Sales

hmm. Yes. I can see that I am quite out of date regarding how sales work nowadays.

That piece of bathroom furniture? 2 shelves In the shop for £95, and not in sale.
Online, 4 shelves £89. 3 shelves online £129. None of them on sale.
World gone mad!

We needed a new toaster so I was pleased to see one half price in a sale. After checking I discovered my three nearest branches were out if stock. I did a bit if surfing and found one almost identical for £8 less than the sale price.
Don't be fooled by what appears to be a bargain.

I admire those of you with the fortitude to go bargain hunting at the sales. Personally, I am now skint and feel that I never want to go into another shop again. Presumably, this is why I always miss those amazing bargains ...

Another thing that happened was that I asked if some small bathroom furniture was on sale in M&S , as it was tucked underneath some other stuff, and I would have had to partly upset the entire display to find out.
The assistant said no it wasnt, but I should look online as it could be on sale online.
I didnt know that sort of thing happened either.

I was wondering whether sales have changed in nature since I last properly went, Humbertbear.

I did go in Boots, but it was one of the last shops of the day, so only ventured partly through the shop. I missed the gift sets.

Boots has a great sale. They sell all the gift sets at half price so I stock up on toiletries and birthday presents. I think most stores hope you will be lured in by the promise of a sale and then buy at full price. Sales aren't 'what they were'. Don't forget Black Friday weeks before Christmas.

Actually, come to think of it, TK Maxx was heavily into reductions too.