Financial post calls some RFDers "sociopaths"

[Bazooka Joe]

http://www.financialpost.com/money/s...tml?id=1071205

I always figured this, glad to know I'm not alone.

zoro69 found the article and posted it in the MWW $10 off card thread, I thought it would deserve it's own.

[Kommander_KornFlakes]

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Why are we psycopaths?

[Hunter316]

I don't think that following an advertisement put out by a company word for word means that someone is a sociopath but I do think that those on here that try to get out of deals they agree to because they think that the terms and rules apply to the retailer but not themselves might qualify.

[setell]

Funny how I couldn't get into the Zellers game as I got rejected and than didn't find much stuff to buy at MWWH. Most of the good cheap stuff weren't available at MWWH. But I guess I am a sociopath since I take advantage of other things!!! It should teach retailers to be smarter, hire smarter marketing people then!

[sweeper]

That reminds me. I need another 10 cases of shoe polish.

[Justin]

On their tribal message boards, bold bargain-hunters unbothered by a sense of shame swap tales of cashiers coldly scammed and stores raided bare.

They bought 18 at a time. Some guy dragged his loot out in a garbage bag. An entrepreneur stripped one store of 82 copies of Gears of War 2.

[jstaneon]

hahahhaha nice

*in before someone pulls the race card

[Bazooka Joe]

I don't think that following an advertisement put out by a company word for word means that someone is a sociopath but I do think that those on here that try to get out of deals they agree to because they think that the terms and rules apply to the retailer but not themselves might qualify.

I've seen people PM price errors, photoshop ads, coupons and receipts, intentionally mis-represent products (via incorrect picture or serial # in an ad and PM), "bundle" things that shouldn't be bundled, abuse return policies (including asking for stores that don't require receipts), return items from one store at a lesser price to another for profit, place incorrect items in boxes and return them, threaten legal action for price errors... the list goes on.

If you even suggest that this isn't normal behaviour you get jumped on. It's nice to see someone call it like it is.

[Peckerwood]

It is true...I AM NUCKING FUTZ

[setell]

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Why are we psycopaths?

One word, big hoarders!! The 82 video games made me sick reading it on rfd. I stopped reading after that. I mean if I got the deal max I'll probably buy would be like 4 but god 82 is just sickening!!

[corrupt123]

Well, some of us are normal.

[GangStarr]

hahahhaha nice

*in before someone pulls the race card

*in before jstaneon pulls out his business card

[jstaneon]

*in before jstaneon pulls out his business card

[YUP123]

wth is this? Kevin Baker seems to think we are some kind of pety thieves...

"watch them closely around the dogs and the good cutlery."

Nothing we do here is illegal. Some users have VERY "creative" ways of maximizing the benefits of deals at stores and really what's wrong with that? Espcially in these tough times! To me it's on the retailers to be more careful on how they word/promote their specials, why wouldn't we capitalize on the holes in their promotions? Kevin... you mad?

[jstaneon]

wth is this? Kevin Baker seems to think we are some kind of pety thieves...

"watch them closely around the dogs and the good cutlery."

Nothing we do here is illegal. Some users have VERY "creative" ways of maximizing the benefits of deals at stores and really what's wrong with that? Espcially in these tough times! To me it's on the retailers to be more careful on how they word/promote their specials, why wouldn't we capitalize on the holes in their promotions? Kevin... you mad?

hahaha. Someone send him the link to this thread. Maybe we can get him to post on here?

Then I can give him my business card