Title: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on June 30, 2018, 09:57:15 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on June 30, 2018, 09:57:15 PM
Now go be poor somewhere else.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 12:20:17 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 12:20:17 AM
...you jelly, bitches? I thought so...Quote from: "Angry White Male"
Now go be poor somewhere else.(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22http://i63.tinypic.com/e8lc8n.jpg%22%3Ehttp://i63.tinypic.com/e8lc8n.jpg%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I think we have six dollars worth of Canadian Tire money in our house.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 01:20:32 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 01:20:32 AM
...you jelly, bitches? I thought so...Quote from: "Angry White Male"
Now go be poor somewhere else.(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22http://i63.tinypic.com/e8lc8n.jpg%22%3Ehttp://i63.tinypic.com/e8lc8n.jpg%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
I think we have six dollars worth of Canadian Tire money in our house.
They aint as generous with it as they used to be.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 01:36:06 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 01:36:06 AM
They aint as generous with it as they used to be.Quote from: "Herman"
If Wiki is correct, it used to be 5%, then went lower and lower to its current rate of 0.4%.
However, it is higher if you switch to their plastic, which eliminates the paper bill issue of the 'reward.'
My guess is it costs more than five cents to print a five cent bill! Remember, these are printed in the same factories that handled real Canadian bills when they were still paper, using the same methods!
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 01:46:57 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 01:46:57 AM
They aint as generous with it as they used to be.Quote from: "Herman"
If Wiki is correct, it used to be 5%, then went lower and lower to its current rate of 0.4%.
However, it is higher if you switch to their plastic, which eliminates the paper bill issue of the 'reward.'
My guess is it costs more than five cents to print a five cent bill! Remember, these are printed in the same factories that handled real Canadian bills when they were still paper, using the same methods!
Maybe I should sign up for their card.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 02:02:51 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 02:02:51 AM
Maybe I should sign up for their card.Quote from: "Herman"
The basic Triangle rewards card does offer a higher reward than you would get compared with the paper 'rewards'... I can't find out exactly how much higher, as it seems to vary, and Canadian Tire doesn't seem to post this info for some strange reason. Probably because it changes all the time?
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 02:07:14 AM
Post by: Anonymous on July 01, 2018, 02:07:14 AM
Maybe I should sign up for their card.Quote from: "Herman"
The basic Triangle rewards card does offer a higher reward than you would get compared with the paper 'rewards'... I can't find out exactly how much higher, as it seems to vary, and Canadian Tire doesn't seem to post this info for some strange reason. Probably because it changes all the time?
I was in Lloyd last week, and the Filipina behind the counter asked me if I wanted to sign up for the card. She didn't seem to know much about it herself.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 02:10:25 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 01, 2018, 02:10:25 AM
I was in Lloyd last week, and the Filipina behind the counter asked me if I wanted to sign up for the card. She didn't seem to know much about it herself.Quote from: "Herman"
They asked me too, but I declined...
Either way, they've gotten as cheap as the Scot on the fucking bill with the reward percentage now! Back in tha day, it wouldn't take long to accumulate a fucking stack of the money a foot tall!
Now, not quite so easy...
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 12:14:30 AM
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 12:14:30 AM
I do not subscribe to any of these scam systems. Spend more, get a discount? If they want my business, they can give me the discount or I buy elsewhere.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 12:18:27 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 12:18:27 AM
The reason is clear... You pay by Visa or MasterCard, Canadian Tire has to pay them a fee for that. So, you don't pay by credit card, and you get a little bit of that difference back.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 12:50:44 AM
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 12:50:44 AM
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 01:09:49 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 01:09:49 AM
So why not just reduce the price by the amount of the surcharge, rather than drip feed you pennies?Quote from: "Bricktop"
I guess from an accounting viewpoint it's just easier having one price on each item, instead of two different prices depending on form of payment? Only guessing, as I only bill and get paid by cheque with my business.
A large corp like Walmart or Canadian Tire must have accounting and tax 'reasons' for doing what they do, that are far beyond what the average guy would even be able to understand...
Regardless, these retailers do pay a fee when credit cards are used... It's a percentage of the total sale price.
Seoulbro might be the one poster here that could explain why businesses don't have a 'two-tiered' pricing scheme, depending on form of payment...
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 02:15:34 AM
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 02:15:34 AM
You reward loyalty, in one form or another. One price for regulars, one price for punters.
The trick is to force the retailer to offer you the lowest price, regardless.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 02:19:11 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 02:19:11 AM
The trick is to force the retailer to offer you the lowest price, regardless.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Yeah, I'll go to Wal Mart tomorrow and 'trick' them into giving me a lower price...
Do you fucking live in India?
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 02:29:03 AM
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 02:29:03 AM
Next time you're out shopping for a TV, ask for 10% off.
They can only say no...and they rarely do. Works better in the last few days of the month, when they need maximum cash flow.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 02:33:59 AM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 02:33:59 AM
Good luck with that on a pack of Bic pens...
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 07:39:06 PM
Post by: Bricktop on July 02, 2018, 07:39:06 PM
Here's another tip; you know products have HUGE margins when you see a large number of big corporations in that market place. Officeworks, Staples, Walmart, K Mart and most supermarkets to name but a few.
Title: Re: Fat Stacks of Cash...
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 07:43:24 PM
Post by: Angry White Male on July 02, 2018, 07:43:24 PM
Obviously their volume of sales makes this work, but I don't believe there's a whole lotta room there to try to "Wheel and Deal" a better bargain. This is in North America though... Australia might have a slightly different business model.