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A Tale Of 2 Tool Stores

| Posted in Tools for Home Building on June 7, 2003 06:49am

Hi All,

Well here’s what service will get you.

Yesterday at ORCO. I notice a screamin’ deal on a Paslode Impulse nailer I was looking for. Good price plus about $200 of nails and fuel and other useful stuff. I say I’ll take it, then they notice that it’s last months special and rip the sign down and say no deal on Paslode. I left empty handed.

Today at Toolup. I called about a Milwaukee 6494 and am told they will meet the website price of $199 so I truck down there. I tell the guy at the counter and he says he can’t because that’s actually below his cost but he says he’ll sell it to me for $230 basically his price. I say ok. Just then someone else comes in after the same saw and he says he was just told he could have one with a free extra 60 t blade for $217 and has the guys name who made this price promise. The counter guy confirms it and offers me the same deal, So I made out even better than originally.

I can understand some confusion on price and don’t expect every store to sell everything at any price given especially when it’s at a loss. it was very cool that the Toolup guy gave me the saw at his cost then the even better deal that was through a rep I beleive. I’m quite pleased as their great guys to deal with any way. Got a Weatherguard 155-3 cross box for $283 as well. Toolup rocks! They are offering some outrageous prices on tools, A PLS3 Level for $227!

Now ORCO, well I won’t be back there soon. On top of just ripping the ad down and not honoring it, it was with a “get outa here son yer bothering me” attitude. I felt any further question about compressors etc. an annoyance to them. Tried to give me a break on a used Ti-Bone hammer of $200. It had been beaten on the floor so they could lower the price to $200! Hey little did they know I had and still have the better part of $1000 for some tools.

You’d think they’d be aware of internet forums by now.

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    Gunner | Jun 07, 2003 01:32pm | #1

    Some people don't know a thing about poor customer service, and the long term cost to them.

    Who Dares Wins.

  2. Piffin | Jun 07, 2003 03:26pm | #2

    Worse than the poor attitude, I think what they did was illegal. Maybe I'm wrong but as I understand it, they made an offer by having it displayed with that poster. Then, when you accepted it by saying, I'll take it, a contract was formed. They broke the contract and broke their word.

    comparing that to what we do, If I sent out a proposal letter saying that I will rake you leaves, sweep your porch and clean up after your dog all summer long for a thousand bucks and you sign the proposal, accepting it, I would have no right to increase the cost to $1200 ( besides, I know you've only got a grand) The only diff here is that one is a written offer and acceptance and the other is verbal acceptance.

    if it were me, I would call the manager of the store and lay it out in front of him like that, and ask if he wanted to be a good guy and stand behind the offer or if he wanted the reputation of dealing from the bottom of the deck.

    .

    Excellence is its own reward!

    1. Sancho | Jun 07, 2003 05:49pm | #3

      The orco up here in OC has a pretty good rep. I think if you would of talked to the manager Ithink you could of worked something out. 

      Darkworks:  No Guns No Butter squilla and the bling bling.

    2. finishcarp | Jun 07, 2003 10:19pm | #4

      Fine print is where they get the option not to honour the pricing.  There probably is a sign somewhere in the store that says they have the right NOT to sell because of inventory( they "sold out" on a special) or they have the right not to sell if there is a printing error (as on a brochure) or any other sign (an employee believes the manager said "make up the sign for $100" when the manager really said $500) etc etc etc.

      However you are correct that it makes GREAT business sense to keep all customers happy even if there is a financial loss from time to time

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