jcwit
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Well possum you have to live with yourself. You state job well done, what a shame, pull your self out of the gutter man.
Score!!! At Walmart
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Blackbeard
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Offer, acceptance, and consideration. The clerk offered $9, possum accepted, and took the ammo. Binding contract in any state. Possum didn't mismark the ammo himself. He didn't move the ammo to the wrong spot. He didn't kick back $1 per box to the clerk. Everything was above board and at arm's length. I see no moral problems with this transaction at all.
The topic of buying underpriced ammo at Wal-Mart has been discussed before, but I couldn't find the thread.
The topic of buying underpriced ammo at Wal-Mart has been discussed before, but I couldn't find the thread.
Baba Louie
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The High Road
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A Mom and Pop..never. Wal-Mart? Without batting an eye. Good job, Possom!
Treo
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Wal-Mart Pricing Policy
One of my kids worked at WM store policy: they don't individually price anything if THEY mis- stock it ( the ammo is usually locked up so they did) & the little sign in front of the product says 2.00$ & the register says 4.00 you pay 2.00. that is COMPANY policy. IOW Wal-Mart decided that how they wanted to do business. the employee followed policy possum got a windfall because of it. The only thing that isn't High Road about this is all the aspersions being cast on possum, BY High Road members .....Things that make you go hmmmmmm.
One of my kids worked at WM store policy: they don't individually price anything if THEY mis- stock it ( the ammo is usually locked up so they did) & the little sign in front of the product says 2.00$ & the register says 4.00 you pay 2.00. that is COMPANY policy. IOW Wal-Mart decided that how they wanted to do business. the employee followed policy possum got a windfall because of it. The only thing that isn't High Road about this is all the aspersions being cast on possum, BY High Road members .....Things that make you go hmmmmmm.
jrfoxx
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Just as a note, some states, like MI (unless its changed since I lived there), the law says a retailer MUST sell an item for the price marked on the item ( I believe the intent was to stop bait and switch price scams) , if the customer wants it for that price.Thus, If the boxes were marked $9.96, in MI, they have to sell them at that price.Also, the fact the price ends in a 6, and not a 9 or 5,is usually how retailers mark items that are intentionally discounted for whatever reason (damaged, discontinue, not sellng fast enough, etc).As usual, YMMV.
Ben Shepherd
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I see no problem here. He TRIED to pay full price, the company rep he was dealing with said no. And stated store policy in doing so.
Now mine was a little different. I bought a couple bricks of 22 ammo from the local cal ranch. The sticker on the box said 1.99. That's what the girl that was cashiering charged me for the brick. I got her to call over a supervisor and straighten her out on it.
The difference: Wal mart guy followed policy. My cashier was just lacking info.
Now mine was a little different. I bought a couple bricks of 22 ammo from the local cal ranch. The sticker on the box said 1.99. That's what the girl that was cashiering charged me for the brick. I got her to call over a supervisor and straighten her out on it.
The difference: Wal mart guy followed policy. My cashier was just lacking info.
jcwit
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Mom & pop "NO"---WW "YES" Whats the difference, the're both in the retail business. OH I understand WW has more money it can afford to lose! What a pitiful attitude.
The Deer Hunter
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I think that if you correct them, and they stand firm on the mis marked price(well, don't wanna call in someone from upper management) your not really "scamming" them.
possum
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lets get this straight the op is
possom813
i am possum, lets get it right people.
pretty bold for a new guy that hasn't been around long!
possom813
i am possum, lets get it right people.
who are you to judge me? i have lived 23 years without your opinon and 2 deploymets to the sandbox, and i think i will be just fine for another 23. and who are you to come on here and try to make comments such as you have?
pretty bold for a new guy that hasn't been around long!
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NOT AGAIN? .... This thread can only end badly.
From the last time I saw this discussed (Moderator):
From the last time I saw this discussed (Moderator):
jcwit
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THANKS POSSUM FOR YOUR SERVICE. Who am I? Just an old guy with the idea that right is right & wrong is wrong. No I'm not judging you just stating my opion on what I believe is right. Profiting from someones error or mistake IMO is wrong, whether they are a big retailer or small. Nuff said.
possum
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i respect your opinion, thanks for sharing.
jcwit
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Now we can be friends again. Doc. Holliday (Tombstone) Sometimes in the heat of discussion/argument (never did quit know the difference) things are said with out really meaning how they might be taken. Well we'll just go on from and the world brobably won't change much.
possom813
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This is crazy. I posted about a good deal that I got at Walmart and it's going off in a tangent that I don't care for.
All I was planning on purchasing was two boxes of 9mm and a box of .22. The 9mm rang up at 15 a box. I pointed out what they were marked, he told me I could have them at that price. So I asked if I could buy all 6 boxes, he said yes because it was no money out of his pocket.
Everyone here has their own ideas about what's right and wrong. So be it, I'm not apologizing about it. There are a lot of people here calling me immoral and wrong and everything else.
That's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But there isn't a single person here that would have paid the 15 a box after the clerk told them that he would sell it for 9 dollars a box.
