Wally World

**bruiser** · 09-27-2005, 11:23 AM

Two weeks ago today, I bought a 160 gig Seagate external hard drive from the local Wal-Mart. I went back in the store yesterday and the same drive is $25 cheaper. I asked about getting the price differential and was told to bring the receipt in today and I would be taken care of. NOT. I took my receipt in, and was told the policy about refunding in store price differentials was limited to 7 days. Well, there was no signage posted anywhere stating this policy, not in the electronics department, not at the service, and it's not printed on the receipt. I asked to personally speak with a manager, but I think they hired a bunch of chickens to be managers, because not a one would come to speak to me face to face and show me where the policy was posted. Besides, it may not have been 7 days since the price was reduced. I've already fired off an e-mail and a hard copy to Arkansas, but it probably won't do any good.

**Spatcher** · 09-27-2005, 05:41 PM

Lol, Wal-Mart is supposed to beat prices, well what about beating their prices?

yustr · 09-27-2005, 06:12 PM

Remember, you attract a lot more bees with honey than with vinegar. Of course, with so many bees around you get stung a lot more too...And, you attract a lot more flys with @#$% than with ...well you get my point.

**RavenMind** · 10-06-2005, 06:04 AM

What's that? He can get sticky or smelly, but either way he's not getting his money back?

crazijoe · 10-07-2005, 07:27 AM

I would return it, get a refund, and buy another one. Tell them at the refund counter it was defective and you made an alternate solution, you just want your money back.

There are always loopholes into these matters.

ebackhus · 10-27-2005, 07:32 PM

That's called "renting."

**Fox** · 10-27-2005, 07:36 PM

Yeah people do it at CVS all the time. The clerk probably won't care, I'm sure he or she will be used to that sort of thing.

I hardly ever shop at Wal Mart- I think it's worth more to buy products at a higher price now and have them last longer then dump money on cheap crap and re-buy it when it breaks in short order.

**RavenMind** · 10-27-2005, 11:39 PM

I agree in theory, but the cheap crap looks good when you're on a tight budget & would otherwise have to do without.

**oldmn** · 10-27-2005, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RavenMind

I agree in theory, but the cheap crap looks good when you're on a tight budget & would otherwise have to do without.

The point is you are probably going to do with out anyway. Because it is eather going to go TU (just after the warranty expires), or you are going to return it because you relies what a piece of s*** it is.

yustr · 10-28-2005, 05:09 AM

Quote:

No one ever went broke underestimating the intellegence of the American public.

HL Mencken

bry623 · 10-28-2005, 07:07 AM

I love my super WalMart in Newark Ohio. Where else can you buy apples and aprons? Biscuits and bras? You get my point. I spend alot of time and money there. I have bought software from there too and they have been pretty good about it. I also bought a video card which has worked out great for me from there. I do hope you get your $25.

crazijoe · 10-28-2005, 07:15 AM

I hate walmart.
5 minutes to shop, 45 minutes to checkout

I hate the feeling of cattle
Can you say "Moooo"?

**bruiser** · 10-28-2005, 07:18 AM

I have e-mailed them and sent them a letter. No response. The $25 is not the issue anymore. It's the fact that there was no manager who would come explain the policy to me, as I wanted someone to show me where the actual policy was posted. The clerk at the service desk couldn't show me, and of course she couldn't leave her area to go wandering around the store trying to find anywhere the policy was posted. Yeah, it does not make them look good when they won't match their own prices.

**Spatcher** · 10-28-2005, 03:10 PM

Don't get me wrong, I also love Wal-Mart. Just I would prefer to shop at a computer store for computer parts.

ebackhus · 10-28-2005, 03:33 PM

If I'm in a fix with a repair and need a part yesterday I'll stop at Wal-Mart. Sure, they don't sell everything but i can at least get the basics 24/7.

**karusho** · 11-07-2005, 12:11 AM

back when the LCD monitor market was new I went down to Fry's and bought one for $450 and was going to use the "renting" method. Then I forgot to return it and on the 32nd day i just decided to keep it

and now its broken T.T

life lesson: LCD sux

09-27-2005, 11:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	Wally World Two weeks ago today, I bought a 160 gig Seagate external hard drive from the local Wal-Mart. I went back in the store yesterday and the same drive is $25 cheaper. I asked about getting the price differential and was told to bring the receipt in today and I would be taken care of. NOT. I took my receipt in, and was told the policy about refunding in store price differentials was limited to 7 days. Well, there was no signage posted anywhere stating this policy, not in the electronics department, not at the service, and it's not printed on the receipt. I asked to personally speak with a manager, but I think they hired a bunch of chickens to be managers, because not a one would come to speak to me face to face and show me where the policy was posted. Besides, it may not have been 7 days since the price was reduced. I've already fired off an e-mail and a hard copy to Arkansas, but it probably won't do any good.

