Oh... Well, let's talk about [insert book I'm holding here]" and we'd have a grand ol' time.
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
They also try to use really "hip" lingo like I'm 14 or something.
Oh man! I was at the mall once, and a cellphone dealer practically assaulted me to get me to buy a new cellphone! I had to call security over and everything! Let me tell the story:
So, I have Verizon, and I'm on my cell and it says "Verizon" on the side (yay, walking ads), and I'm walking through the mall, and I pass a Cingular kiosk, and this guy steps in front of me and says "Verizon sucks, switch to us!" So, I smiled and said "No thanks, I like Verizon" and try to walk on, and he fucking pushes me back on the chest and says "No, seriously, you don't want Verizon. It sucks." So, now a little irritated, I said, "No, now I'm leaving." So he tries to grab my collar and pull me toward the kiosk saying "Look at this!", so I smacked his arm away and said "Don't fucking grab me!" and he started to get belligerent, so I called the security guy over so I didn't kick him in the nuts and get sued, and eventually the guy got escorted somewhere (I don't know where... I'm assuming the mall admin offices, or something).
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
They also try to use really "hip" lingo like I'm 14 or something.
Oh man! I was at the mall once, and a cellphone dealer practically assaulted me to get me to buy a new cellphone! I had to call security over and everything! Let me tell the story:
So, I have Verizon, and I'm on my cell and it says "Verizon" on the side (yay, walking ads), and I'm walking through the mall, and I pass a Cingular kiosk, and this guy steps in front of me and says "Verizon sucks, switch to us!" So, I smiled and said "No thanks, I like Verizon" and try to walk on, and he fucking pushes me back on the chest and says "No, seriously, you don't want Verizon. It sucks." So, now a little irritated, I said, "No, now I'm leaving." So he tries to grab my collar and pull me toward the kiosk saying "Look at this!", so I smacked his arm away and said "Don't fucking grab me!" and he started to get belligerent, so I called the security guy over so I didn't kick him in the nuts and get sued, and eventually the guy got escorted somewhere (I don't know where... I'm assuming the mall admin offices, or something).
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
God they do that to me too
One time the guy just asked us "which one do you have?"
It might be the stupidest question ever.
I mean, aside from the whole "which one what?" thing, there's still the implication that I am apparently so into the phone scene that if someone asks me "which one" I have, I can just rattle that shit off like it's the hardware specs of my computer.
Which one do I have?
I don't know, it's a fucking phone.
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it's so dumb, if you don't talk to people they're all "nobody asked me if I needed help" and if you do they're all "quit bothering me"
I used to work at chapters (bookstore). Whenever it was slow I'd plead with the managers to give me something to do other than pester customers. They always give me the "go find a customer to help" line. So I was forced to wander around and annoy the fuck out of the 3 people in the store all day.
You should have just leveled with the customers about what was going on.
If I was in a bookstore, and an employee came up to me and said "Sorry man, but my boss is making me pester you", I'd be all like "Oh... Well, let's talk about [insert book I'm holding here]" and we'd have a grand ol' time.
When the Browns team shop manager would make me do that I would just tell the customer that the shirt they had in their hand is half the price at Dick's.
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
They also try to use really "hip" lingo like I'm 14 or something.
They honestly tried to tell me I would save money by switching from my pre-paid cell phone that I use maybe 4-5 times a week to a $40 a week plan. I spend about 15 dollars a month, but no matter how much I explained this to them, they swore I would SAVE money by getting the more expensive plan.
oh I really hate the salespeople at this one cell phone kiosk at the mall.
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
God they do that to me too
One time the guy just asked us "which one do you have?"
It might be the stupidest question ever.
I mean, aside from the whole "which one what?" thing, there's still the implication that I am apparently so into the phone scene that if someone asks me "which one" I have, I can just rattle that shit off like it's the hardware specs of my computer.
