Staples Thinks You Can’t Count
Have you ever gone into a big electronics retailer for a spur of the moment purchase? Ever got home and found out that the same thing could have set you back even less if you purchased it online? I have.
Ever walk into one of those big retailers and found two items side-by-side for the same price even though one of them was twice as good?
See that picture of 4GB USB thumb drives? Both boxes are marked $24.99 but one of them is twice as good as the other!
That's right, one of those boxes has one 4GB thumb drive while the other has 2 4GB thumb drives. All of them are made by the same company and all boxes contain the same exact thumb drives. It's just that one of those boxes gives you two drives for what the other box charges you for one.
Next time you go shipping be sure to look around. Don't pay double for the same thing!
This has happened a couple times to me before, so now before I go out looking for a product, I first check online to see what the price for that is, and then when I go to the store, I compare the two prices. Normally the online one is always cheaper so I usually end up getting it online.
Yes, it happens with me a lot many times. But then there is no benefit of regretting once the purchase decision is being made.
The online deal? Yes for sure, most of the items at the stores actually are lower online.
But… that is pretty crazy though that those two items are next to each other like that!
Thats why you some of the ecommerce sites recording steady growth whilst offline retail stores are going into administration. Shoppers are becoming more diligent and refuse to pay a premium for good they can get for less at an online retailer.
Amazon posted decent profits over the Christmas season and your post illustrates exactly why?
I worked a best buy back in college and this happens due to strange discounting from the manufacture. Sometimes they even would offer deep discounts on items that undercut their own products in order to boost volume. It was dumb but not always the retailers fault.
Very interesting view from people. I do the other way ,check the prices in the huigh street and resort online to purchase if its free delivery.
I have never noticed that before. I have been able to receive a discount on an item due to them labeling it wrong. Never this amount trickery.
I’ve seen that sort of thing in supermarkets, where you can buy a big or small version of something (e.g. coffee). Usually the bigger jar is better value, but sometimes they’ll have an offer on the smaller jars so it’s actually cheaper to buy several of the smaller ones. But I’ve not seen one that’s as clear cut and obvious as the thumb drives!
I guess the main thing for buying online for me, is that I typically need the item right then and there and I have no time to wait for the delivery. Other wise, I just don’t feel like waiting for the delivery.. which is pretty bad I know. When it comes to purchases at stores though, I do shop around, and I would definitely notice a sweet deal like this 2 for one here.