Not too ethical. I guess more stores will be losing up.
This consumer only going to stock up on food and other needs to ride out Obama&Co depression that starts in 2013.
if you spend 30 minutes with a camera clerk at a busy store and turn around and buy it online to save a few bucks, you are stealing from that store as if you pocketed something and walked out.
i bought an airbrush from my local hobby store so i have no problem, assuming they aren’t swamped, spending 20 minutes or so asking about techniques. we get a 15% discount for model club so, if the same model is on line for $5 less (taxes vs shipping.....) i will still buy it from the LHS. 50% sale online is a whole different matter.
Some dept stores have stopped stocking certain items for this reason. If it isn’t exclusive or different from the online stores in some way, they don’t want it for that reason.
Why would you pay up to 30% markup on an identical item that can be found on hundreds of websites? Why would you even bother listening to a sales clerk when you can read hundreds of reviews online? Big box stores are a waste of time and were pros at scamming people (rebates anyone?).
‘Christmas’ is not observed in my home any more...man, does it spare us a lot of grief.
You’d be an idiot not to do this. Of course, you shouldn’t take up sales people’s time if you’re not planning on buying, but using a mobile device to help comparison shop? Absolutely!
If I see something interesting at Sam’s Club, I check it out on Amazon right then and there — reviews and pricing. If the price difference is significant and I want to get it, I’ll go with the cheaper option. if it’s only $1 or $2 difference, I’ll get it locally and have it that day.