Comments on: What is the price? http://www.canajunfinances.com/2009/01/05/what-is-the-price/ Personal Finances and Consumer Concerns, essays, stories, examples and how to articles with a distinctly Canadian Point of View Sat, 13 Mar 2010 18:06:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Amy http://www.canajunfinances.com/2009/01/05/what-is-the-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3871 Amy Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:04:24 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=2119#comment-3871 My friend went to Zellers the other day to purchase a bunch of chocolates for her wedding. When she got to the till the chocolates ran in at the regular price so she said she didn't want them anymore because she thought they were on sale. The cashier asked her what she thought they were on sale for and my friend told her she thought they were 70% off and the cashier just keyed it in. The cashier told her that all she has to do is tell the cashier that it's on sale and they'll change it. Who knew we had so much control over our purchase prices! My friend went to Zellers the other day to purchase a bunch of chocolates for her wedding. When she got to the till the chocolates ran in at the regular price so she said she didn’t want them anymore because she thought they were on sale. The cashier asked her what she thought they were on sale for and my friend told her she thought they were 70% off and the cashier just keyed it in. The cashier told her that all she has to do is tell the cashier that it’s on sale and they’ll change it. Who knew we had so much control over our purchase prices!

]]> By: Lee http://www.canajunfinances.com/2009/01/05/what-is-the-price/comment-page-1/#comment-3857 Lee Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:19:28 +0000 http://www.canajunfinances.com/?p=2119#comment-3857 I don't have an answer for you, but I had to laugh when I read it. The Bay is a bit of a running joke in my family, we're all convinced that pretty soon they'll pay you to take stuff off their hands. A few years back I decided to get rid of my hodgepodge of pots and pans, and my dad offered to buy me a set for my housewarming present. So, off the the Bay I went. I picked up a 16 piece set of very, very nice pots and pans. The trail of discounts went something like this, approximately: Regular price: $899 (seriously?!) Sale price: $299 Scratch and save - 20% - $240 Purchase over $100 and get 20% off - $192 Sign up for a Bay card and get an additional 20% off - $153 Don't pay the tax event. So, I paid about a fifth of what the "regular" price was. Now, I'm not sure who the heck pays $900 for some pots, the markup is astronomical. But, $300 to $400 for a really good quality set seems somewhat reasonable to me. But it nearly takes and advanced degree to figure out the pricing scheme at the Bay. When I went to the til I thought I was going to be paying $299. Anyone who pays full price for anything at the Bay is a sucker. I don’t have an answer for you, but I had to laugh when I read it. The Bay is a bit of a running joke in my family, we’re all convinced that pretty soon they’ll pay you to take stuff off their hands. A few years back I decided to get rid of my hodgepodge of pots and pans, and my dad offered to buy me a set for my housewarming present. So, off the the Bay I went. I picked up a 16 piece set of very, very nice pots and pans. The trail of discounts went something like this, approximately:

Regular price: $899 (seriously?!)
Sale price: $299
Scratch and save – 20% – $240
Purchase over $100 and get 20% off – $192
Sign up for a Bay card and get an additional 20% off – $153
Don’t pay the tax event.

So, I paid about a fifth of what the “regular” price was. Now, I’m not sure who the heck pays $900 for some pots, the markup is astronomical. But, $300 to $400 for a really good quality set seems somewhat reasonable to me. But it nearly takes and advanced degree to figure out the pricing scheme at the Bay. When I went to the til I thought I was going to be paying $299.

Anyone who pays full price for anything at the Bay is a sucker.

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