Anaconda 20% off sale

They beat any price by 10%.

So does/did A Mart

Not so. They weren't interested in even negotiating. Same response when we tried to buy some gazebos from them for the school. Ten gazebos for around $300 each.. They would only come down about 10%, still not close to the opposition. Needless to say they did not get the business.

From what I can make out, "we'll beat any price by 10%" means "...as long as taking 10% off doesn't mean we won't make a profit.."

you can hardly blame them for that if the profit margin is so narrow that there isn't room for a further 10% discount

Thats true. But why advertise you're so dam good if the little guy down the road is so much cheaper? I suppose lots of people will be convinced by the advertising without bothering to check..

And isn't that false advertising?

No, its "caveat emptor"

I can't remember how Anaconda advertises, but am acutely aware that Officeworks and Bunnings state the price is 10% less than an advertised price. Note, advertised price, not the price you may be able to negotiate because of inhuose sales, trade discounts, bulk rates etc.

Subtle difference. But it is their get out of it card. It is not retailer's fault people don't read English

Tried it once at Bunnings for a brush cutter with a competitor's business card with a model number and price on it. I was asked for the advertising brochure.

From http://www.anaconda.com.au/LPG.aspx, their Lowest Price Guarantee states the following:

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Lowest Price Guarantee

“If you show us” - we will accept a signed quote, receipt, invoice, advertising or any other official document from a competitor to show their price is cheaper.

“cheaper price” - the item must be cheaper, not the same price.

“same” - the item must be the same in all ways (including freight charges)

“stocked item” - We must have the item in stock and available for sale (ie. no backorders) and our competitor must have it in stock and available for sale at the time of quoting

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Based on this information, Anaconda would have to uphold this guarantee with just a (signed) quote from the other retailer.

Andrew

25% for the name?? I have never seen that to be the case with Anaconda. Maybe other states work differently, yet in Qld prices are very competitive and in many cases i have found them to be much cheaper than the competitors.

Of course some items will be cheaper in some stores than others, however shopping around is always the best way to get the cheapest item in the end.

Andrew

Just got a VIP card in mail offering $40 off 2/7/09 to 5/7/09 provided the spend is $100 and adventure club card must be presented.

Pedro

yeah, I got a MT45 for $997 at a previous sale :)

Like everything... know your prices beforehand.