Magrath, AB Feb 2007 - I was in the market for a new laser printer last week. My old Brother printer started leaving a blank stripe on every page printed. Lots of toner. New drum unit costs much more than a new printer. So I headed into the big city to pick up something that would do the trick for not too much money.
My first stop was at Staples - they had a nice HP LJ1018 on sale for $99.98 (ie 149.98 - 50.00 at till rebate). OK I thought and plunked down my payment. 10 minutes later down the street at Future Shop found exact same unit for their regular price of $89.99 - that is $10 cheaper or $60 less than the 'regular price'! 20 minutes later at WalMart found the same printer on sale for just under $129. Hmm.
End result. Took back the Staples one and bought the Future Shop one. I know - I am cheap. But the savings was over 10% between those two stores. Staples offered to price match - but I didn't feel inclined to reward them for overpricing the printer in the first place and making me do their work for them. What would you do?
My first stop was at Staples - they had a nice HP LJ1018 on sale for $99.98 (ie 149.98 - 50.00 at till rebate). OK I thought and plunked down my payment. 10 minutes later down the street at Future Shop found exact same unit for their regular price of $89.99 - that is $10 cheaper or $60 less than the 'regular price'! 20 minutes later at WalMart found the same printer on sale for just under $129. Hmm.
End result. Took back the Staples one and bought the Future Shop one. I know - I am cheap. But the savings was over 10% between those two stores. Staples offered to price match - but I didn't feel inclined to reward them for overpricing the printer in the first place and making me do their work for them. What would you do?
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