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> Other than that, employees at stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, Target, Lowe's and all grocery and convenience stores don't have the authority to alter
by dataflow 5y ago
> Other than that, employees at stores like Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, Target, Lowe's and all grocery and convenience stores don't have the authority to alter prices either.
They sometimes actually do, but they aren't meant for haggling purposes, and are often only allowed up to a small amount (like say $20). They're meant for things like price-matching or resolving pricing discrepancies.
- MerelyMortal 5y agoYep. At Target, the cashiers can easily change the price if I said the tag said something else. I used to be a cashier at a sporting goods chain store. No one ever told me, but I discovered I could give 5% discounts without an override. My team lead could give 10%. No one ever asked for a discount, but I would have probably given them if the customer asked nicely. Of course I could also adjust the price if the tag showed something different, and the computer did not request an override unless it was a large discrepancy.
- notatoad 5y agothey may have the authority to correct errors, but they don't have the authority to negotiate. if they're caught lowering prices because a customer has haggled them down, they're going to get fired. don't try to haggle with retail staff.
- warrenm 5y agoI've had a couple good experiences at, of all places, Walmart - including the a pool cue I bought several years ago There was no slot for the cue anymore, and no sticker on it Asked the guy in Sporting Goods how much it was He looked at it for a minute and said, "how's $5.97 sound?" (that was the price of the marked-down solid maple stick, this was a two-piece fiberglass jobbie (probably a $40-50 cue at the time)) I told him, "sounds great" He printed-out a "replacement" price tag, and went to check out