So I know this is from awhile back, but for those that missed out on the 8 inch drill press deal ($24.98), this might be useful:
All the Sears by me (SoCal) didn't have it in stock. I was up in the LA area visiting family and stopped in a "Sears Grand." Terrible mess of a store, but low and behold they had a single 8" press left!! (Online said they didn't) Go to purchase it, it rings up full price, $99.99 because Sears Grand uses a different pricing structure.
What to do?!
Bought it at the full $99.99+tax ($107.74)
Carted the unopened press to my local Sears in the good part of town, receipt in hand and asked politely for a "price adjustment"
Clerk scans it in, and promptly issues me $75.02+$5.81 ($80.22) back to my Visa
So I got the thing for $27.52
But wait, it gets better.
Because I paid full price, and bought it on father's day, I got the $5 gift card. I also got $15 in bonus points for spending over $75. I also got $5 in bonus points on that specific item.
Since I waited a few days and did a "price adjustment" rather than a straight up return, no points were deducted from my account and the gift card remained active.
So $25 store credit on the press that ran me $27.52 with tax= $2.25 press!
Anyhow, if you have a Sears Grand nearby, CHECK IT OUT! You can price match anything they sell with normal Sears, and on hidden clearance items can really score.
I know, I know. People like me are the reason Sears is going under. I do try to buy lots of other odds and ends there whenever they issue me surprise points, spending a good amount per month outside the tool department for the family since their prices can't be beat. This was not done with any malicious intent, rather lucked into the points/card and feel that Sears should honor their clearance prices across their stores.
