T&T: "going out of business" and other "sales:

[Rob Zanussi]

That practice is illegal in Canada. Oh, I know, someone will come back with
a comment about how do they get caught, etc etc.
But trust me, they do, almost 100% of the time or so often that very few of
them try that trick any longer.

Rob


At 12:11 AM 3/22/2009 -0500, Peggie Hall wrote:

>That "10%-30 off" price may actually be full price, It's common practice
>these days for merchants to RAISE prices before putting merchandise on
>"sale" for a price that's the same or even higher than the previous full
>price. I know for certain that Linens & Things did for that for their "going
>out of business" sale....Hobby Lobby isn't going out of business, but has
>raised a lot of their prices 30-50%, then puts those items "on sale" for
>30-50% off. So make sure you know what something is selling for
>elsewhere...don't just assume that the "sale" price is a bargain, even in a
>bankruptcy sale.


Do you realize that in about 40 years we will have thousands of old ladies
running around with tattoos and pierced navels?