The price online is NOT the price in-store.

  • big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22540
    January 9, 2014 at 8:30 am #1378500

    Plus I think it is great when the store will match the on-line price… which product costs more to get in front of you ??? Obviously the store product, even with shipping costs

    311hemi
    Dayton, MN
    Posts: 742
    January 9, 2014 at 9:04 am #1378513

    BTW, I have had NAPA match RockAuto pricing on parts (must include shipping costs from RockAuto), and pay tax.

    basser
    White Bear Lake,mn.
    Posts: 113
    January 10, 2014 at 5:45 am #1378750

    I asked at Gander why the difference and they said online is cheaper because they don’t have the overhead of stores to take care of… just saying?

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11834
    January 10, 2014 at 11:05 am #1378833

    Quote:

    I asked at Gander why the difference and they said online is cheaper because they don’t have the overhead of stores to take care of… just saying?

    Ummm…yeah…

    Bottom line is this is have-cake-eat-it-too tactic so that retailers can advertise super-low prices online, but then charge more on the store shelves.

    My point is that it’s now up to the customer to catch them and try to obtain a price match. The is going to be a big inconvienence to anyone who’s buying multiple items as you’re going to have to stand around while the checkout person confirms the online price of each and every item and then faffs around with price adjustments. RIP customer service, bricks and mortar retail just turned into a MUCH bigger hassle.

    While it used to be that the online price and store price was the same for many retailers, it looks like they are all getting on-board with this seperate pricing scheme.

    I used to be somewhat sypathetic to retailers complaining about Amazon.com’s no-tax and no showroom advantages. Now, not so much.

    Grouse

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