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I thought everyone knew this... a lot of retail stores do this.. sometimes it's more expensive in the store than online. I know target and walgreens like to cha
by rgbrenner 9y ago
I thought everyone knew this... a lot of retail stores do this.. sometimes it's more expensive in the store than online. I know target and walgreens like to charge more in the store than online.
- kobeya 9y agoPerhaps you interpreted the title backwards?
- rgbrenner 9y agoNo, I've been to bed bath and beyond, target, and bestbuy and found things cheaper in the store than online. My point was, the two aren't tied together.. they're usually completely separate operations.
- halayli 9y agoThe point you’re missing is why would something be more expensive online than in store? It makes sense that an item in store to be more expensive than an item online because of the costs involved in running a store and hiring employees, but the other way around doesn’t make much sense.
- Spooky23 9y agoWhy does a refrigerated, 20oz coke cost 2x a 2 liter bottle of warm coke 50 feet away? Convenience. If you are willing to pay an extra $1 on toothpaste to avoid walking 50 ft, it’s worth another $1.
- rgbrenner 9y agoThe local stores are setting prices in comparison to other stores in the area. The online store is setting them versus other online retailers. If a competing store in the area has a sale on an item, target (for ex) will mark it down too. But that has nothing to do with the online website... the website doesn't care what the local price is.
- pm90 9y agoYou're forgetting that for brick and mortar stores which already have an efficient supply chain built for getting items to their stores it might be more expensive to get an online supply chain in place. Physical stores still make money: especially WalMart, which tends to cater to lower income groups which may not even be shopping online. And they don't have the online volume yet to reduce the prices as much as someone like Amazon.
- pharrington 9y agoWalmart does both. (Source: have been to Walmart and have browsed their website)
- jonlucc 9y agoAlso, some stores, like Target, will not price-match their own website. The operations are apparently far enough apart that they won't sell that item on the same sale schedule or price ever.
- CarVac 9y agoI've had them price-match their own website. Your mileage may vary.
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- jonlucc 9y agoInteresting; this could also be a newer thing. The only time I tried and failed at two Targets was probably a couple years ago by now.
- ahartmetz 9y agoI did this successfully at a completely different store - a Media Markt in Berlin - using the approach: "Look, I want to buy this and I could order it online to this store, which would be silly: I have to wait, and you don't make a sale" in a slightly amused, non-confrontational tone. Now I don't think it is likely that the result depended on the approach, but inofficial store policy. Media Markt is expensive except for special offers. It was about two Logitech gamepads for ~15€ less overall.
- adrr 9y agoI always found that weird. They had a sale on IPads online and went to store to grab one and they wouldn't honor the online price though you can order online and pick up at the store.
- rhizome 9y agoTarget desperately wants to be completely viable as an online shopping destination, a reverse Amazon if you will. They have the profits and the time to force everybody through a funnel designed for the business model they'd like to be using in the future.
- celticninja 9y agoI think it just depends on retailer and the item, time of year etc.
- necessity 9y agoThey ran out of things to write about it seems.
- dawnerd 9y agoWalmart will even give you a discount on some items for picking them up in store. I was able to score some hard drives pretty cheaply this way. They had 4tb drives with a something like 40 dollars off in store pickup.