Comments on: Macy*s: When the Price is Wrong

By: pet supplies plus

pet supplies plus — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:40:18 +0000

I suspect we will continue see an increase in faulty ad pricing because the ‘thinking’ has been abdicated to computers. A shocking example of this mentality is the inability of some teenagers who have trouble reading an analog clock!

By: Susan

Susan — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:26:42 +0000

I stopped shopping at Macy’s several years ago when they took over the Rich’s chain here in the Atlanta area. At the “final sale” of Rich’s (conducted by Macy’s), they had prices to marked up it was ridiculous but people were in that frenzied state where they think everything is a bargain. There were knife sets that retail for $25 going for $150; cooking utensils marked up 100% over the going rate, and more. That turned me off Macy’s forever.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:01:09 +0000

Retailers know FULL well what drives and attracts consumers. They study and
teach it, and have weekly meetings on it. They KNOW that percent off sales
attract the unintelligent (read: most consumers) If you REALLY think some of
these “errors” aren’t purposeful, I have a REALLY nice bridge for sale in
Brooklyn and some WONDERFUL oceanfront property in Florida you’re gonna LOVE.

Macy’s is a dieing breed. In fact, I think they actually dies 10 years ago, but
nobody told them yet. People are getting tired of the old-school retail gimmicks.

WHY must products be sold from the SAME store at vastly different prices every
week (and sometimes more often)? Does it cost the retailer more or less that
week? I, as a consumer, would LOVE it if I could feel confident that when I
walk into a retailer’s establishment, I was getting a good fair price for an
item that isn’t going to be vastly cheaper tomorrow. And, particularly with
stores like Macy’s, I’d like know when I’m walking into the store to make a
purchase, that I could be paying less if I clipped the right coupon, stood on my
left foot, picked my nose, and spit nickels.

By: pnaw10dotcom

pnaw10dotcom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:58:45 +0000

@editormum – I agree with you 100%… it’s the retailer’s job to check, re-check and triple check their ads. Seriously… if I the average reader can look through an 8-page circular in a few minutes, how much longer can it possibly take to read the ad thoroughly enough to double-check the prices? Maybe an hour? It’s well worth paying an editor an extra hour’s pay today, to avoid hundreds or thousands of dollars in lost sales tomorrow.

Heck, if there are pricing errors, maybe the store should honor the advertised price, and then go after the ad agency to make up for THEIR mistake. I bet *that* encourages the agencies to pay more attention to their work!

By: Richard B.

Richard B. — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:13:28 +0000

Today the register tells the sales clerk exactly how much change is due. I seriously doubt many clerks could count the change out in a way so it totals the amount tendered, which was standard in the days before computerized registers.