Masters - Old Price Tag Showing $79 behind New $149 Tag

spackbace on 11/10/2016 - 15:59

News.com.au story

Image of price label

Disgruntled shopper Stefan complained that the set of kitchen taps he bought was advertised as “40 per cent off the lowest ticketed price”, with a $149 price tag falling away to reveal what appeared to be an original price of $79. After raising the issue, he said, staff refused to honour the lower price.
“This is how Masters are conducting their sale, hiking up the price and then taking 40 per cent off … They’re still ripping people off,” he wrote on Masters’ Facebook page.
“$149 price at the front and $79 price at the back. Despite their sale tickets saying 40 per cent off lowest ticketed price, they refused service. I wonder how Consumer Affairs Victoria and ACCC Consumer Rights would feel about this.”
Another Facebook user pointed out that the old price appeared to be from 2013, while Masters’ social media representative promised to “investigate”.

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  • tomsco on 11/10/2016 - 16:06

    My thoughts - why was the old price tag even left on. Disgruntled staff member?

  • NotJustChickenDinner on 11/10/2016 - 16:07
    +4

    half a chance they was a 1 there, as it looks like it was stickied on there and it the dude has physically ripped it off, just my 1.20cents worth ( 2c less 40% off )

    • richie83 on 11/10/2016 - 16:24
      +2

      Looks like $79 to me. If there was a 1 there, it'd show more black and the dollar sign would be showing before it.

    • Hellfire on 11/10/2016 - 16:33
      +1

      The torn bit is very suspect.
      - Could have been removed from another product and stuck there.
      - Could have the $1 torn off and moved closer together.
      - Photoshop
      - More..

      • whooah1979 on 11/10/2016 - 20:17
        • Could have the $1 torn off and moved closer together.

        the $ and 1 is here the rip is. very convenient. stefan sounds like tosser trying to pull a fast one.

        on another note. we went to masters to buy a few tools. it looks like people are stealing what's left. empty tool packaging, used tools (possibly swapped out for a new of the rack) and missing parts.

  • CyberMurning on 11/10/2016 - 16:08
    +2

    could be photoshopped

  • Ryanek on 11/10/2016 - 16:44

    $149 is the regular price. That $79 could have been from a previous expired clearance sale. There are way too many variables to consider here.

  • Savas on 11/10/2016 - 16:49
    -3

    The good news is that they are closing down

    • [Deactivated] on 11/10/2016 - 23:20
      +3

      Good news for who besides bunnings?

  • cypher67 on 11/10/2016 - 17:11
    +3

    Seriously? Someone rips the 1 off the front of a price tag and gets national media coverage? Slow news day, kicking a dog when its down.

    • Adz81 on 11/10/2016 - 17:19
      +3

      But you wouldn't really expect a better standard of "news" from news.com.au…

      At best, they're pedlars of sensationalism masquerading as journalism, throwing around trigger words like, "disaster".

      • cypher67 on 12/10/2016 - 09:12

        These days its all about the clicks "You won't believe the latest Trump quote". Well I would if you just told me in the headlines/summary, then I'd know if I want to read it. I'm finding myself becoming less interested in the news as I get older, should be the other way around.

        • Adz81 on 12/10/2016 - 13:12

          I'm just as interested, only now I get angrier… Every day, I'm edging closer and closer to being a grumpy, old, man. Every. Damn. Day.

  • IdBuyThat4aDollar on 11/10/2016 - 17:43

    Every masters I've been to lately, especially with the 40% off items, stuff is all over the place, not in their usual place as people are rummaging through. Hard enough to find the corresponding price tag. I just take my chances at the counter, if it's more than what I'm prepared to pay, I cancel the item.

  • blitz on 11/10/2016 - 17:44
    +1

    Masters’ social media representative promised to “investigate”.

    I can hear the Get Smart theme

  • IdBuyThat4aDollar on 11/10/2016 - 17:48
    +3

    Also with that image, I wouldn't be suprised if that $79 was for a completely different mixer tap, and staff put a sticker over it when they replaced the tap on that shelf with the $149 one

  • andyken on 11/10/2016 - 18:52

    What a joke

  • t_c on 11/10/2016 - 18:55

    I thought Masters don't own the stock anymore, so what could they possibly do?

  • [Deactivated] on 11/10/2016 - 19:25
    +7

    Thanks OP got one

  • EmployeeHunterOfBargains20 @ Masters Home Improvement on 11/10/2016 - 21:25
    +4

    Too hard to tell if it's even the same product. Descriptions are slightly different, can't read the product code on the front label and the old label is 5 years old.

    • PVA on 11/10/2016 - 23:29
      +3

      Hope you get a job at Bunnings or where ever. Bigger of a situation losing your job because of managements stupidity.

  • fallentenshi on 12/10/2016 - 08:31

    Thats exactly what i saw too. At beginning when they announce close down sale, i saw this tsa lock at $19.95 with 10% off. 3 weeks later i saw a new sticker on top of existing one with $24.95. At that time discount was like 30% i think. So after u work out % discount you would have saved like $1!!! Thats crazy.
    I saw few of those at the locks section. So i think they increase on some but not all.

    I bought few paintings and that went fine.

  • Pricebeat on 12/10/2016 - 12:31

    I think it was $179 as some of the label is missing

    • onlyletters on 17/10/2016 - 08:37

      Exactly what I was thinking. Take a picture of a full label or don't show any. It's like there out to get masters lol they're already closing.. oh sir did u want to fill out a feedback form?

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