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From: jj@rabbit.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re:Bait and switch
Message-ID: <3231@rabbit.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 14:37:48 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 14:37:48 1984
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>From alice!allegra!ulysses!burl!clyde!watmath!utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!cires!nbires!opus!scott Wed Dec 31 19:00:00 1969

>...
>Why is it that I can never buy the items that are on sale?  I
>make sure I get to the store early in the sale week, but I hear
>things like:
>...
>	"We only had one to start with"
>	"I don't think we're going to get any more of those"
>	"Sorry, we don't give rainchecks"
>	etc, etc, etc.
>
>Now, I'm not going for closeout items, these are regular sale
>items that aren't in stock.  Seems like a resonable policy
>...
>
>Anybody else run into this kind of thing?  It's almost a "bait
>and switch" tactic.  They bring you in with nice low prices on
>things they don't have so you'll buy the regularly priced 
>...
>-- 
>
>Scott Wiesner
>{allegra, ucbvax, cornell}!nbires!scott


Scott,
	I don't think that the word "almost" is correct usage.
I think that what you are experiencing IS "bait and switch"
tactics.  Such tactics are sooooo classic that it's almost trying
to bring down an institution.  I don't know about the raincheck laws
in your state (in fact, I don't know where nbires IS!) but I think
you are entitled to ask for a raincheck and a restocking date.

Don't  give up, they're counting on it!
-- 
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