we came back to the store and requested to talk to the manager. we got both of the drive and they going to have special meeting according to the manager. we also got 20% discount on top of that and total come out to under $20. thnx OP!!!

vietshadow said:we came back to the store and requested to talk to the manager. we got both of the drive and they going to have special meeting according to the manager. we also got 20% discount on top of that and total come out to under $20. thnx OP!!!

Your post inspired me to call the store this evening and I asked to speak with the manager in charge. We had a long chat and he decided to let me have another drive but insisted the 2 remaining drives were customer returns. Note: I was first told they were not in stock and then that they were damaged. Now I'm being told they are customer returns. Wow, that's strange

I also found out the general manager of this store (who's on vacation until Tues) is also the gen. mgr. of the other stores I do business with and I know him from previous visits. I will be having a pow-wow with him next week.

Sounds familiar - the two I was picking up in Las Vegas (Henderson, NV actually) magically became one when they went to pull the stock from the back. Hmm, I guess someone magically 'bought' one that wasn't on display ... at any rate, confirmed deal & picked up the one remaining around here.

I'm thinking about checking to see if they have one. My current pioneer drive in this new computer doesn't record properly and although it can read stuff that it recorded fine, none of my other drives can fully read things it records for some reason.

Zixin said:There is no such an item or even a product tag on the shelf in the Staples at Foster City, CA

You can call 1 800 3 Staples and tell them you'd like to check stock in your locals stores. Give them the item number and your zip code. Even if they tell you there's stock, the store may have pulled the drives and shelf tag and hidden them in lockup.

Office Depot stores hide clearance items too. I've called different stores and despite what the online site says for their store they will lie sometimes. I'm not surprised that every single time I pass by the parking lot it's damn near empty and when I go in the store there are only 5 people tops. They will go out of business soon enough.

None left in 60089...the rep started by asking the stupid questions (Do you need dual format???), tried to look it up on the website and couldn't find it. He didn't have a clue.

Nice find OP!

BTW, what is the protocol for posting Staples clearance items? The other day, I posted this thread and got a bunch of red. I just want to know how to do things best in the future:
The thread in question.

timswim78 said:Nice find OP!

BTW, what is the protocol for posting Staples clearance items? The other day, I posted this thread and got a bunch of red. I just want to know how to do things best in the future:
The thread in question.

i think the reason has something to do with the way clearance prices work, i.e. .90 is just starting, and .50 is final? someone else would know better.

tried at my local Staples; got nothing, though.

Ostentaneous said:I used to work at an OfficeMax and we definately kept the good clearance stuff in back. Even before stuff gets marked down I see it get set aside so that 2 months later it will be 75% off.

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Usually the managers were just fine with it too, as long as district didn't find out.

You know that's BS. A manager is going to get bonuses bases on sales, so why would he be "just fine with it" when selling an item for $10 (instead of $40) will hurt his store (and him)?