https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/consumer-nz-questions-s…
A Consumer NZ survey into "specials" at big box retailers found customers shouldn’t assume they’re always getting a top bargain.
The consumer organisation’s online survey checked pricing at Briscoes, Farmers, Harvey Norman and Noel Leeming. It showed 27 out of 31 products were on sale at least four times but some products were on ‘special’ every week.
Six of the seven products tracked at Harvey Norman were promoted with deal-saving claims almost every week.
The Panasonic 32L Genius Inverter Microwave Oven went from a “Price Matched” $240 to a “Price Reduced” $313 the following week. It was then marked at $249 for four weeks, before rising to a “Price Matched” $298 for two weeks. Two weeks later, it was a “Huge Deal” $268.
A Harvey Norman spokesperson said it “doesn’t wish to make any comment” when Consumer NZ asked it to explain the huge variety of price promotion deals and what they meant.
All eight items tracked at Briscoes were regularly on special.
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https://www.consumer.org.nz/articles/consumer-nz-questions-s…
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