Sales ruses that just pizz you off.
Trying to think of the worst, but when I see "Price to low to list" I learned they mean exactly the opposite and I wasted my time.
When I get emails or mailing from very well known sellers such as some located in MO or SC to name a few, they are immediately deleted or end up in the fireplace.
Any more you can think of?
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Free, just pay the EXACT same price it's worth in shipping. 0 -
I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.0 -
Don McManus said:I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.
Maybe you can "find" a mouse in your bottle and get free beer, eh?0 -
Why is it that TV advertising thinks it’s better to have their pitchman speak with an British or Australian accent? 6 -
Mr. Perfect said:Don McManus said:I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.
Maybe you can "find" a mouse in your bottle and get free beer, eh?
It's the water and a lot more!
As for me on the OP, ANY sales "ruse". If people/companies need to resort to monkey business/slight of hand to sell their crap, they are not selling to me.0 -
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Why is it that TV advertising thinks it’s better to have their pitchman speak with an British or Australian accent?I have wondered that same thing many times.
Maybe Chicks dig it?
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major auto dealers the scream $10,000.00 OFF LIST PRICE.......list price is a pie in the sky nonsense number..... SALE for only $46000.00 then add 6 numbers onto that during the paperwork .....do NOT play that game anymore.....or screaming ads on the tv......... 0 -
I'd rather listen to Larry the Cable Guy than some limey or aussie pitching some crap I really don't need!us55840 said:
Maybe they can't get a job in their home country and need something to eat ?jimdeere said:Why is it that TV advertising thinks it’s better to have their pitchman speak with an British or Australian accent?0 -
Don McManus said:I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.
Yep downsizing. We have been buying ocean spray cranberry sauce for years, this year they downsized their product as well. The only thing that was not downsized is the price..
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Occasionally in the past in our flyers and what not we send out I have put "$too low to list", that is because certain companies like Glock, Benelli, Vortex, etc. have MAP pricing and they will put you on a no sell to list if you advertise a product for less than they tell you you can. Of course in a flyer that has like 40 guns on it there are only 1-2 products that we do that on and only when it is a screaming deal that our customers won't find elsewhere at the time.
Many of them that have MAP pricing don't really care what you ACTUALLY sell it for, they just don't want a massive "race to the bottom" in advertised price hurting their brand value.
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Very possible this is simply a way to get us to eat and drink less so we will live healthier, more productive lives.chiefr said:Don McManus said:I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.
Yep downsizing. We have been buying ocean spray cranberry sauce for years, this year they downsized their product as well. The only thing that was not downsized is the price..
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We quit buying Ocean Spray during the great cranberry scare of 1959.chiefr said:We have been buying ocean spray cranberry sauce for years, this year they downsized their product as well.
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Car Dealers are the worst...
What kind of monthly payment can you afford ???
This baby is only 475.00 monthly...…..they don't want to tell you that is for 72 months...
I have paid cash with trade in for the past several vehicles we have purchased. That really messes with them since they make a good chunk on the financing of the vehicle...0 -
They always get you on the extended warranties. If you buy into them. That includes everything from automobiles to toasters. 0 -
Have bought 1 extended warranty. A 2006 Jeep Commander. Deal was that if I didn't use it, 100% would be refunded.Brookwood said:They always get you on the extended warranties. If you buy into them. That includes everything from automobiles to toasters.
I did not use it and the company sent me a check for the full amount.3 -
The classic ruse phrase is "up to". Because it always means "less than." 0 -
#1. Buy one get one FREE. Of course they never say how much you have to pay for the first one. If you fell for it you would find the price is at least double the regular price. 0 -
I worked with a couple (husband & wife ) about 20 years ago they went to get a new custom van even traded in a car they were driving and a project car the husband had (a 59 elcamino )William81 said:Car Dealers are the worst...
What kind of monthly payment can you afford ???
This baby is only 475.00 monthly...…..they don't want to tell you that is for 72 months...
