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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:36 am Post subject: "While Quantities Last" or Set Dates On SALE SIGNs | |
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Very confusing and frustrating when they come in on different occassions and see "while quantities last" one day and set dates the next."While Quantities Last" is showing up on REGULAR merchandise signing and is actually very deceiving because now one thinks the item will be sold out or discontinued.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 12:50 am Post subject: | |
| The prices on while quantities last items also go up as well as down. An item can be twenty dollars more this week than last week and still be labeled while quantities last, even though it was while quantities last for weeks already, at a lower price. | |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:07 am Post subject: | |
| Same thing with our signs today they were nuts things that we have been selling while quantity last came back today at regular price what was that I just gave them to the customer at the price i had on the tear sheet. | |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:10 pm Post subject: | |
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I know what you guys mean,,,, It looks like we falsely advertise, huh?
Nothings guaranteed in retail. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 4:10 pm Post subject: 'while quantities last" and Tear Sheets | |
| How long should a tear sheet last if written from a sign that says while quantities last.What should be placed under promotion dates-just like the "return policy" with a "reasonable" period of time?...-just as ambiguous as usual. | |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:38 pm Post subject: | |
| i've been seeing these sings on items recently as well... while items last.... customers are dissapointed and look for us to upgrade to something else.... So far i haven't seen that done. | |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:24 am Post subject: | |
When we had our big meeting June 22nd, Laura May (she is director of ISM or something like that, I think) was there and sat in on the ISM meeting. She said they are working to get rid of WQL's, so hopefully we will see results sooner than later. 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 4:07 am Post subject: | |
| Laura May is a quality person....she says what she means and means what she says.......know her personally.....she's one of the good people. | |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 1:35 pm Post subject: | |
| In my dept we have been getting WQL since the beginning of the season...... and on some mowers we new which ones would be hold overs thru the winter, so the signing makes no sense, and when a customer asks "why are quantities limited?, the season just started" I have to say honestly....I don't know | |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2003 5:17 pm Post subject: | |
| [color=blue]signing isn't perfect. as a sales associate, i figure it's MY responsibility to know what is or is not on closeout. we too got several signs with .99 prices saying WQL. obviously, WQL prices have a .88 price. grab the signing people and tell them the sign is wrong, they'll fix it. use some white out and take that phrase off. | |