Bargain and a half!

[Terry H]

Okay, well I must admit it wasn't really a \"bargain\" in the eyes of the shop. What happened was, I went to Big W this arvo to pickup a cheap/half-decent reel. So I picked up the Abu Garcia FN2000, at a price of $48.something with a free spool of 8lbs Berkley Trilene mono. (I later found out this line was worth $6.48 or something.

So, I was escorted over to the cash register (apparently this is what's needed when you want to purchase a fishing reel?), and the girl there scanned it all in. I'd also picked up some 6lbs Berkley Fireline to smack on this reel. As I handed my bank card over, I was bracing myself for yet another expenditure of $70 or so. To my surprise, the total only came to $28. I checked it afterwards and found they had charged me $6.50 for the line, and given me the reel for free (not the other way around).

Oh happy days!

Post edited by: TerryH, at: 2006/06/16 17:17

[Tim a]

bonus!

[blue_mako]

big W seems to b cheapest now! truly a good deal same thing almost happened when i bought some stuff at sundown marine at the tinnie and tackle show, unlukily a guy hu worked ther quickly corrected her ... also terry do they have any leads ordered in from when we bought all of em liek a month ago???

i got my 2 rods from sundown bak for free cose the guy who got them in didnt leave enough info for the guy at the register so he gave em to me for nothing! feels great considering ive had 3 broken rods in the last few weeks!

i think my mind is made up... im going to get a shimano stradic... saw em at sundown marine for $219... love at first sight

troy

[BIG DAVE 1]

Ive got 2 possible reasons

Reason 1: the chick thought you were hot, and gave you a discount so that you could save your money and take her to dinner.

Reason 2: She was really stupid :S

Still you got a bargin.

dave

[Feral]

I'm to honest, I would of gone back and sorted out the right amount! :blush:

[Terry H]

Feral: you would have done the ethical thing.

What I did was fully legal:) I offered them $48 for the reel and line, she made a counter offer for $6.48. I accepted her counter offer:)

Business Law and Ethics for the win! Remember, I'm a poor university student, I need to save money where I can!

BIG DAVE 1: There was a barcode for the line on the top, and a barcode for the reel on the bottom. Obviously she scanned the wrong one:)

Post edited by: TerryH, at: 2006/06/16 20:39

[BIG DAVE 1]

oh well i like to keep an open mind about things. you never know she may have thought you were hot. :sick:

dave

[blue_mako]

lol hu cares... she shudnt b employee if she dusnt be carefull

yeh wot terry sed... nuthing rong about it except that she got sumthing simple rong

lol yu can make a profit off that reel now terry

troy

[BIG DAVE 1]

yeh terry bout the rod, he gave money, he did nothing wrong. Its now his rod.

DAVE:P

[ando_04]

im the same i would fell like shit going that, not realy to AT big W i wont but a tackel shop i whould

Feral wrote:

I'm to honest, I would of gone back and sorted out the right amount! :blush:

[BIG DAVE 1]

the mark ups on alot of tackle shop stuff would have covered the loss before you knew it. I was looking at a rod a while ago, the wholesale price was $220 and these guys (will not mention the shop) was selling them for $400, like thats $180 profit. sell 10 rods and that allmost $2000 profit

[Feral]

Yeah, no critism mate - good luck to you, I was just pointing out I would have guilted myself silly!

[rhysfenn]

are they good reels do they work allright

rhys

[Brian D]

Cool Terry - Bargin - Can I have mu lure back now:woohoo:

[Terry H]

It's alright, there's certainly better ones out there. The abu is my 2nd reel now as I am using a Shimano Symetre.