Originally Posted by
Treasureit
Do you really believe you saved a lot of money on the sale or were things priced high to start with so they can afford to have all these sales? I personally am convinced that Kohls and Joanns and some other stores are just marketing this way. Sounds like it works too.
Well of COURSE the things are priced highly to start with so they can afford these sales. That's why it is silly to shop at Joann's without a coupon. But the thing is, it isn't like they raised their prices just before thanksgiving to mark them down. They are ridiculously priced all year long. So if you're going to use it, Black Friday is the day to get Flannel... Otherwise you need to go with a coupon (for a still higher price) and just buy one cut per coupon.
That said, I know in Texas Kohl's lost a suit over their pricing- they can't call something a "sale" price if that is the price the thing is the majority of the time. Then, it becomes the regular price. At least Joann's does sell items for the "Regular" price most of the time.