Forget the Factory Online Sale - I'm glad I used PCE!
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I agree, even though it may be more expensive, you can still get a better deal on an FP delete at the outlet because they typically mark it down from the genuine MSRP, not a falsely inflated price like they do for MFF items.
And you may get an even better deal when the MFF or FP delete items get an addtional discount (like a coupon event) and/or move into clearance.
That's exactly what the outlets do, and not only the Coach outlets. I've seen this at others within the Premium Outlets stores as well. The prices are raised to give the impression of a sale. This happens quite a bit in the Orlando area, where a good number of the shoppers are tourists and not around for an extended period of time to realize that this occurs.
This isn't the first time that I've seen Coach use underhanded (IMO) marketing strategies! See the link below for information about the time that they sent me a note saying that I had left items in my Coach.com shopping cart, and that I needed to "complete the sale"; except THEY put the items into my cart! They must think we are all clueless!
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/a-somewhat-sneaky-sales-approach-by-coach-603226.html
http://forum.purseblog.com/coach/a-somewhat-sneaky-sales-approach-by-coach-603226.html
It certainly is deceptive marketing, at its finest.
It's a shame, because I love Coach, but this practice is not good customer service or ethics.
They went out of business!That is disgusting.
YUP!!! Between that and the constant emails that say "WAS $298, NOW $95" on MFF bags that never ever were that insanely inflated $298 or whatever nonsense price, they are going to get into big trouble! It's just a matter of time.
But this watch is blatantly obvious consumer tricking, which is completely illegal.
http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/index.shtml
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katev said:
That is definitely disturbing. I've only ever received an email like that when I myself have actually left items in my cart.
Look at how the Andee rubber strap watch is marked in the online sale:
MSFRP: $158.00
NOW: $195.00
With 30% discount: $136.50
Ummm..if you're going to falsely inflate the sale price Coach, you might want to make sure you remember to falsely inflate the MSFRP...oops. Also, many of the "sale" prices are only $3 off.
MSFRP: $158.00
NOW: $195.00
With 30% discount: $136.50
Ummm..if you're going to falsely inflate the sale price Coach, you might want to make sure you remember to falsely inflate the MSFRP...oops. Also, many of the "sale" prices are only $3 off.
Just to give my two cents... When the Andee was first brought out in FP it was sold at $258 MSRP and remained that way for a while, then at some point a couple of months back they dropped the MSRP price to $198 in FP and on the website. So they actually did not make up the MSRP just for the factory online sale. Don't get me wrong, I'm not condoning it, but I do feel a little better knowing that the watch actually did retail for $258 for quite a while.