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Old September 7th 06, 01:31 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
Steve B.
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Default Autozone- illegal bait & switch advertising?

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:53:36 GMT, "j" > wrote:

>I went to the Autozone website and found a power steering pressure hose for
>a 1977 Ford F-250 with a 351 engine for $16.99. When I went to the store to
>purchase it, they had a different brand in their computer for $19.99. Their
>computer did not show the less expensive brand. They told me that it was
>because the cheaper one is only available online. Does anyone know this to
>be true? Has anyone had a similar experience? I assumed that whatever
>Autozone advertised on their webpage was representative of what their retail
>stores carried.
>


Why would you assume everything on the website is available in the
store? When you go to their web site you pick your local store then
pick your part. It plainly shows which items are available in the
store and which ones are available online.


It is relatively easy for any company to sell items via their website
that they do not stock and from vendors they don't normally order
from. You place the order and the your item is shipped by the outside
vendor to your door step and YOU pay the shipping on it so they can
sell that item at a better price than they could if their people had
to handle it and they had to pay to get it to the store.

Steve B.
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