I have paid cash with trade in for the past several vehicles we have purchased. That really messes with them since they make a good chunk on the financing of the vehicle...
any way they thought they were dealing on the price , as you stated the dealer ask how much to you want to pay each month . they were thinking it was a 4 year loan they were basing there price on when giving there top number .. wrong.. after it was a done deal ( there fault for being stupid ) they received the payment book about a month later looking at the contract they had signed found out it was a 7 year loan . they were mad . I suggested I would never speak of it again0 -
I use a fake Email and phone number because once they get your info they won't stop harassing you 0 -
Yep, 90% off.
Off of what??
$15,000 of of the MSRP. (our MSRP)
Heads up. Don't bend over.
Bernie says it should be free.
Lots of Democrats believe such BS.
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How much you are going to save. 0 -
and another thing....matches ...used to get a big box of diamond kitchen matches that when you scratched one up it would light like a road flare...light up a barrel of damp trash in a stiff wind......NOW ya get a box of micro tip matches that are fireproof and need 5-6 in a bundle to equal the old REAL matches.....keep a can of gas handy to get anything going with them.....made with recycled material & politically correct wood ...since 1881 the quality has gone to >>>>> 0 -
Any AH, that calls my private cell phone #, trying to sell me Anything.
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and another thing....matches ...used to get a big box of diamond kitchen matches that when you scratched one up it would light like a road flare...light up a barrel of damp trash in a stiff wind......NOW ya get a box of micro tip matches that are fireproof and need 5-6 in a bundle to equal the old REAL matches.....keep a can of gas handy to get anything going with them.....made with recycled material & politically correct wood ...since 1881 the quality has gone to >>>>>Deep Breaths Run. Deep Breaths.
Who are you again? (NewB.)
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I've actually bought Kokanee beer in MN!Don McManus said:I realized a couple of weeks ago that Kokanee beer has shifted to 11.5 ounce bottles.
Do not know how long they have been doing this, but if this is part of the USMCA, I am not amused.
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Forgot, resort fees at hotels especially when they don't list them up front. I understand there is legislation being proposed to stop that. WAAAAY TOO LATE!!!!! Some hotels add a "resort fee" that is higher than the room rate they advertise. 0 -
I don't buy into any of those "gimmick" TV advertisements that are rampant on every channel these days. But the part of my brain that discerns a rip-off and my neck hairs stand upright when the offer gets doubled. Just add an extra fee!
Then, you can read that there is a "DELUXE" version available on just about every item being snake oiled to the public.0 -
Item must be placed in the Cart for the LOW, LOW price.Resort fees keep the room rate low for positioning in searches. The new legislation, if passed, will simply roll those resort fees into the room rate resulting in higher search positions. Then the 'tourist tax rate' (11%-13%) adds more to the coffers. Listed separately, resort fees fall into the local, lower tax rate. Resort fees are no different from HAZMAT fees charged by UPS and FEDEX, it's a profit center just like insurance fees.
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This reminds me of a particular phrase that goes all over me:Rocky Raab said:The classic ruse phrase is "up to". Because it always means "less than."
"You could save up to 100 dollars, or more."
Apparently they don't understand the "up to" phrase.
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I've seen that and understood why the retailer needed to do it. I never found it an issue. I've also seen the ones online where you have to place the item in your cart to see the price for the same reason. Of course I'm sure some people use it other ways.shootuadeal said:Occasionally in the past in our flyers and what not we send out I have put "$too low to list", that is because certain companies like Glock, Benelli, Vortex, etc. have MAP pricing and they will put you on a no sell to list if you advertise a product for less than they tell you you can. Of course in a flyer that has like 40 guns on it there are only 1-2 products that we do that on and only when it is a screaming deal that our customers won't find elsewhere at the time.
Many of them that have MAP pricing don't really care what you ACTUALLY sell it for, they just don't want a massive "race to the bottom" in advertised price hurting their brand value.
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