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Ink Cartridge Price Matching

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Mar 26, 2009
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Ink Cartridge Price Matching

Your local Futureshop and Bestbuy both offer price matching less 10% of the difference within 30 days of purchase. This offer is extremely beneficial when buying replacement ink cartridges. Compare prices online first using ********** or pricecanada.com with futurehop.ca then take a printout of the competitor’s ad to your local store.
For example: HP 564XL Black Ink Cartridge CB321 (high yield 800 pages):
Megs N' Gigs $33.50
Futureshop.ca $52.99
1) Calculate the difference between the advertised prices (add applicable taxes to each price first)
$52.99-$33.50=$19.49
2) Multiply that by 0.1
$19.49x0.1=$1.95
3) Subtract that from the lower price
$33.50-$1.95=$31.55
Having done this you will have saved 40% or $21.44 at Futureshop and you wouldn't be paying the shipping & handling costs if you had ordered online at Megs N' Gigs.
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Deal Addict
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Dec 7, 2005
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Abbotsford B.C.
have you actually done this?

Stores usually calculate shipping posts when PMing

and I'm not sure FS would even PM with that store.
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Nov 24, 2003
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Toronto
In my experience, FS/BB/Staples are all very restrictive about who they'll PM. I've started buying my laser toner at costco (got tired of ink), and went from having $35 ink that lasted 2 months to $50 toner that lasts over a year.
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Mar 26, 2009
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I have done this before successfully yes. I bought 2 high yield ink cartridges PG-50 and CL-51.
Futureshop $99.42
SIG Electronics $57.63
Total paid $53.45 @ Futureshop (savings of 46%)

Just make sure you meet their conditions.
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Jul 15, 2005
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borent wrote: I have done this before successfully yes. I bought 2 high yield ink cartridges PG-50 and CL-51.
Futureshop $99.42
SIG Electronics $57.63
Total paid $53.45 @ Futureshop (savings of 46%)

Just make sure you meet their conditions.
the second u said you "saved shipping and handling" i already knew that you did not meet any of their conditions. All u really did was go in and hope u got a csr who didnt care or know about calculating shipping.

Big ymmv

SIg is not megs n gigs. i wouldnt be surprised if fs knew about sig from all the pm's that ppl do on that store constantly

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