I work at a Best Buy and I known about this for the entire time, the store across town chareges a dollar more for USB cables than we do, but if you go to bestbuy.com from any instore kiosk, the prices reflect the price instore. I think they way they explain it is by giving the bestbuy.com a store number and that each store has it's own pricing and bestbuy.com is a seperate entity.
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edited March 2007
When I worked at Microsoft I took a weekend job running the inventory room at a Bombay Furniture store in Bellevue, just hauling really heavy furniture out to people's cars & putting together display units & such. I told them when I came on that I was only doing this for the extra cash, that it wasn't my main job that I was working at MS and under no circumstances would I work the floor trying to get sales.
So one weekend I just finish bringing one of those folding screens up like what people change behind and putting it together, and the shift manager is all "We need to you stay out here on the floor for a couple of hours and greet customers."
So I nod, go into the back room, hang up my apron, grab my bag, clock out, go home and never answered the phone or talked to them again.
When I worked at Microsoft I took a weekend job running the inventory room at a Bombay Furniture store in Bellevue, just hauling really heavy furniture out to people's cars & putting together display units & such. I told them when I came on that I was only doing this for the extra cash, that it wasn't my main job that I was working at MS and under no circumstances would I work the floor trying to get sales.
So one weekend I just finish bringing one of those folding screens up like what people change behind and putting it together, and the shift manager is all "We need to you stay out here on the floor for a couple of hours and greet customers."
So I nod, go into the back room, hang up my apron, grab my bag, clock out, go home and never answered the phone or talked to them again.
When I worked at Microsoft I took a weekend job running the inventory room at a Bombay Furniture store in Bellevue, just hauling really heavy furniture out to people's cars & putting together display units & such. I told them when I came on that I was only doing this for the extra cash, that it wasn't my main job that I was working at MS and under no circumstances would I work the floor trying to get sales.
So one weekend I just finish bringing one of those folding screens up like what people change behind and putting it together, and the shift manager is all "We need to you stay out here on the floor for a couple of hours and greet customers."
So I nod, go into the back room, hang up my apron, grab my bag, clock out, go home and never answered the phone or talked to them again.
Not even to get your last check?
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I'm pretty sure that you, like most people, would just assume you made a mistake when you originally looked at the website unless you knew for a fact that the price were lower elsewhere. If you knew that then you wouldn't have ended up at best buy in the first place.
Basically I am saying you are full of shit.
Yeah, when I worked at target "Let me get a supervisor†actually ment let-me-get-someone-older-so-they-can-tell-you-no-so-I-don’t-have-to. It was the get out of bitchy customer free card.
Nobody has to say a damn word.
Shit. Oops.
Well, I'd go and fix it, but you've already immortalized my error, so I'll just let people figure out what I meant.
and I appreciate that, some people would a. not notice, or b. notice and not bother to say anything
that's the sort of thing I appreciate when I go to spend my money on worthless merch.
You shouldn't expect to walk into a B&M store and have them match online prices. In many markets this is impossible due to local economy/etc. Some stores say they will match online prices, some don't.
If you want online prices then buy... online....? ZOMG!
Then I invite them over, toss them into my dungeon and tell them to put lotion on.
Actually I piss away a fair bit of time at work planning out the shit I want to buy so I'm aware of what the price should be when I go in. If I get there and it's higher I don't bother to talk to the sales guy, I just decide if the higher price is worth any effort to change. If it's $5 I'll just pay it because it's only $5. If it's some $50 difference, I'll just go elsewhere. I'm sure this system means more money for Best buy since I'd eat the $5 but I'm lazy so I pay it.
Same here, man. Same here.
However, in the example above, I would imagine you went to the store expecting to pay, for example, $500, and when you get to the register, it rings up as $550, and I go "wait, online it says it's $500."
Thus, the problem.
Clint Eastwood goes shopping, says make my day
Or the "c'mon play for another hour! You're really great!"
"Ok, it's 50 dollars."
"WHAT YOU SUCK BITCH."
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The sad thing is the employers of the poor cashiers bitch at cashiers who don't socialize with their customers. Sometimes the person you're checking out doesn't want to talk to you, and forcing conversation with them is irritating.
