Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxr.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck From: stanwyck@ihuxr.UUCP (Don Stanwyck) Newsgroups: net.consumers Subject: Re: "Sorry, we're out of that" Message-ID: <1205@ihuxr.UUCP> Date: Sun, 14-Oct-84 20:20:07 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxr.1205 Posted: Sun Oct 14 20:20:07 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 16-Oct-84 04:49:41 EDT References: <874@opus.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 27 > 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 > would be to give an extra 10% off the sale price if the item > isn't in stock. In our local area the Zayre's stores (a Target/K-Mart like discount house) has a stated policy in their adds that if the item is advertised other than as a close-out or limited quantity item, if the store runs out you get a rain-check and a 10-15% (I forget which) discount. Our only experience with this policy was a positive one - the clerk cheerfully gave us the raincheck with the discounted price marked right on it. -- ________ ( ) Don Stanwyck @( o o )@ 312-979-3062 ( || ) Cornet-367-3062 ( \__/ ) ihnp4!ihuxr!stanwyck (______) Bell Labs @ Naperville, IL