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Is this a Sale or Rip off?

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  • Mar 12th, 2009 10:05 pm
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Mar 4, 2009
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Mississauga, ON

Is this a Sale or Rip off?

We rcvd a door flyer advertising floor model sale at Sears, Erin Mills. I was excited to find the selection:
Free 3 yr warranty on LCD models and no GST & PST on Mar 11th & Mar12.
eg. A floor model Sony 52V4100 was advtersied for $2094 (or someting) for sale for $1799.
So I walked up to Sony upstaris who offered new for $1699 + warranty and for the displau model $1499 plus warranty & tax, pretty decent deal.
When I returned to Sears, the Salesman backedup up $1699 stating it is package price, resounding NO GST PST & Free warranty.

I looked around and saw a Samsung plasma PN50A550. The Sales Assoc & Asst Manager put a hold on it for $999 (awesome price) awaiting Managers approval for my request to override on Sears warranty of $499 and price match to FS $299 for 4 years.
When I returned today I was told the Samsung plasma is a defective piece and will be sold AS IS for $999 (totally devastated) and that the Sony will not be sold for lower price.

The Sony guys stuck to their deal! Sony deal was cleaner!

Q: Was this a real sale offering NO GST PST and free warranty or taking me for a ride?
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