Getting discounts by bluffng...

[Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 17:06

Dont know what they call it….or even have a name for it…but I stumbled on this tactic accidentally….

In the past week I have had a lot of free time…so I have been emailing education providers asking for prices of courses
Eg Human Resources Management etc

They send out a exhorbiant price, i don’t respond,even when they are callng me.

Suddenly a few days later they all of a sudden have a 24 hour sale on my course and lower it by a few hundred, then i still don’t respond, they now have a special only for me ……

This tactic worked with a travel agent too when i didn’t respond,a few days later they had dropped a few hundred off the original prce

Obviously doesnt work with everything but im wondering how much these trainng colleges make by people taking the first price !!

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  • Melb69 on 31/08/2019 - 17:32
    +5

    It is a sales tactic. Its like if you go to a website and put an item in the check out, but don't close out the deal. On some occasions depending on retailer you will get an email with say a 10% discount and how maybe you forgot to checkout properly and here is more motivation to buy it. Never pay pull price on anything if you can avoid it.

  • battler on 31/08/2019 - 17:46
    +8

    Foxtel. "I'm cancelling…"

    • kerfuffle on 31/08/2019 - 19:03

      I do this for my Sydney Morning Herald subscription in the hopes they’ll offer me another 50% off for x months. Had this going for almost five years before the guy took me seriously and cancelled it (or couldn’t be bothered retaining me as a subscriber), which was no big deal, since a few weeks later, they had 50% off for six months for new subscribers …

    • lachhelix on 31/08/2019 - 20:10

      I tried this and they said OK what time would you like the service cancelled? 😔

      • sabracad on 01/09/2019 - 12:50

        Same experience with Foxtel around a month ago - no attempts to keep as a customer at all.

  • Vert93 on 31/08/2019 - 17:52
    +3

    Accidental bluffing.

    Kmart tyre's price beat: I quoted an online price for tyre's to price beat and got a great discount, thought the price seemed too good to be true. +5% employee discount on top.

    Turned out I had accidentally quoted the smaller cheaper tyre size and they didn't pick up on that when they did the price match. Got about 25% off the cheapest retail price.

    • SnoozeAndLose on 31/08/2019 - 19:06

      So you should get it when buy 4 pay 3 offer avilable? Same price

  • spackbace on 31/08/2019 - 17:55
    +4

    Hjs - "I've got a voucher for" when you don't even have the pdf open

    • andyken on 31/08/2019 - 17:58
      +2

      i went to 2 different HJ last week, they said they dont accept voucher anymore, all voucher direct from apps (VICTORIA)

      • spackbace on 31/08/2019 - 17:59
        +1

        Oh yeah I meant before that.

        The new vouchers suck

  • abear on 31/08/2019 - 18:08
    +2

    Using an expired online discount code also works.You close the checkout ,next day you get an email offering a discount .Just got a one day only 20% special discount offer!

  • Halo375 on 31/08/2019 - 20:29
    +1

    Tradies will quote like this all the time to find customers short on time and experience to shop around.

  • jace88 on 31/08/2019 - 20:51

    Cars as well.

  • ihbh on 31/08/2019 - 21:47

    education providers

    You don't need to bluff Udemy…

    But then again education providers that discount their services substantially are unlikely to be at the standard you really need. (I realise technically it's virtually zero marginal cost if it's online…).

  • Donaldhump on 31/08/2019 - 22:03

    no different to a job offer, and dating. wait calmly for 2 days before repllying.

  • Blue Cat on 31/08/2019 - 22:05

    I know a friend who earns a few thousand dollars extra per month doing something similar with cars.
    He low-balls hard a lot of car advertisements, usually for half (or more) the asking price. Out of the hundreds of attempts he always gets a few who accept it, though it happens 1-2 weeks later only, my guess is when the owner gives up trying to sell for high and just wants to get rid of a car. Easiest targets are usually those who say "selling because will have to leave the country soon".
    He then proceeds to sell the same car (just gives it a good detail, wash, vacuum etc.) for $1000-$2000 more than what he bought it for.
    Not sure if it is completely legal, but good on him for creating a system to earn some money on the side.

    • [Deactivated] on 31/08/2019 - 22:11
      +2

      It's legal (assuming he follows the usual laws for selling cars), however if he's doing it regularly, it would count as a business and he would be technically required to pay tax on profits.

    • spackbace on 31/08/2019 - 22:17

      If he's doing it regularly he'd need a motor vehicle dealers licence

      https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2016-02-09/car-buyers-warned-…

      Maximum 4 per year

      Tell him what the fines are and he might stop

      • Blue Cat on 31/08/2019 - 22:42

        Ouch, I had no idea about this. It's definitely more than 4 cars per year!
        Though he already has a full-time job and does not have a physical location where keeps the cars, they are just in front of his house. Wouldn't this be classified as a hobby or something like a side hustle?

        • spackbace on 31/08/2019 - 22:47

          Nope not a hobby it's illegal. If he's signing those transfer forms with his details each time there's every chance they'll catch up to him

      • follow on 31/08/2019 - 22:46
        +3

        When the profit exceeds the fine🤔

        https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/consumer-protection/yas-bro…

        • spackbace on 31/08/2019 - 22:47

          Yeah that was messed up

    • Zachary on 02/09/2019 - 00:57

      …isn't this method called brodening? Buying cheap to then later sell at a profit….?

  • JimmyF on 31/08/2019 - 23:03
    +7

    Getting discounts by bluffng…

    You need to go look up what the meaning of 'bluffing' is, as what you're doing isn't bluffing…..

    • [Deactivated] on 01/09/2019 - 05:02

      Well it is bluffing…im pretending to get a qoute and follow thru with it…but in reality im not…im “bluffing “them to believe that …

      Some people are easily bluffed …they say 🤫

      an attempt to deceive someone into believing that one can or is going to do something.

      • JimmyF on 01/09/2019 - 12:50
        -1

        Your discount is to get a quote and then do nothing in hope they offer 'discounts' to take up the product.

        This isn't bluffing.

    • poboy on 01/09/2019 - 07:37
      +1

      The OP said s/he wasn't sure if the correct term. I would call it, discounts by fishing or discounts by stalling.

  • HeWhoKnows on 01/09/2019 - 21:59
    +1

    Online Training courses are different
    Their cost of running the courses are absolutely MINIMAL

    Hence the can drop the price from 1000s to a few hundred dollars and still make a neat profit

  • Chandler on 02/09/2019 - 11:35
    +1

    Recent story for me - had a relative book some flights for me and they booked the wrong time.

    Rang up to change it, was quoted ~$140 per ticket to change (tickets were ~$80ea when originally purchased). Declined, stating that that was ridiculous. Rep put me on hold for a minute, returned with an offer of a $50 voucher - declined stating that I don't fly much (I don't) and thus wouldn't use it. Rep put me on hold for another bit, returned offering to change for $35 per ticket.

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