Comments on: Preferred Customers Specials – Sales Tactic #6 http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/ Money Tips for a Better Life Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:43:50 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Ben http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20488 Ben Mon, 08 Oct 2007 03:22:12 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/#comment-20488 Victory, you make a good point. If you get discounts on any purchase, any time a preferred customer program can be of benefit to the consumer. You save money on things you were going to buy anyways. The problem arises when a retailer holds a "Preferred Customer" sale where the goal is to get you into the store to spend more money by offering "special discounts" that a lot of times aren't all that great. Victory, you make a good point. If you get discounts on any purchase, any time a preferred customer program can be of benefit to the consumer. You save money on things you were going to buy anyways.

The problem arises when a retailer holds a “Preferred Customer” sale where the goal is to get you into the store to spend more money by offering “special discounts” that a lot of times aren’t all that great.

]]> By: Victory http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20447 Victory Sun, 07 Oct 2007 08:53:17 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/#comment-20447 I don't think this is such a bad thing though if you're smart enough. Like my school canteen does this with me on a small basis of course, like I can get 50c off drinks or food compared to the other people. Heck I'm an 'exclusive' credit customer. That's right I get drinks and pay later. But I see how this can trap people into such offers which aren't genuine. I don’t think this is such a bad thing though if you’re smart enough. Like my school canteen does this with me on a small basis of course, like I can get 50c off drinks or food compared to the other people. Heck I’m an ‘exclusive’ credit customer. That’s right I get drinks and pay later.

But I see how this can trap people into such offers which aren’t genuine.

]]> By: Patrick http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/comment-page-1/#comment-20270 Patrick Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:43:02 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/preferred-customers-specials-sales-tactic-6/#comment-20270 I love this series. I find it fascinating how stores atteempt to part people from their money. It <i>rarely</i> works on me. I usually odn't spend money unless it is for something I really need or want. But I think I am in the minority there. ;) I love this series. I find it fascinating how stores atteempt to part people from their money. It rarely works on me. I usually odn’t spend money unless it is for something I really need or want. But I think I am in the minority there. ;)

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