Comments on: Kohl’s: ‘Regular’ Price Defined Irregularly* http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/ Exposing the strings and catches buried in the fine print. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: M. Lynne http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/comment-page-1/#comment-45465 M. Lynne Wed, 12 Sep 2007 04:56:16 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=10#comment-45465 Watch out for Kohl's online ... their shipping charges are outrageous. I was going to buy some things on clearance, but they wanted $13-plus in shipping on $5.50 worth of merchandise. Ridiculous, and unfair. I decided not to buy after all. Watch out for Kohl’s online … their shipping charges are outrageous. I was going to buy some things on clearance, but they wanted $13-plus in shipping on $5.50 worth of merchandise. Ridiculous, and unfair. I decided not to buy after all.

]]> By: Mike http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9867 Mike Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:04:22 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=10#comment-9867 From G Herring: "We have price control on our products" I love how discussion of one illegal pricing policy is rebuked with an admission of another. While manufacturer's SUGGESTED retail prices are fine, "price controls" with retailers are illegal in the United States. From G Herring: “We have price control on our products”

I love how discussion of one illegal pricing policy is rebuked with an admission of another. While manufacturer’s SUGGESTED retail prices are fine, “price controls” with retailers are illegal in the United States.

]]> By: G.Herring http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/comment-page-1/#comment-9286 G.Herring Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:48:17 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=10#comment-9286 As far as kohl's goes. I represent one of their higher end mfgs and I have noticed that our MSRP is never what it is supposed to be. For example one of our products sells for $499.99 everywhere else but Kohl's will mark it up to $619.99 the put a $575.99 sale price on it. We have price control on our products, they have a minimum price that it can be sold for but it does not set a maximum! So...Kohl's can use this tactic. My advice. Do research on the products that you intend to purchase, goto the mfgs web sites. Check the MSRP, Print it out & bring it to the store. Force them to honor the mfgs price. I hope that this helps someone. G.Herring Dyson Vacs As far as kohl’s goes. I represent one of their higher end mfgs and I have noticed that our MSRP is never what it is supposed to be. For example one of our products sells for $499.99 everywhere else but Kohl’s will mark it up to $619.99 the put a $575.99 sale price on it.
We have price control on our products, they have a minimum price that it can be sold for but it does not set a maximum! So…Kohl’s can use this tactic. My advice. Do research on the products that you intend to purchase, goto the mfgs web sites. Check the MSRP, Print it out & bring it to the store. Force them to honor the mfgs price.
I hope that this helps someone.

G.Herring
Dyson Vacs

]]> By: John http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/comment-page-1/#comment-6440 John Tue, 23 Jan 2007 03:49:26 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=10#comment-6440 LISTEN TO ME, IF KOHLS WOULD SAY HEY COME IN FOR OUR REGULAR PRICES! NOBODY WOULD COME IN THE STORE! THE PROBLEM WITH MOUSEPRINT IS THAT PEOPLE RESPOND TO ADVERTISING. I AM IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS AND HAVE HAD THE BBB CALL ME AND TELL ME TO PUT SMALL PRINT IN MY AD TO COVER A CLAIM. EVEN THOUGH WE OFFER CUSTOMERS THE BEST POLICIES IN OUR INDUSTRY. THEY INCOURAGED THE PRACTICE. I WANT TO BE GOOD TO THE PUBLIC. I WANT TO STAY IN BUSINESS WHAT SHOULD I DO? <font color=red>Edgar Replies:</font>  Tell the truth in your headline!  Don't say, "Get our Buffet Dinner for only $5.99*" and then the asterisk leads to a disclosure that says "*when you buy at regular price."  This creates the impression that buffet dinners are on sale for only $5.99, when it fact it is a buy one, get one offer. Instead say: "Buy one buffet dinner, get one for only $5.99", -or- "Get one buffet dinner for $5.99 when you buy one at regular price." LISTEN TO ME, IF KOHLS WOULD SAY HEY COME IN FOR OUR REGULAR PRICES!
NOBODY WOULD COME IN THE STORE! THE PROBLEM WITH MOUSEPRINT IS THAT
PEOPLE RESPOND TO ADVERTISING. I AM IN THE RETAIL BUSINESS AND HAVE
HAD THE BBB CALL ME AND TELL ME TO PUT SMALL PRINT IN MY AD TO COVER
A CLAIM. EVEN THOUGH WE OFFER CUSTOMERS THE BEST POLICIES IN OUR
INDUSTRY. THEY INCOURAGED THE PRACTICE. I WANT TO BE GOOD TO THE
PUBLIC. I WANT TO STAY IN BUSINESS WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Edgar Replies:  Tell the truth in your headline!  Don’t say, “Get our Buffet Dinner for only $5.99*” and then the asterisk leads to a disclosure that says “*when you buy at regular price.”  This creates the impression that buffet dinners are on sale for only $5.99, when it fact it is a buy one, get one offer.

Instead say: “Buy one buffet dinner, get one for only $5.99″, -or- “Get one buffet dinner for $5.99 when you buy one at regular price.”

]]> By: Peter http://www.mouseprint.org/2006/03/18/kohls-regular-price-is-how-you-define-it/comment-page-1/#comment-2383 Peter Sat, 04 Nov 2006 18:04:51 +0000 http://www.mouseprint.org/?p=10#comment-2383 New York took them to court over this and won and a lot of money I might add. The Massachusetts A.G., who will no longer be office as of 1/01/07 (thank God), refuses to take action. Just don't at shop Kohl's, and never vote for people like Tom Reilly New York took them to court over this and won and a lot of money I might add.

The Massachusetts A.G., who will no longer be office as of 1/01/07 (thank God), refuses to take action.

Just don’t at shop Kohl’s, and never vote for people like Tom Reilly

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