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I visited a local store that has been in business for 30 years and I also visited rooms to go. The local dealer is willing to sell
me a king size cloud supreme for 2399 which rooms to go is sellling for same expected price. The local dealer is however, also willing to throw in the foundations (box spring ) , protective cover and a regular medal frame because my current frame is bent. Rooms to go made me a bit suspicious of this deal because they said that the local dealer cannot do that because the price is regulated across the board. So does that pertain to just mattresses and not the foundations? Rooms to go is selling Mattress and foundation for 2899 so why is this local dealer willing to give me mattress, foundations , protective cover and metal frame for 2399? should I be aware of something here? This message was modified May 2, 2010 by davide128
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In my book, 2399 beats the h*** out of 2899. Do an online search for reviews on the local store. Anyone around for 30 years should have some sort of internet "footprint". Get a written contract from the local store, and, if possible, pay by credit card. If they misrepresent the product/price, you will have recourse. Why should you worry if the local dealer is possibly not playing by tempurpedic's rules. The local guy probably needs the business more, and is willing to accept less in order to make the sale and stay in business.
.......I would like to buy everything from local merchants who "have been in business for 30 years" instead of having to buy from the large chains that really don't need my purchase to hang around.
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| Tempur-Pedic pricing is supposed to be the same across the board....it is their policy that the beds are all priced a certain way and that lower price should never be quoted over the phone. I think this is done to protect not only the manufacturer but the retailer as well. The mark up on Tempur-Pedic is actually lower than most brands by a significant margin...that being said because of the dollars involved its not like I am saying no one makes money on the product. To get the protector, frame, and foundations @ no charge is a ridiculous price for Tempur-Pedic....theres no logical reason to sell it for that little....but it is not technically against Tempur's rules to discount. It is against the law to actually 'price fix'. |
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No logical reason? Sure there is. It gets people to buy from their store. (Just like any discount price on any item in any store.) There is a small local chain in my area that also sells TP at a small discount, plus throws in two TP pillows, and eats the sales tax. (For instance, a Bellafina split king with ergo base MSRP's for $7600 plus tax. They sell it for $6840 with no tax, and throw in $200-$300 of TP pillows at no charge.) We bought a Vera Wang latex matt there with a TP Ergo base. Now, where will I buy my next bed from? And, where will I suggest people go for their TP matts, pillows, and foundations? One of the big chains that sell at MSRP? I'm a frayed knot. |
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garypen wrote: No logical reason? Sure there is. It gets people to buy from their store. (Just like any discount price on any item in any store.) There is a small local chain in my area that also sells TP at a small discount, plus throws in two TP pillows, and eats the sales tax. (For instance, a Bellafina split king with ergo base MSRP's for $7600 plus tax. They sell it for $6840 with no tax, and throw in $200-$300 of TP pillows at no charge.) We bought a Vera Wang latex matt there with a TP Ergo base. Now, where will I buy my next bed from? And, where will I suggest people go for their TP matts, pillows, and foundations? One of the big chains that sell at MSRP? I'm a frayed knot. On a Cloud Supreme to give that much of a discount you might only be making $600. If anything is gonna put that place out of business its people who give away the farm without being asked for a deal. Most big chains make that much money on sales half the size, and they pump out crappy beds one after another all day long. If these guys have to scratch and claw there way to a sale that is still by no means small and only make the same, then yeah, there is no point in going THAT low. It even looked like to me, since this place was local that if their price was the same as this other dealer he visited that they probably would have won out in the end regardless of the discount or not. This message was modified May 3, 2010 by budgy
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| So The local store can discount? |
| yes, I am sorry I got so off topic. they are allowed to do whatever they want as far as pricing goes, the rule is they cannot show a lower price on the merchandise in the store, and they are supposed to refrain from quoting low over the phone. |