Very generous post Comprx None near my location but Thank you!

This is only one data point, so not worth much but...

About two weeks ago, I went to pick one of the Simpletech 250GB HDD's from a "low stock" store. Showed up and mgr. checked computer in-store and said it showed that they had one. He originally claimed that it was a damaged return, and so I chatted with him about any other inexpensive portable drives they had as I had some ink-rewards to use up and could use an HDD.

After about only a minute or two, the mgr said "hang on, I have another one in the back. Let me take a look." He came out with the original ST 250GB I had asked about. So did he make a mistake, have a change of heart? Who knows.

1) It'll definitely be hit or miss with low-stock, so my recommendation would be that if you get on the road, expect them to be out of stock and make the best of it.
2) All you guys/gals claiming that employees should not get first dibs at the same deals the general public gets wind of from these deal sites ought to spend less time complaining about "fair" and spend that time scoping out more deals. Staples (and other) employees have the same rights as all of us. There are no rules to this game. It's just a game and all's fair in love and war .

l0pher said:IrfanPathan said:15 West Germantown Pike
Norristown PA 19401 7.85 miles

Low Stock Clearance Item

zindagi said:Link for the store inventory.

Link

Does anyone know how accurate "Low Stock" is? Is it probably display or non-existent? I show 1 about 30 miles away, of course I would not go but I don't want to go on a wild goose chase either.

RE:
Does anyone know how accurate "Low Stock" is?

That means call them first, if one is in stock, that surely means the display model, some who answer the phone do not know this.

O own this printer. It is a great buy for the money (I paid $150 no too long ago). scans/prints/copies fine with mac or pc (wired or wirelessly). Scan to email only works with PC. I used to have my printer connected to a print server (netgear) but I got rid of it and connected it directly to my mac and share it with the other macs.

My store shows a couple in stock. I will buy them both!

minhkhoa2011 said:Kingpiscator said:OP is lucky. This is an online only item. The stock in store must be a return.

None or few other stores nationwide will have it.

Is it possible to order online then return it and pick it up later as a CLEARANCE ITEM ?

Order online, means you paynow.

yesidonoitall said:An item can be clearance now, and next week not.
I was just talking to a manager about that phenomonon the other day.
And can be clearance in one store and not at the one one 30 miles away.

Can be regular/higher price online and priced lower/clearance in a store, like the item being discussed here. But if the price ends with .50, isn't that a nationwide clearance then ?

Bought one in the Weymouth MA store. Online said limited stock/clearance and they found one in the back for me - rang up at $60.50+tax. There may have been more in stock at the time but I think any that were left were promptly bought by the employees when I left based on the reaction by the cashier.

Thanks,
Jon

none in phoenix. Only one store had it (checked using online website). went there, and lo surprise, they did not have it.

Similar story in Los Angeles... We don't have it, we have it but there's a crack in the plastic, we can't sell it because its damaged.

l0pher said:Went to store, say one on display in the clearance/open box printers section. Tag was missing from it. As I was taking a look, the tech guy rushed over to me to tell me that I probably didn't want it because it was missing the letter tray. I said, that's fine, I'll go online and buy it. His next response was that he couldn't sell it because it was a display. When I pointed out that there were other display printers on sale in the same aisle, he changed his tune and said that because it was missing a tray, it was "Staples policy" not to sell it. I asked him why some of the printers that were missing manuals and ac adaptors were still on sale (right next to this one) and he again changed his story to it being "Samsung policy."

I was going to be late for work so I just left but if I had time, I definitely would have asked for a manager (not that it would have made a difference)

Great deal but definitely YMMV

picked up the only one they had in chattanooga. committed the cardinal FW sin and called this morning to see if they had any (50 minute drive one way) and they did and actually held it til early this evening. had to pick up the Lehr trimmer from Home Depot across the street, too, at least.