breezy270 Posted March 29, 2017 #26 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Exactly what I was thinking....I had been watching pricing before I booked my cruise at the start of the month... When it was Buy 1 Get Second guest 60% off :') Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 29, 2017 #27 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hold up. At the same time that they changed pricing structure they ALSO decimated old brands within the store that people loved, and changed the stores around entirely to look cool. They changed the music to lure in younger shoppers who were never going there anyway unless dragged there by parents, while at the same time making it unpleasant for those parents trying to buy clothes for their families. I had a few go-to things I loved there for while I was dropping weight and they got rid of them all. I cannot find what I need there, and when I do find something, there are 6 unmanned pay stations for every one that's open, which means a 25 minute wait in line. We once lurked around men's suits for over 20 minutes waiting for someone to help us. Three employees raced by, ignoring my "excuse me" as they ran into or out of the back. They just don't care to help. There is FAR more than the pricing as to why fewer people are shopping there anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Forums How about Saturn? No discounts They're gone now Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezy270 Posted March 29, 2017 #28 Share Posted March 29, 2017 As retailers like JC Penny are trying to stay open amid more and more people choosing to shop online...those three employees were probably busy trying to help all the shoppers in the store...with less sales comes less payroll and less employees to run the business....also why they have lots of registers and only a few people running them... How about Saturn? No discounts They're gone now Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted March 29, 2017 #29 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I paid catalogue price on Carnivale in January 1989. [emoji33] Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app [emoji23]🤣[emoji23] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanceml Posted March 29, 2017 #30 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Hold up. At the same time that they changed pricing structure they ALSO decimated old brands within the store that people loved, and changed the stores around entirely to look cool. They changed the music to lure in younger shoppers who were never going there anyway unless dragged there by parents, while at the same time making it unpleasant for those parents trying to buy clothes for their families. I had a few go-to things I loved there for while I was dropping weight and they got rid of them all. I cannot find what I need there, and when I do find something, there are 6 unmanned pay stations for every one that's open, which means a 25 minute wait in line. We once lurked around men's suits for over 20 minutes waiting for someone to help us. Three employees raced by, ignoring my "excuse me" as they ran into or out of the back. They just don't care to help. There is FAR more than the pricing as to why fewer people are shopping there anymore. Sent from my iPhone using Forums What does JC Penney have to do with RCL? Why don't you just shop online like millions of Americans are? Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 29, 2017 #31 Share Posted March 29, 2017 [emoji23]🤣[emoji23] Sent from my iPad using Forums It gets better. Uppers and Lowers. 3 night Bahamas run. I think it was $700, direct from brochure. I think the only had 3 price structures. Off season, Season, and Holiday Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted March 29, 2017 #32 Share Posted March 29, 2017 April 2014. AHH the good old days, I remember them fondly:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freehike Posted March 29, 2017 #33 Share Posted March 29, 2017 AHH the good old days, I remember them fondly:cool: LoL, if 2014 are the "good old days" then I'm ancient..... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted March 30, 2017 #34 Share Posted March 30, 2017 It gets better. Uppers and Lowers. 3 night Bahamas run. OMG - that was my first cruise, Jan '88 Carnivale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted March 30, 2017 #35 Share Posted March 30, 2017 April 2014. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodtime Cruizin Posted March 30, 2017 #36 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Just go by the price per day gauge - anything above $100pp is not a deal. 2018-2019 sail dates, $100/day will get you a inside cabin, :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tugboat Posted March 30, 2017 #37 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Who cares what it is called? If you like the final price, you buy it; if you don't, then move on with your life. No one forces anyone to cruise. It remains your choice. My pillow didn't make you buy their pillows you could have moved on. somebody chose to Sue and Won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwazi07 Posted March 30, 2017 #38 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Publix here in FL is pretty up front with the BOGO pricing. I try and marke it 25%Of our bill Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app Agreed, Publix sales are truly sales :) Sent from Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted March 30, 2017 #39 Share Posted March 30, 2017 It gets better. Uppers and Lowers. 3 night Bahamas run. I think it was $700, direct from brochure. I think the only had 3 price structures. Off season, Season, and Holiday Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app But did they have free room service?:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted March 30, 2017 #40 Share Posted March 30, 2017 2018-2019 sail dates, $100/day will get you a inside cabin, :p Prices on my first Royal cruise in the 1980's was OVER $200 a nite per person. Was the catalog price, 7 nite, deck 2 tiny porthole window... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted March 30, 2017 #41 Share Posted March 30, 2017 April 2014. You nailed it again Bob. We were on Jewel then and the first BOGO came out. We had been planning on booking Freedom for the same time in 2015 so we knew what the pre-sale price was. We really did get 50% off the 2nd person on that cruise and paid less than the cruise we were on. I started the roll call and within a month new people were paying what was a month earlier the regular price, but it was raised up to be the same amount as pre-sale after applying the sale price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 30, 2017 #42 Share Posted March 30, 2017 OMG - that was my first cruise, Jan '88 Carnivale. You beat us by a year. Interesting ship. Our son in the US Navy was born Nov 1989, do the math. ;) I guess uppers and lowers aren't so bad after all. ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 30, 2017 #43 Share Posted March 30, 2017 But did they have free room service?:rolleyes: I don't recall, probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johngee Posted March 30, 2017 #44 Share Posted March 30, 2017 There is a difference between a "sale" and an "offer". Offers are not time limited. Sent from my F8331 using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsnd1900 Posted March 30, 2017 #45 Share Posted March 30, 2017 They get away with it because they pull the special pricing back after a certain amount of days, and then have regular pricing for 2-3 days, and then another sale. the next sale will have slight adjustments to it. Also, they change pricing on every room slightly. There is a new sale coming out on the 1st. I took screen shots of pricing for a few cruises yesterday. today they will be a little higher, tomorrow, right back to the same bottom line (value plus OBC) as yesterday.. Same old same old.. smoke and mirrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted March 30, 2017 #46 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hold up. At the same time that they changed pricing structure they ALSO decimated old brands within the store that people loved, and changed the stores around entirely to look cool. They changed the music to lure in younger shoppers who were never going there anyway unless dragged there by parents, while at the same time making it unpleasant for those parents trying to buy clothes for their families. That is the way I remember if. Part of what you said about decimating old brands, may have been what I remembered where they got rid of all "hard lines" and had only "soft lines". That is when I quit shopping there. I have probably been in JCP 3 times in the past 25 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted March 30, 2017 #47 Share Posted March 30, 2017 How about Saturn? No discounts They're gone now Sent from my HTC One_M8 using Forums mobile app It was also an inferior product even by GM standards. CAR MAX, at least here, seems to be thriving in the used car market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njm5378 Posted March 30, 2017 #48 Share Posted March 30, 2017 What I struggle to understand is why does it matter? I have a budget at which I feel a cruise is a good value. I would not pay more than I am comfortable with because of a sale, no matter how it is worded and no matter how long it lasts. If I decide that my price point is $120 per day, am I going to pay $170 per day because it is 50% off the full fare, no. Sale is irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfganghowell Posted March 30, 2017 #49 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Having worked in advertising and related fields for 1000 years, I just have to laugh. False advertising - that's the entire industry. They are selling you a dream, an idea. Some of you probably think "reality" tv is actually real. :D Hi Cindy - hope you are doing great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy Posted March 30, 2017 #50 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi Cindy - hope you are doing great! I am! We're going up to Fredericksburg [emoji485] on Saturday for a long weekend, then when we get back we have less than 3 weeks until we leave for Rome![emoji173] Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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