
Anyone else unhappy with JC Penney's new pricing?
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Posted Feb 2, 2012 - 7:28 pm
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Posted Feb 2, 2012 - 7:39 pm
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Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 6:04 pm
I'm a mega clearance shopper at my local Penneys. The manager there is awesome. Here's what he told me. After it goes to the 80% off then they will leave it to the stores again to mark it what they want. So there still might be some good deals. I'm giving it a try even though initially I couldn't stand the idea. I also think those signs are pretty hard to read for someone who is nearsighted! I used to be able to see what racks to hit from across the room but those tiny dollar amts don't show up real well. I know the smaller signs probably make for a "sleeker" appearance but I don't like them. I actually loved that screaming commercial. I thought it was a hoot. Ok, so I'm a little weird!
Right now all the ladies and jr. coats are $20.00. They said they would be that price through the weekend and then they were sending them back to the warehouse. I'll probably stop by on Monday just to check.
Hi Kathy!
Where have you been????
I haven't been in JCP since Christmas (haven't needed anything) but they are sending out some EXPENSIVE (IMO)
catalogues to me in the mail. Granted,they are beautiful productions but I wonder how much those things cost?
I really loved the promos I got like $10 off $10 or $10 off $25-that's really when I shopped Penney's.
I spent a lot of my dollars there in Nov/Dec.
I will probably be there to see what they have for Easter clothes. I really do like their quality and styles of clothing but if they've stopped the Hello Red discounts/incentives,I might do better at Kohl's.
I will just add that my Penney's was PACKED every weekend this past holiday season-it was almost too crowded to shop!
I took that as a good sign,but apparently not

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Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 7:05 pm
I thought I heard quite awhile ago that all the JCP outlets were closing? I know they made a big deal about the one in my area and how it was supposed to close. It hasn't yet though...
They aren't closing the stores -- Penney's sold off the clearance portion of their business to an capital group. No clearance stores were closed and no employees lost their jobs.
Here's an article about it: http://www.bizjourna...let-stores.html
My wife and I frequent the Reading, PA store. They can't be beat for bedding or men's semi-casual shirts (stuff to wear with khakis).
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Posted Feb 10, 2012 - 11:54 pm
Hi Kathy!
Where have you been????
I haven't been in JCP since Christmas (haven't needed anything) but they are sending out some EXPENSIVE (IMO)
catalogues to me in the mail. Granted,they are beautiful productions but I wonder how much those things cost?
I really loved the promos I got like $10 off $10 or $10 off $25-that's really when I shopped Penney's.
I spent a lot of my dollars there in Nov/Dec.
I will probably be there to see what they have for Easter clothes. I really do like their quality and styles of clothing but if they've stopped the Hello Red discounts/incentives,I might do better at Kohl's.
I will just add that my Penney's was PACKED every weekend this past holiday season-it was almost too crowded to shop!
I took that as a good sign,but apparently not
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Posted Feb 11, 2012 - 9:33 pm
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Posted Feb 13, 2012 - 7:55 am
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Posted Feb 14, 2012 - 8:49 am
I do not like the new pricing at all. It was just fun to go in and get some great deals, the fun is just out of shopping there anymore. I used to always do the surveys and get the 15%off plus the 10/25. I do not like Khols at all so I figure, I must have enough clothes.
This is EXACTLY how I feel. I mean, I can wrap my brain around the idea that cutting out the junk (sales/coupons/etc) allegedly makes the item the "same price" as it would be if you used a coupon etc off the higher price but doing so takes the fun out of shopping. I like the hunt for the bargain EVEN IF it works out to be the "same price" as it is under the "everyday value" system. It's just not fun anymore. I went to the mall with $200 of my tax refund that I was allowing myself to blow and I only spent 10 minutes in JCP and that was mostly in purses because I was in need of a new one. I tried to do my usual routine/route but it was lacking in excitement so I left. I too do not like Kohls. I used to love Kohls but switched when I discovered how much bigger JCP's selection is. Now I don't like Kohls at all. Guess I have enough clothes as well. And I guess I'll need a real therapist now since my retail therapy outlet has dried up.
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Posted Feb 15, 2012 - 7:01 am
This Friday's a big deal.
Every 1st and 3rd Friday the best stuff is moved to its best price.
February 17th marks the 3rd Friday,
so hurry in before all the goods
are good and gone.
What?? I haven't read up on it too much so maybe I just don't understand it completely, but I thought that was the whole deal, that their stuff was always going to be at the best price.
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Posted Feb 15, 2012 - 7:06 am
OK, I am confused. I just got a flyer in the mail from JCP saying:
This Friday's a big deal.
Every 1st and 3rd Friday the best stuff is moved to its best price.
February 17th marks the 3rd Friday,
so hurry in before all the goods
are good and gone.
What?? I haven't read up on it too much so maybe I just don't understand it completely, but I thought that was the whole deal, that their stuff was always going to be at the best price.
I got the same flyer yesterday and it confused me too.
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Posted Feb 15, 2012 - 8:00 am
I got the same flyer yesterday and it confused me too.
There items are already low. But there is 3 different pricing structures. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays they move some items to a lower price structure just for that day. It is a way to draw in customers without giving out coupons.
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Posted Feb 15, 2012 - 9:01 am
There items are already low. But there is 3 different pricing structures. On the 1st and 3rd Fridays they move some items to a lower price structure just for that day. It is a way to draw in customers without giving out coupons.
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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 11:03 am
I will probably still shop JCP, but without the coupons they won't draw me in so much anymore. I'll pop in once in a blue moon. I'll also be buying my hair care products elsewhere since they won't be having sales or coupons that I can use on those. My new favorite store is Parisian (Bon Ton) in my area - guess it will stay that way for a while.
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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 11:30 am
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Posted Feb 22, 2012 - 7:23 pm
I don't like the new pricing structure either. I used to be a loyal JCP shopper, but this new pricing plan isn't working for me. I hate Walmart, so to replicate their structure is a waste for me. I used to love Kohl's, but their merchandise was getting stale to me and their pricing has seemed to go up quite a bit this past year.
I will probably still shop JCP, but without the coupons they won't draw me in so much anymore. I'll pop in once in a blue moon. I'll also be buying my hair care products elsewhere since they won't be having sales or coupons that I can use on those. My new favorite store is Parisian (Bon Ton) in my area - guess it will stay that way for a while.
We used to have parisians here, I miss that store so much. We have elder beerman which was bought by bon ton so they closed our parisians.
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