MBILI wrote:Mmmmmmh,my story and experience....
3 weeks ago,i visu=ited a reknown store to shop and possibly buy soft furnishing for my dwelling.I took the prices and went home to plan and budget,the following day the store announced their annual big sale and was happy as it meant i may spend abit less than i had anticipated.This Sunday,i went back there with cash and to may dismay,the price tag had been revised upwqards - WAS 900/- NOW 850/-.
The same item before the sale was 800/- !!!
I dint buy ofcourse,and when i asked one of the muhindis he send me to ask someone else but i gave up as the traffic of new customers purchasing stuff in a huff was high.
Surely !? or am i being naive here?
It is good that many are learning. Now spread by word of mouth to your family, colleagues and friends. It happens with very many shops evry season. I tried once with shocks and alloy rims- Had visited the shop a week earlier and got a quotation. So when I saw the easter offer, I thought what a deal- I went to the shop with my earlier quotation and realised the prices had been increased by about 25%. I made a lot of noise and was able to get the alloy rims at the real 30% discount. As for the shocks- they had an easy way out. They told me the shocks for my car were out of stock, even though the newspaper advert had listed the car in question as one of those whose shocks and coils were on 'offer' and therefore available.
All the proprieters need to do is increase the price and then call up some two popular talkaholics to tell their listeners of 'unbelievable offers' and there you go - they may even throw in some 5 thousand bob for a few listeners who call in to talk about how old their curtians are or how sad their mothers, wives or hubby are. Many people believe some of these ill mannered media primates more than their own common sense.
Nowadays, I usually get almost everything, including electronics from the 'most expensive' supermarket instead of toiling on Luthuli avenue. It not only more convenient but you get genuine warranty. The interesting part is its cheaper than the 'bargain' shops located on the park-at- your-own-risk streets and even cheaper than the much touted bargain shops and cheap supermarkets.