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Steve_A_Reno
Jun 10, 2008, 04:54 PM
http://www.hobby-lobby.com/lowprice.htm

Low Price Guarantee

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Hobby Lobby will NOT be undersold!
We will SELL you the product for 10% LESS than the competitor's advertised price!

I contacted hobby-lobby sales about a Hitec Radio I was interested in. I had seen 2-3 other sites selling for about $20.00 less. I forwarded all the advertised prices and links to HL expecting them to honor their "Guarentee". I was told the best they could do is meet the competitors price. There are no asterics or fine print on the price beat guarentee page. The advertised item I listed the price for met all the conditions of the HL guarentee.

I am very unhappy about this. Just another case of false guarentees and promises that vendors do not keep. I also asked the sales person to to fowarded my inquiry to a manager's attention so I could hear from them that HL really does not stand behind their own written guarentees. This was not done.

This is really making me question any future purchases from HL. Please remove or edit the false guarentee you have listed on your website. It is deceptive advertising and just a waste of the customers time to pursue. "Buy it where you saw it for less" is basically the message I got from HL support. I could have done that without wasting the effort. I always thought HL was a reputable vendor who stood behind thier guarentees. I was wrong.


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emetzler
Jun 10, 2008, 05:55 PM
Steve,
Send me your information and a link to the competitors web sight. I'll check into this for you. I'm not sure what happened, but we'll see what can be done.

Eric Metzler
Hobby Lobby
eric.metzler@hobby-lobby.com

Steve_A_Reno
Jun 10, 2008, 08:07 PM
Steve,
Send me your information and a link to the competitors web sight. I'll check into this for you. I'm not sure what happened, but we'll see what can be done.

Eric Metzler
Hobby Lobby
eric.metzler@hobby-lobby.com

Eric,

I fowarded you all the info and emails.

I appreciate your help,

Steve

Steve_A_Reno
Jun 11, 2008, 12:58 PM
UPDATE:
Eric comes through and keeps Hobby-Lobby true to their word.
Must have just been the sales person that responded to my email.
I recieved the 10% discount just as indicated in the price beat guarentee.

Thank you Eric. You're the best!

Sisyphus
Jun 14, 2008, 12:32 PM
It's a fact, Eric and HL are tops!

Steve_A_Reno
Jun 14, 2008, 12:39 PM
Just to update just how good they are. Not only did I get the 10% price beat, but it is in the mail and will arrive today. WooHoo!

Sisyphus
Jun 14, 2008, 12:43 PM
Steve-anyone, if you have an "issue," try to contact Eric, first-true story-a friend of mine had an issue with an earlier version of the 400xt-he was asked to send them (2) back-shorlty, he got two Axi's and a short note apologizing that the 400xt was out of stock.

His comment: how do these guys stay in business?

My comment: sheer goodwill!