When Is A "Sale" A "Sale"?

I am so tired of seeing signs in store windows, “SALE”, only to go in and see a pack of gum that “normally” sells for $8 now marked down to “only” $4…it is still overpriced - thus, it ain’t no “SALE” to me.

OK…so maybe the gum analogy is a bit off, but you know what I mean.

So, what is a real “Sale” to you?

A sale’s a sale when it’s worth my while–Kids R Us is going out of business and they have all these huge signs promoting their big close out sale…A whopping 10-30% off :rolleyes: All the clothes are only 10% off. I do better at Old Navy or Walmart.

A store closing sale should give you at least 40% off the clothes.

DMark
I so GET you. I have just received an all-day “15% off” shopping pass at Macy’s. The back excludes:

DEPARTMENTS: Cosmetics, Fragrances, Junior Denim, Better Separate, Impulse, Cashmere, Designer Handbags, Maternity, all Electrics, Phones, Vacuums, Furniture, Mattresses, Food & Candy, Bridal Salons. DESIGNERS: Nautica, Ralph Lauren/Polo, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, DKNY, Kenneth Cole, Guess, Coach and all reg.priced Diesel, Joseph Abboud, Hugo Boss and Mani. COLLECTIONS: INC, Levi’s, American Rag, Sharper Image, Watches, Fashion Jewelry, Status Crystal & China, Sterling Silver Flatware, Waterford, All Clad, Louis Vuitton, Calphalon, Henckels, Dakota, Charisma, Godiva, Royal Velvet, Tumi, Hartmann, Holiday Lane. Not valid on Universal Tickets, specials, bonus buys, purchase-with-purchase offers, super buys, best values, price breaks, everyday low prices, men’s buy-1-get-1 offers, prior purchases, services, gift certificates/cards, selected leased deparments, phone orders, macys.com. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Macy’s employees not eligible.

It’s also gotta be what you want.

Wallmart had an excellent price on plasma TVs but we don’t need one and neither does anyone I’m planning on spending that much on a gift for.

When my husband was young, he worked in a department store. Every Friday, they would put out “Super Friday Sale” signs all over the store. Only a few items were marked down, but everything was marked as a “sale.”

He says on Fridays, people came in in droves to take advantage of the “sales,” and paid exactly the same prices they would have on Thursday.

When I worked in a department store, everything they had would be on sale all the time. The prices were almost always inflated and then slashed through with either a lower price or something about 20% off. It always amazed me how many people thought they were getting a great deal.

For me, it doesn’t matter if something is on sale or not. One of the first things I look for is the price tag. If I don’t think that shirt is worth $20, even though it’s been “marked down” from $30, I won’t buy it.