I didn't do anything wrong, and I don't appreciate it being construed that way. I buy a lot of ammo from Walmart, enough so that most of the guys that work in the sporting goods dept. know me on a first name basis. Like I pointed out earlier, I've noticed this before and never demanded any kind of price break, just like now. I showed him the error and then, his choice, benefited from it.
I would have been just fine purchasing the two boxes at 9 each, but he told me I could buy them all if I wanted to, so I did.
Now I'm done with this thread, so those that are "Holier than thou" can go back to finding other things to gripe about that you think people are wrong about.
-John
All I was planning on purchasing was two boxes of 9mm and a box of .22. The 9mm rang up at 15 a box. I pointed out what they were marked, he told me I could have them at that price. So I asked if I could buy all 6 boxes, he said yes because it was no money out of his pocket.
Everyone here has their own ideas about what's right and wrong. So be it, I'm not apologizing about it. There are a lot of people here calling me immoral and wrong and everything else.
That's fine, everyone is entitled to their opinion. But there isn't a single person here that would have paid the 15 a box after the clerk told them that he would sell it for 9 dollars a box.
I didn't do anything wrong, and I don't appreciate it being construed that way. I buy a lot of ammo from Walmart, enough so that most of the guys that work in the sporting goods dept. know me on a first name basis. Like I pointed out earlier, I've noticed this before and never demanded any kind of price break, just like now. I showed him the error and then, his choice, benefited from it.
I would have been just fine purchasing the two boxes at 9 each, but he told me I could buy them all if I wanted to, so I did.
Now I'm done with this thread, so those that are "Holier than thou" can go back to finding other things to gripe about that you think people are wrong about.
-John
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Well said possom813. When someone misinterprets something I've said, as in this thread, I just consider the source..figure they don't share my perspective (their privilege) and move on.
You've taken the High Road here, others a different path. Moderators, do your thing!
You've taken the High Road here, others a different path. Moderators, do your thing!
possom813
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I'm getting real tired of people trying to call me out on this. I tried to do the right thing. I offered to pay full price. Go back and read.
It's kind of ridiculous to quote the Bible when it doesn't apply to the situation.
-John
edit: I'm done with this thread because, I fear, that my next response to anything stupid won't be so High Road, and it would be the only thing posted by me in this thread that wasn't High Road.
hankdatank1362
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It's not like you sat there and badgered the clerk ("but it's priced like that, I want it for that price, blah blah blah") like I've seen so many people do.
Almost without fail the person was freakin older than dirt and had nothing else better to do than try to screw the clerk into giving them a deal. Makes me sick.
What you did ("hey, the tag says it's priced cheaper, but I think it's mistagged, so I'll pay the full price, no big deal") is, I GUARANTEE WITHOUT A DOUBT what made the clerk think "Man, this guy's pretty cool, I'll cut him a deal. It's not like the Waltons will miss the money."
Catch more flies with honey any day. Job well done. If someone wants to sell you something for cheaper than it should be, and knows the difference, than there's nothing wrong with that. Anyone tells you otherwise is a fool.
Almost without fail the person was freakin older than dirt and had nothing else better to do than try to screw the clerk into giving them a deal. Makes me sick.
What you did ("hey, the tag says it's priced cheaper, but I think it's mistagged, so I'll pay the full price, no big deal") is, I GUARANTEE WITHOUT A DOUBT what made the clerk think "Man, this guy's pretty cool, I'll cut him a deal. It's not like the Waltons will miss the money."
Catch more flies with honey any day. Job well done. If someone wants to sell you something for cheaper than it should be, and knows the difference, than there's nothing wrong with that. Anyone tells you otherwise is a fool.
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First, the box was misshelved.
Second, the clerk acknowledged the error and followed company policy and cut possom the deal.
Case closed.
Third: Quoting the bible as a higher authority and judge of another person's actions is... a contentious and tenuous use of a non-standard metric.
And that's all I have to say on that subject.
I am surprised so many people still help screw up America by shopping at Wal Mart just to save a few $$.
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cedjunior
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Wow its the "Holier Than Thou" Road. I always get a kick out of those so willing to judge everyone else.
Obviously, people can't read, or have never been to Walmart. Walmart does not put price tags on items. They put the price on the shelf where the item is located. Oh wait, I read that here too...... So Walmart unintentionally mislead the OP into thinking the ammo was one price when it was in their system as another. The man offered to pay full price, it was the cashiers decision not to since it was Walmart's mistake.
Maybe the holier than thou's are just jealous they didn't run across this deal?
Obviously, people can't read, or have never been to Walmart. Walmart does not put price tags on items. They put the price on the shelf where the item is located. Oh wait, I read that here too...... So Walmart unintentionally mislead the OP into thinking the ammo was one price when it was in their system as another. The man offered to pay full price, it was the cashiers decision not to since it was Walmart's mistake.
Maybe the holier than thou's are just jealous they didn't run across this deal?
Jcwit said:
then later,
Jcwit said:
Relax, Jcwit, eat some dip.
Jcwit said:
Its a good rule to live by. But letting someone benefit from your error is also right. In this case, WM acknowledged the mistake, took the high road and allowed the OP to have the ammo at the mis marked price.
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