OT- They'll Do It Every Time! by Hatlo

Anybody remember that comic back in the day? Illustrations of life's little frustrations and annoyances. Jimmy Hatlo did it from reader's tips, and acknowledged them at the bottom with "A tip o' the Hatlo hat to ..." Google Jimmy Hatlo.

Thought of it last night, after my adventures in buying a mitre saw table at Sears. Got an email from Sears- lots of stuff on sale. Checked, just for the heck of it, and sure enough, they had the one I wanted on sale. Regularly $130, for 116 bucks. I could pick up at the local store, no charge. And they had one there in stock. So I'm thinking, why fuss with the on-line thing, just go over after work and get it there.

So I do- they finally found it in the back, but when they went to ring up, it was $130. It told them about the email, they said "Oh, you have to buy it on line to get that price." "But I'll be getting this one right here?" "Yep, that very one. Here, we have a kiosk where you can get on the website and buy it online." So I go through the rigamorole, and leave a semi-happy man.

Get home, get the mail- there's a circular from the "Craftsman's Club". As I'm headed for the house with it, I say to myself, "Whattya wanna bet?" Sure enough, there's the exact same one, for 100 bucks. In the store.

Ain't life grand?

Play their silly game. Return it and buy the cheaper one. There Oughta Be A Law and Lil' Abner and Pogo were some good ones. TDF

Nope, already got it put together and using it. You gotta draw the line somewhere, on squeezing the life out of a nickel.

BTW, your handle reminds me of a local outfit I'm presently evicting- Two Dogs Trucking.

'bout 5 years ago, I'se on a woodworking forum and somebody posts that Sears has their 17 inch drill presses on sale and posts a link. They're normally $579 and are on sale for $179; I figure it's a mistake, but buy/pay for one to be picked up at any Sears store that has a tool department. I print out the receipt and call my brother to tell him; he calls back in about 15 minutes and says they're no longer available. Nearest store is about 45 miles away and it's a few days before I get there. Fellow says that it was all a mistake, they're all sold out, but have some more coming. About a week later, I go back by...to the back door/customer pickup; fellow who waits on me says they're all gone/won't be any more/if I'll wait a minute, he'll get the manager. While I'm waiting, I walk out on the floor and there's one on display........same model number. Go back to see the manager; he apologizes profusely and says they'll do whatever it takes to make me happy. I say, "What about the one on display?" He turns to the other guy and you can almost see sparks flying from his eyes; "WE'VE GOT ONE ON THE FLOOR?" Fellow just shrugs and says, "I don't know." Manager says if I'll back up to the dock they'll load me up, which I did; saved 400 bucks.

Do it like SWMBO's best friend's husband. Take the reciept back to the store, and they'll usually give you the new lower price. Run the legs off of it, then take it back and tell themit's no good and you want the new model that replaced it in exchange. Works for that simpleton every time. He got a TV from Costco about five years ago, took it back last year, told them he wasn't satisfied with it, and they gave him a new TV that was 8 or 10 inches bigger!!!!

The name of the truck line with a couple of letters replaced is the punch line of an old joke. I'd tell it but it wouldn"t last long on here. lol