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Our lawnmower of 17 years finally got to the point where it wasn't worth continuing to put money in to keep it going. We decided it was finally time for a new mower. After some reseach and checking what was available locally, I decided to get a 22" Toro "Recycler." Home Depot had it on sale for $289.00, but they had the same model at the Base Exchange for $279.00 (and no tax). So, I went to the BX and told the guy in the lawn and garden department I wanted "that" mower (pointing to the floor display model with the "$279.00 Sale" tag on it.
So, the fellow goes over to where several mowers were sitting in boxes and puts a box that said "Toro Recycler" on a cart. But I noticed there was a price on the box of $399.99, so I asked "are you sure that's the right mower?" He said "ya, it was on sale, but the sale ended Thursday - but I'll give you this price since the tag was still on the floor model." I thought to myself that $120 was a heck of a savings!
So I get home, unpack the mower, put it together, put oil and gas in it and start it up to try it out. After I started mowing the yard, I started to wonder if this was really the same model that was on the floor for $279? I happened to have taken a picture of the floor model with my iPhone so I could show Mary. I pulled out my iPhone and looked at the picture I had taken! Ah ha! The floor model that was on sale was a manual push model, but what I was now mowing my lawn with was a self-propelled model called "Personal Pace!" No wonder it was $399.99! I realized the young guy at the BX had sold me a much more expensive model!
Well, I really liked this self-propelled mower and the way it would move exactly at the pace you wanted to walk (hence "personal pace'). But my danged conscience wouldn't let me keep this mower that I just got at a "steal" becuase I'd feel like I really was stealing and the young guy who made the mistake would probably have his paycheck docked. So I called the BX and talked to the manager and explained that I wanted to keep the self-propelled mower but I wanted to pay what it really cost and not get away with a "steal" that was clearly an honest mistake.
The next day I took my receipt back to the BX to pay the difference for the mower and was happy to learn that the manager decided to give me 10% off the price of the self-propelled mower, which was within her discretion to do. So, I go a better mower and paid a little more, but still got $40 off the price, so even though I didn't get a "steal" I still got a pretty good deal.
So, the fellow goes over to where several mowers were sitting in boxes and puts a box that said "Toro Recycler" on a cart. But I noticed there was a price on the box of $399.99, so I asked "are you sure that's the right mower?" He said "ya, it was on sale, but the sale ended Thursday - but I'll give you this price since the tag was still on the floor model." I thought to myself that $120 was a heck of a savings!
So I get home, unpack the mower, put it together, put oil and gas in it and start it up to try it out. After I started mowing the yard, I started to wonder if this was really the same model that was on the floor for $279? I happened to have taken a picture of the floor model with my iPhone so I could show Mary. I pulled out my iPhone and looked at the picture I had taken! Ah ha! The floor model that was on sale was a manual push model, but what I was now mowing my lawn with was a self-propelled model called "Personal Pace!" No wonder it was $399.99! I realized the young guy at the BX had sold me a much more expensive model!
Well, I really liked this self-propelled mower and the way it would move exactly at the pace you wanted to walk (hence "personal pace'). But my danged conscience wouldn't let me keep this mower that I just got at a "steal" becuase I'd feel like I really was stealing and the young guy who made the mistake would probably have his paycheck docked. So I called the BX and talked to the manager and explained that I wanted to keep the self-propelled mower but I wanted to pay what it really cost and not get away with a "steal" that was clearly an honest mistake.
The next day I took my receipt back to the BX to pay the difference for the mower and was happy to learn that the manager decided to give me 10% off the price of the self-propelled mower, which was within her discretion to do. So, I go a better mower and paid a little more, but still got $40 off the price, so even though I didn't get a "steal" I still got a pretty good deal.
