So how did you guys make out in the $5 Sears coupon fiasco

[Nik]

Originally posted by: markgm
I'm not sure which is funnier, the OP or the rest of the replies in this thread. I'd swear you all own stock in Sears or had an electrical emergency that required you to pick up a roll of electrical tape and your local store was out of stock!

It's a dangerous personality that's willing to take advantage of others. This is pretty petty, but like others in this thread have said, it's because of people like the OP who abused it that those who were legitimately interested were denied the sale "because of abuse."

Even though it's petty, it's still taking serious advantage of the store and other customers "just because" and that's pretty shitty to me.

It feels silly to be upset over this, but I can see why others would be and I don't blame them.

 

[xeemzor]

Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

 

[Carom]

Too much stuff. Give it away before it controls you.
http://moneycentral.msn.com/co...vingandDebt/P43217.asp

 

[alkemyst]

fucking thief! People were raping that deal here too and the crap was showing up in the swap marts and garage sales.

So much for next year.

markgm...most of us look forward to Sears deals. When people abuse them they don't happen. When a store gets raped like that, we can only look forward to higher prices.

Not to mention it was STEALING.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

You can steal a car and give it away too.

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

You can steal a car and give it away too.

Yes, it's stealing when both both the store and customer agree on a price and a transaction takes place They could have easily said that they weren't going to do the transaction and that would have been that. In both a legal and moral definition I am absolved of any guilt.

 

[altonb1]

<sigh>

The Op abused a coupon and now looks like a ($5?) tool. (Pun intended)

I didn't even know about this deal, but when I come across these...I may use it once or twice, but how much junk can you use? I already have enough crap that I have stashed around the house--like I really need more....

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: xeemzor

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

You can steal a car and give it away too.

Yes, it's stealing when both both the store and customer agree on a price and a transaction takes place They could have easily said that they weren't going to do the transaction and that would have been that. In both a legal and moral definition I am absolved of any guilt.

When the store states a limit it is stealling.

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

You can steal a car and give it away too.

Yes, it's stealing when both both the store and customer agree on a price and a transaction takes place They could have easily said that they weren't going to do the transaction and that would have been that. In both a legal and moral definition I am absolved of any guilt.

When the store states a limit it is stealling.

There was no stated limit. It said buy 2 get 1 free.($2 off)

And like I said earlier, the store was free to refuse any transaction. Any definition of stealing would be remove the goods from the store without it's knowledge or in a clearly fraudulent manner. Using a store issued coupon that is accepted and issued by their system does not count as fraud.

 

[loup garou]

Some people just have no sense of self control. I'm fine with using the coupon a couple times for things you need, but most of that crap is just going to sit in your closet and rot. Lame.

 

[Agentbolt]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
fucking thief! People were raping that deal here too and the crap was showing up in the swap marts and garage sales.

So much for next year.

markgm...most of us look forward to Sears deals. When people abuse them they don't happen. When a store gets raped like that, we can only look forward to higher prices.

Not to mention it was STEALING.

Oh Alkemyst, how I've missed your confused, rambling nonsense-rants. Please explain how he was stealing?

 

[waffleironhead]

I fail to see how this is theft. If they accepted the coupon then its their fault for not reading the fine print of their own coupon. Im not saying I would have done this, expecially with the no copy line in the fine print, but if he did it and they allowed it then...SEARS=FAIL

 

[chuckywang]

Wow, that's a lot of crap. Seroiusly, I wouldn't do that just for the fact that I don't want crap cluttering up my home.

 

[PottedMeat]

I don't think it's stealing, however I do think it's a pretty lame thing to do - 'oh look what I did with my time, got a bunch of crap I don't really need'.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor

Originally posted by: alkemyst

Originally posted by: xeemzor
Reminds me of the time I got 83 packs of chocolate from walgreens for ~$2. Before anyone harks on me, just keep in mind that I gave 90%+ of it away as free gifts to people.

You can steal a car and give it away too.

Yes, it's stealing when both both the store and customer agree on a price and a transaction takes place They could have easily said that they weren't going to do the transaction and that would have been that. In both a legal and moral definition I am absolved of any guilt.

When the store states a limit it is stealling.

except for the whole "there was no limit stated" thing.

I used it two or three times, went by after work, got a pair of wire strippers and soldering iron I needed. Another time on an impact driver. Wouldn't have gone there for them otherwise.

 

[grrl]

I nominate the OP for Douche of the Year.

What a pointless endeavor.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: chuckywang
Wow, that's a lot of crap. Seroiusly, I wouldn't do that just for the fact that I don't want crap cluttering up my home.

i am all for a good deal. but yeah this seems stupid. all that time/effort/space wasted for little gain. it really just does not seem worth it.

 

[Leros]

For all you saying its a bunch of junk he doesn't need: He can make manly goody bags for his superbowl party.

 

[grrl]

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Oh Alkemyst, how I've missed your confused, rambling nonsense-rants. Please explain how he was stealing?

It's stealing if you consider fraud to be the same thing.

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: grrl

Originally posted by: Agentbolt
Oh Alkemyst, how I've missed your confused, rambling nonsense-rants. Please explain how he was stealing?

It's stealing if you consider fraud to be the same thing.

:roll:

 

[mugs]

It's not stealing. But there are people who care about what is right and wrong, and there are people who only care about what they can get away with. The latter are assholes.

Lots of assholes in this thread, but mostly non-assholes.

Edit: There are also people who don't understand the difference between the two types mentioned above. They would be the people who would read my post and ask "what did the OP do wrong?"

 

[RESmonkey]

This fits the word "lulz." Nice job, OP.

 

[iamwiz82]

Who needs a good economy, god damn it, I want cheap goods, no matter what.

 

[xeemzor]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
Who needs a good economy, god damn it, I want cheap goods, no matter what.

It's the nature of humans to try to get as many material possessions as cheaply as possible.

 

[tranceport]

I'm not impressed at your fraud.