

| Subject: | Re: Canadian Tire and Listees - saving money |
| From: | David Marshall |
| Date: | Thu, 18 Nov 1999 22:25:57 -0800 |
Perhaps this would work the other way around - I bought a pressure washer the other weekend only to find that it went on special this week for something like $40 off... must pay them a visit tomorrow! At 11:12 PM 18/11/1999 -0600, Marshall Ruskin wrote: >Hi Volks: > >`Let me share with you how I saved $20.00 at Canadian Tire today - an great >"lesson learned" IMHO. (Same place I bought my Bosch H4's for the Igloo) > >I went there looking to buy the Coleman "BlackCat" propane catalyic heater, >(SAFE for indoor use - if 6 cm^2 ventialtion provided, 3000 BTU). > >....which I thought I have seen for about $45 on the shelf some time before. > >I noticed it was now marked $79.00. Hmmm. > >I approached a salesperson and asked -"Could you tell me if this heater was >on sale recently?" > >She referenced her computer, and said, "Yes Sir - one month ago this was >priced at $59.00." > >I said, "Is possible for me to get it now at that price?" > >"CERTAINLY SIR", she said. > >She wrote up a rain-check - and I saved $20.00, without really even trying. > >They apparently have a policy of always selling goods currently in stock, at >the last sale price. > >TMOTS: It never hurts to ask, no matter what store you go to. > >Marshall Ruskin >84 Westy "Iron Igloo" >Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada >Founding Member of "Vanagon's Anonymous" > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC, Canada -- -- 78 VW Rabbit, 80 VW Caddy, 84 VW Westie, 85 VW Cabriolet -- -- 87 Audi 5000 Quattro, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab -- -- David's Volkswagen Home Page http://www.volkswagen.org -- -- Fast Forward Autobahn Sport Tuning http://www.fastforward.ca -- -- david@volkswagen.org (pmail) or vanagon@volkswagen.org (list) --
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