Grrrrr, I Hate This!!!!
By Rozie37
@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
January 12, 2009 9:19pm CST
I know that we have all experienced buying something and then finding that same item in the same store, on sale, a week or so later. I recently bought a robe, that is now on sale for $20 less than I paid for it. As much as I love to shop, this totally bums me out. Is there any way to call a store ahead of time and ask them if an item is going on sale soon or would that be cheating?
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10 responses
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
13 Jan 09
Hi Rozie dear! Oh, yes that is true..I have experienced it a few times before and I really hate that when it happens. I am just glad now that shopping malls announce a week before the days they will be on sale. I just wouldn't have any idea which items will be on sale however. I would just wait for the day that they will be on sale and see if the items on sale are the items of my choice.
Take care and have a nice day!
lovelots..faith210
lovelots..faith210
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
13 Jan 09
[b]It doesn't hurt to ask, & if they're wise, they'll tell you if they have a sale coming. Customers appreciate things such as that, & these days, we have a service economy, & only a fool tries to run a business without taking that into account.
Maggiepie[/b]
@Maggiepie (7816)
• United States
14 Jan 09
[b]Well, these days, it's a tad easier to get stuff that fits--I'm talking how you can get over-sized clothes, for example, up to 10-X! Not that I'd need it, but I DO use a 4-6 X, depending on the cut. And extra-wide shoes aren't hard to get, either. You can even get ONE shoe, if you're an amputee!
We've always had specialty catalogues, & today, we have the internet. Businesses ignore such competition at their own financial peril!
Maggiepie[/b]
@codyman4 (8)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Hi. I have also had this same problem. But in the area where I live severl stores have a policy that if you keep your original receipt and an item goes on sale within a reasonable amount of time, you can bring your receipt back and they will refund the difference between what you paid and the sale price. So check it out, it never hurts to ask.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
13 Jan 09
I agree with codyman, some stores allow you to do that within a reasonable timefram - it's happened at Macys. I've never done it myself but others have.
@zackyo7 (301)
• United States
13 Jan 09
Oh boy how I hate this. Especially when you buy a more inferior product for more money. It just ticks me off. My cousin does everything to avoid this. Lol. She would move from shop to shop searching over and over and over again just for one skirt. It kinda ticks me off since she takes like about 2 hours in order to decide on what skirts she should buy. But she is kinda smart to do it. I guess we should try the same thing but not to that extent because I don't really have that much time to waste anymore. Anyway happy myLotting everyone.
@prinzess1515 (1341)
• United States
13 Jan 09
In the United States, if you have your receipt on you, during the time of the sale, you go to the customer service, show it to them and they will give the difference in the item price back to you. It is some law or something. You have like 30 days to do it.
@Feona1962 (7526)
• United States
13 Jan 09
What a bummer...I am not sure you can call ahead...but if they are running sales like this regularly like monthly or something then just keep track...
I have done this many times....
If you know someone at the store...maybe they could keep you advised...
@rainmark (4302)
•
15 Jan 09
Yeah i hate that too, that's very disappointing. Sometimes i blame myself not to wait until they are on sale hahaha, like my bomber jacket i bought it for £50 then the next two weeks they are on sale it for £30 that's disappointed and i told to myself i will never be a compulsive buyer next time.
