It’s too bad that they seem to only have one left.
(Photo: Ryan McFarland)
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Maybe that’s supposed to be $488? I don’t see a decimal.
@TechnoDestructo: When is the last time you saw a Wal Mart price panel listed with a decimal point?
At any rate, you get what you deserve when you shop there.
I would so take a 100 or so of those notebooks. I know they would probably catch it at the register but it would be worth it just for trouble the wal-mart people would go through trying to change it and having to honor the mark down.
@CoffeeAddict: As I understand it from legal training when dealing with retail- they don’t HAVE to honor it. its not false advertising unless it gets you into the store. In other words- it has to be external advertising- not mispricing.
…or someone took down the first two digits in the dollar pricing and took a picture of it? centering kind of gives it away.
In Massachusetts, they’d have to honor the listed price for at least one item.
@bsankr:
That’s what I’m thinking has happened.
Last I went, there were 3-in-1 hp printers for $598. Perhaps that’s where they are making up the difference…
@homerjay:
Depends on the state, each state has different laws regarding this.
pretty obvious someone just took the numbers out. it isnt that hard
@bsankr: It looks like the numbers got slid over… check the $… there’s something behind it.
@Shadowfire: the numbers for the signs come with that spiral binding… looks like it’s not flush with the number behind it. you can probably guess how i know.. haha.
@ikimashokie: That or the full priced ones that are 2-3 years old.
But of course most of their customers wouldn’t know any better!
It’s not an actual laptop, it’s a plastic prop laptop. I’m guessing there are laptop skins or similar underneath.
Whoa – i took this picture with my camera phone. It was on the second day that the Juneau Walmart was open in Alaska (just a few weeks ago). I didn’t move any numbers (although someone else may have but i’m pretty sure they were all too busy salivating over the incredible bargains in the DVD bin.
@infinitysnake: While I completely agree, why would they tie down a plastic prop laptop? Then again….it IS Wal-Mart. Nevermind.
Maybe that is how much the plastic “security strap” costs?
Wait, they have “Vista”? Never mind. Not worth it.
Only at Wal-Mart…