Jareth Posted June 27, 2011 Posted June 27, 2011 I found a prince of persia set marked at 50% off. Since it was the last one, I thought it might be 75% by this time, so I tried two price scanners, but both had an error. So I brought it to the customer service desk, where I was told that they didn't carry that item anymore. I offered to buy it but they REFUSED. Now, despite my use of caps, I'm not angry. I didn't want the set that much anyway, but it's just so strange that a store refused money and moved a set from "clearance" to "doesn't exist" so soon. eh ...wierd
Buckshot Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 That IS weird. Did you suggest that since they don't carry that set, you'd just walk out with it? Never had a problem like that. Just picked up a couple more of the Desert Attacks last weekend at a Target, and they were certainly still in the system. Odd.
Dhivael Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 This has happened to me a number of times. It never ceases to frustrate me. If it's on the shelf, why won't you honor the price tag on it?
Artifex Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 That IS weird. Did you suggest that since they don't carry that set, you'd just walk out with it? This!
Lego Otaku Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 Long ago, I got a free SNES cart from a Toys R Us this way. It was an old stock that got lost for many years and no longer existed in their system. SO when it turned up, I asked and got to take it for free. Moot point since XBand service was closed a few years before I found it. Still a neat piece of MISB history to have. But if you find something that is not listed on store's system, ask if that means it's free.
wizkid Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 ....................THAT IS STRANGE! My friend bought a few POP sets a week ago!
RubeusHagrid Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 I had the same thing happen with an 8402 Sports Car in Tesco in the UK. They were putting out returns, and I got a Helicopter + Limo for £6.99, and they put out this one sports car in a battered box. They put it in front of a load of seaplanes, and there was no price tag. I tried scanning it on a price checker, but it said to 'Please Contact a member of staff', so I did. They told me they no longer sold it, and took it off me, only to find last night, when I went back, it's back on the shelf, the very same one with the battered box!!!
AFOL SF Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 This has happened to me a number of times. It never ceases to frustrate me. If it's on the shelf, why won't you honor the price tag on it? ...it really depends on the sales clerk/Target employee you talk to (it boils down on a case-to-case basis)... these incidents only goes to show there's still some idiots who does not use that coconut on top of their heads when all it takes is common sense...
Cara Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 I had this problem at Target too. Even the manager told me once its out of their system they can't sell it because its meant to be salvage.
Jareth Posted June 28, 2011 Author Posted June 28, 2011 That IS weird. Did you suggest that since they don't carry that set, you'd just walk out with it? Never had a problem like that. Just picked up a couple more of the Desert Attacks last weekend at a Target, and they were certainly still in the system. Odd. They told me that officially it's worth 0 dollars, so at that point I did commit the retail sin of asking if that meant it was free.* But she said no. I offered to pay 25% of the original price and she refused. If it was a set I REALLY wanted I would have pushed more. I work retail and my company keeps items in the system for years. Why does target remove them so quickly? *Yes, it is a sin to ask if it's free as a joke. Especially if it's obviously a glitch in the computer or a missing price tag. I work retail and one day one of my coworkers endured this joke 23 times. It's not funny.
Lego Otaku Posted June 28, 2011 Posted June 28, 2011 This brings up a new question. If you have an unlisted set, and you try to walk out of the store with it, can you be charged for shoplifting? And how? If it's worth zero, the police may view the complaint oddly, and the judge may throw out the complaint because stealing a $0.00 item is absurd. If the item is not in the store's database, it could be viewed as the item does not belong to the store, thus taking it out is not "stealing" A can of worm if someone actually tries to take it out for free. PS I take no responsibility if you try it and get busted. It could still be illegal, subject to criminal and/or civil penalties, and you risk perma-ban from the store regardless of the case outcome.
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