Annoying Sales Tactics

simu

So, I've been trying to get some cheap clothes for myself in the sales in the last few days. To my surprise, some shops in Cork have either closed half or all their changing rooms. Why on earth would you do that at the busiest time of year? Do they not know that long queues are off-putting no matter how nice the clothes? Do people really risk buying clothes without seeing if they fit? If it's a question of money, I'm sure shops make enough profit to cover the cost of a few extra dressing room attendants.

Imposter

Marks and Sparks in Jervis (Dublin, for those Cork folk watching) was the same. The queue for refunds was huge too. Was going to buy stuff there but didn't as I couldn't try them on and getting a refund wasn't an option.

D-Generate

Its easier to monitor 2 changing rooms than it is to monitor 4 I guess. Most of the time only one room out of 4 might be in use but around sale times all 4 will probably be in use and it would be oh so easy for someone to take off the tags in there to shop lift and the security guard would definitely not be able to see it due to all the people.

vibrant

I was amazed at the amount of *crap* that suddenly appeared in the shops when the sales started. I was watching out for a few nice things in Monsoon and Next ... I went into the Grafton Street branches the other day and the stock which had been replaced with some of the most wretched clothes I've seen!

abccormac

shops don't want to spend money hiring more staff for thr sales, staff don't want to/can't work extra hours, and every body either wants a bargain or to return gifts they don't like so shops end up overcrowded and understaffed. That's why changing rooms are closed, lines are long. The staff tend to take the brunt of people's annoyance (speaking from personal experience here) and end up wanting to strangle everybody who comes in to the place. Sales are hell on earth if you have to work in a place like dunnes, you only close for a few days to get over the pre-christmas madness and then the sales start.

Rozabeez

Next took all their good stock and kept it in the changing rooms, so they had to keep them closed while they sold a load of crap.

simu

vibrant wrote:

I was amazed at the amount of *crap* that suddenly appeared in the shops when the sales started.

So true. A-wear, Warehouse, most of those chain stores were full of rubbish.

I got some nice stuff in BTs and some of the independent boutiques in Cork, though.

Ms Beanbag

Dublins so overrated clothes-wise. You have all those little sh!tty tweens boutiques (with slogan tshirts which were printed upstairs with their own machines!), arnotts and BT is expensive (even in the sales), Warehse and the rest didnt have much of a selection.
I think I might move somewhere else

dudara

Recycling old sale stock is a common tactic in a lot of shops. Next are the worst offenders. A lot of people have the opinion that the Next sale is great, when in reality, it's mainly the stuff that they didn't sell in the last sale. Oasis are also quite bad at doing this too

OfflerCrocGod

God yes, most of the stuff on "sale" is crap I wouldn't wear if they gave to me for free - utter rubbish.

Selik

I had a look in O'Connors there the other day as they were advertising an apparent "sale" in the window. Of course what they should have said is that they were trying to get rid of all there xl, xxl and bloody xxxl (does anybody actually buy or were these stupid sizes) t-shirts, shirts, pants etc.... I don't care how cool & nice & cheap a top is, I'm NOT going to buy it or even take it for free (well...) if it fits like a flippin tarpaulin!!! Sales (especially for clothes) at this time of the year are pretty much a waste of time IMO as everyone's trying to do the same thing and only a select few are going to get anything half decent.

shivface

i got some really nice stuff in the sales this year

rainbow kirby

I've bought nothing in the sales this year. No clothes, no music, not even any games :eek: I just haven't seen anything I wanted.