It's really not surprising that people want free stuff.
Although lying about things is definitely super-douchy, and they deserve to have their asses kicked for that.
I understand what you’re getting at, but I can’t imagine someone thinking up this website-switching con without knowing it would come back to bite them in the ass sooner or later.
It's just annoying how people at wedding dances tend to go from "best friend ever" to "hate you for life" when you remind them that you are actually at work.
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alcohol.
Oh believe me, I fucking know. Doesn't make it any less annoying.
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If they say "quit bothering me", then they are truly douche-nozzles. So don't worry about them.
If I'm somewhere, and a salesperson asks if I need help, I just smile and politely say "No thanks, just browsing."
Although, I admit I get aggravated with overly persistent salespeople. You know, the ones who ask over and over and over and over again if I need anything.
Ask me once. After that, I will go find you.
I used to work at chapters (bookstore). Whenever it was slow I'd plead with the managers to give me something to do other than pester customers. They always give me the "go find a customer to help" line. So I was forced to wander around and annoy the fuck out of the 3 people in the store all day.
I find it crazy that these people would spend all that money on a wedding and NOT think you're a paid hand. Because, I mean, weddings are, like, tens of thousands of dollars... They should realize they're paying you!
They're always like "hey what kind of phone do you have?"
They also try to use really "hip" lingo like I'm 14 or something.
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You should have just leveled with the customers about what was going on.
If I was in a bookstore, and an employee came up to me and said "Sorry man, but my boss is making me pester you", I'd be all like "Oh... Well, let's talk about [insert book I'm holding here]" and we'd have a grand ol' time.
God they do that to me too
Maybe because I look like I'm poor.
Oh man! I was at the mall once, and a cellphone dealer practically assaulted me to get me to buy a new cellphone! I had to call security over and everything! Let me tell the story:
So, I have Verizon, and I'm on my cell and it says "Verizon" on the side (yay, walking ads), and I'm walking through the mall, and I pass a Cingular kiosk, and this guy steps in front of me and says "Verizon sucks, switch to us!" So, I smiled and said "No thanks, I like Verizon" and try to walk on, and he fucking pushes me back on the chest and says "No, seriously, you don't want Verizon. It sucks." So, now a little irritated, I said, "No, now I'm leaving." So he tries to grab my collar and pull me toward the kiosk saying "Look at this!", so I smacked his arm away and said "Don't fucking grab me!" and he started to get belligerent, so I called the security guy over so I didn't kick him in the nuts and get sued, and eventually the guy got escorted somewhere (I don't know where... I'm assuming the mall admin offices, or something).
I like that guy's moxie.
seriously though, headbutt him.
One time the guy just asked us "which one do you have?"
It might be the stupidest question ever.
I mean, aside from the whole "which one what?" thing, there's still the implication that I am apparently so into the phone scene that if someone asks me "which one" I have, I can just rattle that shit off like it's the hardware specs of my computer.
Which one do I have?
I don't know, it's a fucking phone.
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When the Browns team shop manager would make me do that I would just tell the customer that the shirt they had in their hand is half the price at Dick's.
God! That was a lousy job.
He probably would've sucked your dick for a sale. You should've let him and then you really would've been superior to his ass.
They honestly tried to tell me I would save money by switching from my pre-paid cell phone that I use maybe 4-5 times a week to a $40 a week plan. I spend about 15 dollars a month, but no matter how much I explained this to them, they swore I would SAVE money by getting the more expensive plan.
I got out of talking to him by just saying,
Oh, my parents pay for my service.
Then the guy just goes, "damn"
So one weekend I just finish bringing one of those folding screens up like what people change behind and putting it together, and the shift manager is all "We need to you stay out here on the floor for a couple of hours and greet customers."
So I nod, go into the back room, hang up my apron, grab my bag, clock out, go home and never answered the phone or talked to them again.
What law does this practice break?
That is fucking awesome! I applaud you, good sir!
Not even to get your last check?