09-27-2005, 05:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Lol, Wal-Mart is supposed to beat prices, well what about beating their prices? __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

09-27-2005, 06:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,044 OS: XP Pro My System	Remember, you attract a lot more bees with honey than with vinegar. Of course, with so many bees around you get stung a lot more too...And, you attract a lot more flys with @#$% than with ...well you get my point. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

10-07-2005, 07:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I would return it, get a refund, and buy another one. Tell them at the refund counter it was defective and you made an alternate solution, you just want your money back. There are always loopholes into these matters. __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software Last edited by crazijoe; 10-07-2005 at 07:29 AM.

10-27-2005, 07:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	That's called "renting." __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

10-06-2005, 06:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
RavenMind Lazy Bum Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 1,015 OS: XP Home SP3/Vista	What's that? He can get sticky or smelly, but either way he's not getting his money back?

10-27-2005, 07:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Fox TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NJ Posts: 7,752 OS: XP Pro, CentOS My System	Yeah people do it at CVS all the time. The clerk probably won't care, I'm sure he or she will be used to that sort of thing. I hardly ever shop at Wal Mart- I think it's worth more to buy products at a higher price now and have them last longer then dump money on cheap crap and re-buy it when it breaks in short order. __________________ Antec Neo Power 500W, ABIT IP35-E, Intel E2180@2.66Ghz, Corsair XMS2 2x1GB DDR2-800, PNY 8800GT, 320GB Seagate * lazy college student alert *- If I've inadvertently ignored a thread, please Let me know about it Have I helped you solve your problem? Donate to Techsupportforums Klart Skepp!

10-27-2005, 11:39 PM	#8 (permalink)
RavenMind Lazy Bum Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Salt Lake Posts: 1,015 OS: XP Home SP3/Vista	I agree in theory, but the cheap crap looks good when you're on a tight budget & would otherwise have to do without.

10-28-2005, 07:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	I love my super WalMart in Newark Ohio. Where else can you buy apples and aprons? Biscuits and bras? You get my point. I spend alot of time and money there. I have bought software from there too and they have been pretty good about it. I also bought a video card which has worked out great for me from there. I do hope you get your $25. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

10-28-2005, 07:15 AM	#12 (permalink)
crazijoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Omaha, The Center of the Universe Posts: 7,632 OS: WinXP, Win2K3 My System	I hate walmart. 5 minutes to shop, 45 minutes to checkout I hate the feeling of cattle Can you say "Moooo"? __________________ Microsoft MCSA + Messaging, MVP, A+, Network+ http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3...other/Help.jpg Do you want a real Republican? HDD diagnostic tools / HDD data recovery software

10-28-2005, 07:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
bruiser TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,973 OS: xp	I have e-mailed them and sent them a letter. No response. The $25 is not the issue anymore. It's the fact that there was no manager who would come explain the policy to me, as I wanted someone to show me where the actual policy was posted. The clerk at the service desk couldn't show me, and of course she couldn't leave her area to go wandering around the store trying to find anywhere the policy was posted. Yeah, it does not make them look good when they won't match their own prices.

10-28-2005, 03:10 PM	#14 (permalink)
Spatcher Henry Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 3,484 OS: Mac OSX	Don't get me wrong, I also love Wal-Mart. Just I would prefer to shop at a computer store for computer parts. __________________ JohnThePilot: Cenedl heb iaith, cenedl heb galon (a nation without a language is a nation without a heart) John Butler Trio: Go take a step outside, see what's shakin' in the real world - Good Excuse Paul Kelly: Just add a dollop of tomato sauce for sweetness and that extra tang - How to Make Gravy

10-28-2005, 03:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,249 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	If I'm in a fix with a repair and need a part yesterday I'll stop at Wal-Mart. Sure, they don't sell everything but i can at least get the basics 24/7. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

11-07-2005, 12:11 AM	#16 (permalink)
karusho TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Silicon Valley Posts: 1,217 OS: Windows XP SP2, Windows Vista SP1, Ubuntu 8.04 My System	back when the LCD monitor market was new I went down to Fry's and bought one for $450 and was going to use the "renting" method. Then I forgot to return it and on the 32nd day i just decided to keep it and now its broken T.T life lesson: LCD sux