RE: R\C Stuarts at Wally World [TANKS]

["Steve Tyng" <STyng-at-ACPTrust.com>]

Walmart has the most sophisticated sales tracking system of any retailer
in the world.  They track sales in real time and set prices accordingly.
If the Stuart is $75 in one location and $150 in another, it's no
accident.  Their IT infrastructure is second only to the Pentagon in
size.  

Steve "I saw it on 60 minutes" Tyng



> Subject: Re: R\C Stuarts at Wally World [TANKS]
> 
> 
> Where are you located? Maybe refer the local Wal-Marts
> to another one with lower prices?
> 
> Thanks,
> Rick 
> 
> --- erik kump <ebkump-at-hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > There must be fifteen Wal-Marts within 25 miles of
> > where I live or work. I
> > called eight of them yesterday looking for one of
> > those Stuart tanks. Two of 
> > them had no idea what I was talking about, and four
> > of them said they had 
> > been a Christmas item only and they had been sold
> > out for months (about what 
> > I expected to hear). One of them said that they
> > still had two in stock... 
> > for the regular price of $180.  !!!  The last one
> > told me that they had 
> > fourteen of the buggers in stock for $150 each. When
> > queried at the large 
> > number of them, I was informed that they had
> > recently received another 
> > shipment.
> > I suppose I shouldn't be surprised that a giant
> > company like Wal-Mart can't 
> > keep their prices straight. If I could have found
> > one for the $75 I would 
> > have pounced on it. It would get my kids off my case
> > about why I haven't 
> > finished the other tank yet. But at $150... I think
> > I'd rather use that 
> > money to buy a drill press.
> > 
> > Erik "Attention Wal-Mart Shoppers" Kump
> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> 
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