I’ve been meaning to share this picture for almost a year now. I never thought I’d see something like this in person, so I had to take a picture when I did. Nick and I were in Wal-Mart, and not being much of a math person, I confirmed with Nick that I hadn’t misread something. Nope. The clearance price is actually higher than the original price. I assume it was the result of some poorly thought out rearranging, but it did make me think about how easy it is to get sucked in by a sale.
I know I’m guilty of seeing “sale” and thinking “must buy”. I guess this is a good lesson not to buy something simply because we’re told it’s on sale. Aside from being something we may not need, or have the money to spend on, it may not be much of a bargain anyway.
What about you? Are you a sucker for a sale? Have you seen any unfortunate sign placement like this in person?
