Comments on: Speak Up to Get A Deal http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html Helping Smart Shoppers Save Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:19:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: businessloans http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-5989 businessloans Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:01:36 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-5989 great article-ive got to remember, every time to ask for a reduced price great article-ive got to remember, every time to ask for a reduced price

]]> By: Carnival of Everything Finance: # 18 | virtualgrant.com http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-4191 Carnival of Everything Finance: # 18 | virtualgrant.com Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:42:06 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-4191 [...] Paulson presents Speak Up to Get A Deal posted at American Consumer [...] [...] Paulson presents Speak Up to Get A Deal posted at American Consumer [...]

]]> By: From Spender To Saver, Awesome Debt Reduction Guide @ The Roundup http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-3907 From Spender To Saver, Awesome Debt Reduction Guide @ The Roundup Sun, 04 May 2008 17:00:50 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-3907 [...] Speak Up to Get A Deal @ American Consumer News [...] [...] Speak Up to Get A Deal @ American Consumer News [...]

]]> By: Jamison http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-3891 Jamison Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:43:46 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-3891 In my first comment, I was refering to SAMS club, not SAME club :) As for the keyring discounts, I hate them and refuse to sign up for one. It is so the store can sell demographic info to marketers and I can't stand buying an item I dont really want just because it is marked down with the card, whereas the products I DO want are marked up. Publix doesnt do this. No card needed, everything is at a fair price. When people give their phone number if they dont have a card, it means they DO have a card but not with them. the phone number is a way to look up the card info. What I do if I am stuck at one of these places and they ask if I have a card I say "Yes, but my wife has it" when they ask for a number, I give them 3 that dont work (home, my cell, her cell) and when they cant find it they either pull a generic card from under the counter to swipe or I just say "cant you just put in your phone number or your moms phone number for me" and smile real big. In my first comment, I was refering to SAMS club, not SAME club :)
As for the keyring discounts, I hate them and refuse to sign up for one. It is so the store can sell demographic info to marketers and I can’t stand buying an item I dont really want just because it is marked down with the card, whereas the products I DO want are marked up.
Publix doesnt do this. No card needed, everything is at a fair price.
When people give their phone number if they dont have a card, it means they DO have a card but not with them. the phone number is a way to look up the card info.
What I do if I am stuck at one of these places and they ask if I have a card I say “Yes, but my wife has it” when they ask for a number, I give them 3 that dont work (home, my cell, her cell) and when they cant find it they either pull a generic card from under the counter to swipe or I just say “cant you just put in your phone number or your moms phone number for me” and smile real big.

]]> By: Monroe on a budget http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-3890 Monroe on a budget Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:26:43 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-3890 The grocery / drugstore member cards I have came with a key ring version. I've heard of some people looping all their shopping cards into a special key ring; but I have only four such cards, so I leave them on my regular key ring. I've also noticed that at the stores I shop, if a customer is a member and doesn't have their card (maybe it's the spouse who normally shops at that store and has the card?), they can sometimes get their member discounts by giving the store clerk their phone number. The grocery / drugstore member cards I have came with a key ring version. I’ve heard of some people looping all their shopping cards into a special key ring; but I have only four such cards, so I leave them on my regular key ring.
I’ve also noticed that at the stores I shop, if a customer is a member and doesn’t have their card (maybe it’s the spouse who normally shops at that store and has the card?), they can sometimes get their member discounts by giving the store clerk their phone number.

]]> By: Jamison http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html/comment-page-1#comment-3882 Jamison Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:12:02 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2008/04/speak-up-to-get-a-deal.html#comment-3882 Same Club in town kept putting out bent and dent cans of baby formula, which we buy weekly from them. I finally got fed up and complained to the store manager and called headquarters saying that I dont pay a membership fee to have damaged good pushed on me. My membership for next year is now free :) Though i will end up joining costco anyway. After a horrible experience at a La Quinta, I got an email from the company asking how my stay was (they do this with each stay). I told them hoenstly, not expecting anythig in return. I now have a one night's free stay there and got that night wiped off my bill (even though it was free to begin with via my credit card points :) ) So, speak up! Same Club in town kept putting out bent and dent cans of baby formula, which we buy weekly from them.
I finally got fed up and complained to the store manager and called headquarters saying that I dont pay a membership fee to have damaged good pushed on me.
My membership for next year is now free :) Though i will end up joining costco anyway.

After a horrible experience at a La Quinta, I got an email from the company asking how my stay was (they do this with each stay).

I told them hoenstly, not expecting anythig in return.

I now have a one night’s free stay there and got that night wiped off my bill (even though it was free to begin with via my credit card points :) )

So, speak up!

]]>