Friday, October 23, 2009

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Editor’s note: Since this posted, Greg has agreed to honor my request that the credit apply to a current, open invoice. I appreciate his willingness to make this a positive experience for his retailers, and hope that other companies will contact me first to avoid awkward scenarios in the future.

To retailers who received information about a Boatman Geller promotion that includes a 20% off consumer coupon to be exchanged for an equivalent account credit after the fact, no, I did not authorize use of The 3/50 Project name in any way, shape, or form. And yes, the vendor has been notified this is off limits-—again. [click here to continue…]

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From the currently running Walmart “game day” television commercials:

If there’s a better price out there, [we’ll] even match it.

Translated: We aren’t the cheapest.

Walmart’s allure has always been cost savings. Anyone who pays attention wandering through the narrow aisles, however, recognizes “strategic pricing,” where some high demand items may be lower in price, but an enormous percentage of items are not. They’re either MSRP…or higher. It’s all about coaxing ‘em in on cheap toilet paper, then making up the difference in the rest of the shopping list. [click here to continue…]

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