Quote Originally Posted by AJ_Prime View Post
I went into my local Target today, put a Metroplex in the trolley and approached the service desk. I requested that they sell it to me for the sale price of $119 that is happening in 2 days time. They tell me they can't sell it to me for that price earlier than the sale date.

Can someone please explain to me the commercial logic in refusing a sale to someone at a price they will be offering in two days time? I mean, they can either sell it to me now for $119 or they can sell it to me in two days for the same price. Is there really a need to wait until the sale date? Whatever happened to offer and acceptance? I offered them a fair price, no less than what I would pay in a couple of days, so they're not losing out at all...

So I told them, no problems, I'll come back in two days and buy it for that price. WTF?!
Well the commercial logic is that some idiot person may come along and buy it for $150 before the sale. Non-commercially theres also the whole fairness factor to other customers by selling items at sales prices before the actual sale date.

Not having a dig at you btw you are well within your rights as a customer to make an offer but they are also well within their rights (for the reasons above) to refuse it. If they allowed this they may as well just sell toys at 20% off to anyone who asks because they're bound to have a 20% off sale at some point in the near future. (I actually wish they would do this )