Daughter number 3 was in the market for a laptop. I bought an HP a few months ago, and am very happy with it, sooooo we calls the local wart mart (which is over an hour away) to make sure they have one in stock.
"Sure, we have five of that stock number available here today" she says on the phone after putting my kid on hold for almost 10 minutes.
I drive us down there and walk in and low and behold, there are NONE in the security cage. I ask the woman behind the counter if she has one, and she must have already looked after the other one got off the phone, because she said "Oh, you must be the one's who called, we can't find any of those in stock."
I told her I would like to speak to a manager, and then she asks if there was something she could do...
I pointed at the comparable (exactly the same) Compaq laptop there and asked, "Do you have those in stock?" (Mind you, they cost more by 20 dollars, even though it's the same computer...)
She goes to look, and after 10 more minutes she comes back with one and asked "Do you want this one?" (I won't tell you what I wanted to say, but I am sure you know.)
I said "Yes, but only if you can give me a better price since we called, were told the HP was in stock, then drove an hour to get here."
She responded with "How about $250.00?" (The original price was 298.99) I said "O.K.".
Soooo Child number 3 got the same computer for a lot less money.
Gotta love the confusion and dis-array at wart mart, where your dollar goes farther.
Thanks for listening,
Joe
"Sure, we have five of that stock number available here today" she says on the phone after putting my kid on hold for almost 10 minutes.
I drive us down there and walk in and low and behold, there are NONE in the security cage. I ask the woman behind the counter if she has one, and she must have already looked after the other one got off the phone, because she said "Oh, you must be the one's who called, we can't find any of those in stock."
I told her I would like to speak to a manager, and then she asks if there was something she could do...
I pointed at the comparable (exactly the same) Compaq laptop there and asked, "Do you have those in stock?" (Mind you, they cost more by 20 dollars, even though it's the same computer...)
She goes to look, and after 10 more minutes she comes back with one and asked "Do you want this one?" (I won't tell you what I wanted to say, but I am sure you know.)
I said "Yes, but only if you can give me a better price since we called, were told the HP was in stock, then drove an hour to get here."
She responded with "How about $250.00?" (The original price was 298.99) I said "O.K.".
Soooo Child number 3 got the same computer for a lot less money.
Gotta love the confusion and dis-array at wart mart, where your dollar goes farther.
Thanks for listening,
Joe
