Eastcounty Wrote:
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> Ain't mad. Funny, because you are sure coming
> across that way.
>
> 1. In your original post it sounds like you
> wanted to return the item because your GF paid too
> much for it. Why would you even know what your GF
> paid, and why would you care? It was a gift. She
> obviously cared enough about you to get you
> something that she thought you would like, but she
> was not well enough informed to get it at the best
> price. Why is that something that you need to get
> bothered about?
>
> 2. You talk about "retail" as if it is some
> magical, precise number. What exactly is retail?
> Are you saying that Super Pets is selling their
> stuff for more than MSRP, or are you saing that
> they are simply charging more for their stuff than
> the discounters?
>
> 3. You say that you are all for supporting local
> small businesses. If that was true I would think
> you would have noticed that those local small
> businesses are more likely to have higher prices
> than the large retailers, and they tend to have
> more restrictive return policies. The reason for
> this is that they typically cannot get the same
> terms from their suppliers than the large chains,
> both on the prices they pay for items and the
> terms under which they can return the items.
> Petco can probably return its customer returned
> items to its suppliers for a full credit because
> it has the market clout.
>
> 4. You "drove down the street to a recently
> opened "big box" retailer". Where pray tell is
> there a recently opened big box retailer that
> sells aquarium stuff near Annandale. There are a
> couple located not too far outside Annandale, but
> even they could not be described as recently
> opened.
I know how much she paid because I was looking at that exact same tank at Super petz and found it online for $20 less and I knew that not only could she have saved quite a bit of money, but I would get better post-purchase support from somewhere else, somewhere that actually cares about staying business.
"Retail" is a general approximation of the average price an item sells for at most establishments.
I'm for supporting local small businesses that deserve to still stay open. I know they must charge higher prices but the prices Super Petz charges for opened and dirty merchandise is far higher than comparable locations. 10-15% above big box is fine with me but when you start actively gouging at 33-40% is something else entirely.
You're obviously a troll because if you haven't been to Annandale recently enough to know which one I'm talking about then you have no place in this discussion. Let me give you a hint, it ends with a CO.
Successful small businesses stay competitive by going the extra mile beyond what larger corporations/retailers are willing to do even if it means hurting their bottom line a little because when it comes down to it, that's the only way a small business can compete with a larger one.
Pic relates to the beginning of your post.
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