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Retailer refused to sell goods because they wanted them for other customers

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  • ellies_angel
    ellies_angel Posts: 633 Forumite
    Nilrem wrote: »

    ellies angel, aren't costcutter a "wholesale" outlet/:)

    I don't think so, in Scotland they are like your local Spar or co-op
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  • Jojo_the_Tightfisted
    Jojo_the_Tightfisted Posts: 27,228 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    What on earth was such a good deal that you are getting into this sort of state over it?
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  • rustyboy21
    rustyboy21 Posts: 2,565 Forumite
    What winds me up, is when there is a 'Buy one get 1 free' offer and there is only one item left on the shelf.

    Does that mean that someone has only picked one up and not seen the ad, or is it the shop has put an odd number out? Ethically speaking, perhaps it is a good thing and is trying to stop wastage, but if you are going in for Two of them, well....

    OP.. Stop trying to play the victim and start thinking of the other consumers, who would benefit from this Great manager in stopping the abuse. The store manager has done the right thing for the shop too, as people coming in for the promo line will most likely pick something else up at full price and high margin.

    Why do you think they run Promotions for?
  • Dumbe
    Dumbe Posts: 266 Forumite
    rustyboy21 wrote: »
    What winds me up, is when there is a 'Buy one get 1 free' offer and there is only one item left on the shelf.

    Does that mean that someone has only picked one up and not seen the ad, or is it the shop has put an odd number out? Ethically speaking, perhaps it is a good thing and is trying to stop wastage, but if you are going in for Two of them, well....


    Why do you think they run Promotions for?

    I admit to being one of those customers who buy only one of a lot of things that are on buy one get one free.. If its something fresh like bread I would never eat two before it went bad ( don't have a freezer big enough to freeze much) so I leave the "free" one as it would just be waste .....
  • JethroUK
    JethroUK Posts: 1,959 Forumite
    lot of shops have "loss leaders " - no profit items designed to get customers in the door and hopefully also buy some other stuff they are making a profit on

    aunt gonna happen if someone walks in and just buys all the loss leaders

    get a grip op
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