Thread: Happy...& Lucky
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Old 11-22-2012, 04:55 AM
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I got to my local Joann's yesterday at 7:30 for the 8 o'clock opening to purchase the bolt of Pellon batting that was $99, normal $279. I called the day before the doorbuster sale and Joann's said they would have 10 bolts. Being the 5th woman in line at the door opening I thought I had a good opportunity to buy a bolt. I hesitated for just a second with one other woman to get a shopping cart then took off to follow the 3 women to the bin of batting. One large woman had grabbed 5 bolts, the other 2 women graciously took one each which left the bin completely empty! The woman who hesitated for a brief second with me to get a cart was actually a friend of the woman that grabbed 5 bolts, she got the cart so the large woman could grab all she couldI as she gleefully said she was buying it for her business. I said I would like to purchase just one and the woman looked at me and laughed then took her haul to the check-out. All that after I drove 20 some odd miles and got there at 7:30. I feel Joann's should establish a limit on how many one person can purchase when they are having a big sale on limited supplies. Am I being unreasonable or just disappointed? I ended up buying almost $100 worth of fabric and using my coupons plus the $20 off holiday money and came home to complain their customer service on-line and found that they had the same doorbuster deal on-line for the same low price! I could have saved gas and all the frustration by staying home and shopping via the internet. And I had one of the free shipping coupons so my purchase came to $115 including tax. Live and learn! (thanks for listening, I still feel a tad bit mad!)
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