Price matching toys

[jaydisc]

Um... i kinda did..... post #7.... Half an hour before MY "vent"

I thought it was you Post #7 was sort of obvious, but I didn't want to make any inferences

Quote me! Why I oughtta...

And in hindsight, to be fair, you did locally take exception with the price matching, so cheers for that!

Of course, I disagree with the whole must-be-the-same-exact-item-and-in-stock assertion, so we'll probably just have to disagree there.

And also, again with an American reference, but I come from the land of corporate greed, where these [specific] companies have always taken advantage of people, so I lack any empathy.

[Gutsman Heavy]

bah, they are jealous! I didn't get any cheap voyagers (but I'll try for Inferno ) and I have no issues, grats to all that made off well!

plus their boards are confusing, so many damn sub forums! I'm glad I stopped posting there.

[JuzMel]

"I DIDN"T know they were TRU exclusives."

as the saying goes, "Ignorance is no excuse"... didn't help me when i went too fast in a school zone because the cars clock was still on daylight savings time and i thought i was in the clear.... but if you didn't know, then you didn't know... that can be forgiven

I took offense to your calling him an ass, adding the store to a hate list, a jerk again later, plus a second ass.... (is he a donkey farm? or many-legged???) I didn't say anything about possible racist comments or opinions... just the linking of terms to a person. I may not be a a manager... but i'm the one who answers 80% of our price match/"i'm buy lots please give a discount"/"trying to return after the 7 days return period is up" queries.... i deal with this all the time, 6 days a week...

As for linking things to people.... it's a bit hard to think of all of us as Transgender/hermaphrodite/crossdressing/what are we's if a persons sex is not known.... you make Aussie TF Board poster #2 that i know of as female, if i cut out i think 2 wives who posted once and then never again. So please accept my apology for the mistaken gender attributes...

Do i dare mention that both of you put my other name wrong??

It's good that you are admit that Felafel = Krayt = You. It's probably understandable why you're unhappy with us cause you're one of those working on the retail side. But still, like what kyle said, shit stirring is still shit stirring, if you were unhappy with anything we have done, you could have just voiced you thoughts gently here.

And you're probably new to the board that's why you're not used to my complaining and bitching about stuff. It's just me and I don't mean any harm. The other guys sort of gotten used to it and they also usually give in cause I'ma lady and most probably the only most active female TF fan in OZ.

[Krayt]

Hmmm... smily faces in the post.... does that mean i can stop looking over my shoulder as i walk down the street?

"locally take exception".... um.... in english?

like i said... "same item blah blah blah".... the other day i had a guy trying to compare quality and pricing of our stock with Ikea, where he was off to next seeming he was just arrived from sydney. In this instance, no cataloge, now "these are the same thing"... just asking "is this like the one at ikea?"

the answer is N.O... NO... Nein...

(footnote... it was just a cover anyway... he was the distraction for his theif partner... made off with $400 worth of stock at least)




But it was a vent.... and I'm known there.... i post there.... i used to post here more than there, but the board moved and i lost you and i work too much to support 2 kids... i mean wives... i mean boards....

if i posted here, then it's just some newbie guys 5th post he doesn't know what he's talking about.... reminds me in a comic shop a while ago.... someone harping on about something TF related, i was looking at something and the staff asked me to clarify.... the guy had no idea i owned the very figures he was saying didn't exist and had never been prototyped or whatever it was...

If i was shitstiring.... I would have gone "Look at what Krayt at Ozformers said... what a loser... man i hate him he is an idiot"... instead i left everything blank, didn't say where it was, and just said how i was feeling at 11:20pm after lack of sleep for 4 days due to a medical problem....

[Robzy]

Um... i kinda did..... post #7.... Half an hour before MY "vent"

I thought it was you

Hehe... I guess They really are among us!

[Krayt]

Hehe... I guess They really are among us!

And always have been.... by my count i was a member of ozformers at least 9 years ago... maybe more....

[Golden Phoenix]

When it came to the other night when we the Animated voyagers cheap, that was just a "might as well give it a shot" and it worked. Had the cashier/supervisor said no I would have accepted that and moved on.
Let's face it, we knew it was against their policy and we were pushing out luck. As such we shouldn't act out if some one calls us on it. As much as I hate the proverb but, you really can't throw stones if you live in a glass house.
Also, it is not like we knew about the 20% off. That was only after we did some calculating and checking over my receipt, that wasn't something we were pushing for, it was a bonus.

When it comes to price matching I think they should do it if it is from the same line and the same size. Regardless of the figure or how exclusive it it, if it is a voyager and it is cheaper, then they should price match any voyager they have as long as the other store has it.
I don't think it would be fair if they had to price match a deluxe if they are the only place with them in stock.

Also, come on, the big retail stores make millions a year, it's no big loss to them giving us some discount and letting us less well-to-do souls get a bargain or something during a toy sale.

Although I agree, I think if everyone did it then it would put a dent in their sales, and I think that is logic behind it that is being used to judge the action.
However, that is if everyone does it, which won't happen.

I took offense to your calling him an ass, adding the store to a hate list, a jerk again later, plus a second ass.... (is he a donkey farm? or many-legged???) I didn't say anything about possible racist comments or opinions... just the linking of terms to a person. I may not be a a manager... but i'm the one who answers 80% of our price match/"i'm buy lots please give a discount"/"trying to return after the 7 days return period is up" queries.... i deal with this all the time, 6 days a week...

She was venting. Much like another vent I've read recently
But, if the manager in mention did act like JuzMel has described, then she is simply describing him based on (what I assume is) her only interaction with him. And if he is a manager, then he should know better to blast a customer for something like this, as you should know too.
Now JuzMel was probably being harsh, but she's a human (at least I think so) and it is a very human thing to do when one is pissed off. And I think we all knew that and just took it with a grain of salt, same with the "going on hate list" comment. I'm sure she will go back.

[iceburn]

If i was shitstiring.... I would have gone "Look at what Krayt at Ozformers said... what a loser... man i hate him he is an idiot"... instead i left everything blank, didn't say where it was, and just said how i was feeling at 11:20pm after lack of sleep for 4 days due to a medical problem....

Not meaning to pick you but leaving blank and calling us mongrels isn't nice in the first and then double quoting me in that forum for my edits for calling you mongrels in return.

well, since its all solved. i hope everything's cleared up.
if you're unhappy with anything that we had done..just PM us....

[jaydisc]

I can only hope and request that in the future, that you put forth your objection or displeasure to a local issue here locally, so that we can comment, explain, retort, justify, discuss, etc.

And in hindsight, to be fair, you did locally take exception with the price matching, so cheers for that!

While we were still just Falafel, I complained that you should have locally raised the issue (aka taken exception). In hindsight, you did.

And I totally understand why you posted there and not here.

Also, I can only assume that your job affects your perception of this situation. What is your job? That would have been a welcomed disclaimer.

Personally, as I've mentioned before, and will reinforce again, I have no empathy for Coles Myer or any of their corporate brethren. If they, or any of their kind, want bragging rights for the Lowest Price, Guaranteed, they can put their money where their mouth is... literally.

Golden Phoenix: Beautifully put!

[Krayt]

If they, or any of their kind, want bragging rights for the Lowest Price, Guaranteed, they can put their money where their mouth is... literally.

tell me how you think we should do this, and i'll tell you what's happening instore right now....