Price Matching Fun
Price matching - everybody seems to be offering it these days, so I thought I'd give it a try.
Walmart - bought a produce item, showed cashier competitor's flyer, she rang in the lower price. No hassle at all.
No Frills - bought a bunch of Swiss Chard, showed cashier competitor's flyer which advertised it for $1. Had to summon the head cashier. Flyer was scrutinized with a magnifying glass. Checked that it wasn't last years. Was asked to again point out where the ad was. Finally got it. Whew! All that for $1!
Crappy Tire - needed a trailer wheel assembly. First off, couldn't find a price match policy on their website, but it was in the flyer - match ANY competitor's price, plus give 10% of the lower price in Crappy Tire funny money.
The wheel was outrageously overpriced at Crap Tire. Discovered that Princess Auto is now online, and there it was - $20 less than crappy tire. Printed a copy, and set off to CTC Cusstomer service. Hmmmm, not sure if we price match Princess Auto. But there was a huge sign in Cusstomer service - and it too clearly said ANY competitor. Consultation with higher authority, YES, we do! But, alas, the wheel I picked up looked identical, but was not - different load range class, and they had no stock of the identical wheel. They did check around, and several other local stores did have stock, so we'll try again tomorrow. We parted on friendly terms. I could just go to Princess Auto, but am wondering how far I'm prepared to go for $4 in CTC funny money!
Walmart - bought a produce item, showed cashier competitor's flyer, she rang in the lower price. No hassle at all.
No Frills - bought a bunch of Swiss Chard, showed cashier competitor's flyer which advertised it for $1. Had to summon the head cashier. Flyer was scrutinized with a magnifying glass. Checked that it wasn't last years. Was asked to again point out where the ad was. Finally got it. Whew! All that for $1!
Crappy Tire - needed a trailer wheel assembly. First off, couldn't find a price match policy on their website, but it was in the flyer - match ANY competitor's price, plus give 10% of the lower price in Crappy Tire funny money.
The wheel was outrageously overpriced at Crap Tire. Discovered that Princess Auto is now online, and there it was - $20 less than crappy tire. Printed a copy, and set off to CTC Cusstomer service. Hmmmm, not sure if we price match Princess Auto. But there was a huge sign in Cusstomer service - and it too clearly said ANY competitor. Consultation with higher authority, YES, we do! But, alas, the wheel I picked up looked identical, but was not - different load range class, and they had no stock of the identical wheel. They did check around, and several other local stores did have stock, so we'll try again tomorrow. We parted on friendly terms. I could just go to Princess Auto, but am wondering how far I'm prepared to go for $4 in CTC funny money!