I have had what they used to call the bait and switch happen to me at different stores and just am starting to wonder if it is a fluke or actually a sales practice just not talked about. I recently went into a chain furniture store to purchase a futon frame, just the frame, and of course the one I had called about like 4 times previously that week, that was only $39 was sold out. But they would sell me this other one for like twice the price. I have had it happen at Staples, on a digital camera and i-pad, where the advertised one, with all the features we wanted was conveniently out of stock, and they would gladly sell me this other one, for of course more $. The camera I ended up buying at Walmart, but my husband did buy the more expensive i-pad there. I have also had this happen at Lowes, seperately, on a dryer and washer. The last time, on the washer, we did express our disdain and ended up waiting for the cheaper model I wanted to come in the next week. Is this a sales ploy?
2007-06-17
16:45:16
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Sheila
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