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Re:Home Depot stocked shelves with empty boxes in its early ... by tener on Friday June 08, 2018 @02:34AM (#17263103)
And nobody gamed it by visiting the competitors first...?
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Re:Home Depot stocked shelves with empty boxes in its early ... by PhasmaFelis on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:34AM (#17263616)
First-time customers probably don't know about it, and even repeat customers may not remember. It's not really a "checkmate" move, just a little bit of strategy.
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Re:Home Depot stocked shelves with empty boxes in its early ... by Freak_NL on Friday June 08, 2018 @04:41AM (#17263645)
The percentage of people who actively try to game these situations is probably negligible.
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