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"We are matching competitor's prices"

  • 25-11-2016 09:49PM
    #1
    OU812
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,114 ✭✭✭


    I've seen this statement as well as "We will match any price you get" during the sales and other times of the year & I don't get it. Is this supposed to convince me to buy from you rather than them? What's the point? You're supposed to beat your competitor's prices


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  • #2
    Fr_Dougal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,167 ✭✭✭Fr_Dougal


    It's price fixing. Totes illegal too.


  • #3
    the_pen_turner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,796 ✭✭✭the_pen_turner


    this crap really anoys me.
    basically they are saying that they are happy to sell at the lower price but are hoping to screw you out of the difference.


  • #4
    Walter2016
    Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭Walter2016


    85% of shoppers won't check competitive prices and of the 15% that do, very few would claim the difference.

    So it sounds good, but in reality it costs nothing.


  • #5
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,327 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Fr_Dougal wrote: »
    It's price fixing. Totes illegal too.

    How is it price fixing?


  • #6
    Avatar MIA
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,748 ✭✭✭Avatar MIA


    OU812 wrote: »
    I've seen this statement as well as "We will match any price you get" during the sales and other times of the year & I don't get it. Is this supposed to convince me to buy from you rather than them? What's the point? You're supposed to beat your competitor's prices

    Irked me as well.

    Definitely not as iconic as, 'Never knowingly undersold' :)


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  • #7
    The_Valeyard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,452 ✭✭✭✭The_Valeyard


    lot of it is a con also.

    Take identical TVs for sale in two shops.

    Slight variation in model number for shipping purposes, but TV has exact same specs, etc.

    They wont match price because the model number difference.


  • #8
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 99,690 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    It's just a scam

    The trick is that if you go in to say you can buy a TV cheaper elsewhere they'll say "but that's a UXE3600-34xyz1 and ours is a UXE3600-34xyz2, different models "


  • #9
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Capt'n Midnight wrote: »
    It's just a scam

    The trick is that if you go in to say you can buy a TV cheaper elsewhere they'll say "but that's a UXE3600-34xyz1 and ours is a UXE3600-34xyz2, different models "

    A couple of years ago I managed to get a 2Tb hard drive from Curry's about €100 off their marked price, cheaper than the 1Tb version in the store. Argos were selling it at the stupid low price at the time, either by pricing error or because there was literally only 1 showing up in the country. There was no getting out of it for them.


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