Big chain store - no love

[lastworm]

Anyone else no longer receiving birthday vouchers or the occasional random loyalty voucher from a certain big chain tackle store that shall not be named?

I made a complaint a couple of years back after being overcharged for some expensive sunglasses that were supposed to be at sale price, and I wonder if I’ve been back listed? I also rarely shop there without some kind of voucher as an incentive so wonder if they’ve picked up on my scent.

Anyone else had similar experience?

[noelm]

It's just how they are, I doubt you're blacklisted. My local store is getting worse by the day, never go there now.

[slowjigger]

I haven't had one for a while if it's the one I think it is. They still have members sales and bargain bins full of lures though.

[slothparade]

I just got a $20 voucher, I get something like every 2 months. I'm pretty happy about it. I don't really shop with them all that much only for convenience. 

[bessell1955]

May be a sign of the times with the economy tightening up?

[Rebel]

Times are tough.

There are stores advertising, that never did in the past.

[XD351]

Come to think of it I haven’t had one for a while but they do keep pestering me to review a recent purchase 🤬

Now that these chain stores have destroyed the small tackle shops they will probably stop all the promotions and put the prices up - after all where else will you go ?

[lastworm]

I didn’t think it was just me. Unfortunately in my case these little incentives and loyalty offers where what got me in store. I find that their stock is rarely updated, and I basically know their items by heart, so don’t find myself killing half an hour browsing there like I would my local tackle stores.

I have also noticed their prices going up, and their “reduced” or “members only” price in lures is now what the pre-discounted price was before. So they’re no longer willing to take a hit on their profit margin.