Anything Pricematched At Staples for 55% less elsewhere

AsurOneTwo

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Because Office Max will match staples 155%, if you pricematch something on the internet at staples and bring yoru receipt to office max they will not only give you that price but 55% less! Insanity! Anyone try anything Like This yet?

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immortalis

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Another stupid post.
Is this ETLA's reincarnation?

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AsurOneTwo

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really? why is that my experience is they have! Do any other B&M retailers offer a 1xx% price guarentee?
 

CouponCollect

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they refund you 55% of the difference.. NOT 55% of the price -- so if od was $10 higher than staples.. they match the price plus take off an extra $5.50 -- sounds better than it really is at first
 

Souka

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god this thread is gonna get long.....and all the other similar posts....
 

Willith

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It would be one way to get a B&M place to price match the internet prices. I recently bought a home theater system for my house and had problems with GG's matching any of the prices I found on the web. I guess if you want to buy a lot of a certain item, have one of the big chain .com companies price match a web price and then take your receipt in to get the savings at the B&M as well. Just my 25¢. :)
 

SinnerWolf

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I work for a retailer along these lines...quite simply, no one is going to pricematch a pricematch. The pricematching policy for most B&M stores typically state that they won't pricematch membership clubs (i.e.Sam's), stores that aren't consider competitors (major retailer within 50 mile radius or so), and that any special discounts or promotional deals (clearance items, internet sign ups, store based rebates, etc..) will not be honored. If you get static with a salesperson or think you should be entitled, ALWAYS ask for a manager and be civil and nice until the situation demands otherwise. Staples is the only B&M store i know of that honors web site prices, so any other store will usually require an advertisement, price quote from a store, or calling up a rep from the store itself.

Office Max does have a 155% pricematching policy (55% of the difference like stated above), Best Buy has 110% (10% difference), Circuit City 110%(10% difference),and the rest are typically 100%. And 10% of the difference may not seem like a lot, but ask for it. Most employees don't even know the 10% is supposed to be there, let alone it's supposed to be off of the difference. SO play dumb and see where your luck takes you ;)

This site is a little dated, but it explains pricematching fairly well, and provides some generally good info on it. Not that we need it with all the better deals online!!!! hehe pricematches
 

drac747

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and good guys will give you the difference in store credit. All the crap in their store is overpriced.
 

scornful

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istallion I was wondering the same thing... 155% went out the window last summer if I remember right.....