"Phisherman" wrote in message
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Anyone else notice that the adverstisement in the Woodcraft flyer does
not match the local store sales? I drove 20 miles (and 20 miles
back) to a Woodcraft and they said the sale item I wanted was not on
sale, yet it is on the website. Why would a franchise be undersold
by the parent company? Now I shop online, and don't visit the local
Woodcraft store.


Many if not most Woodcraft stores are franchises, privately owned. All the
Texas stores are owned by a single group. Local stores do and will have
their own sales that are good for its geographic area. You can always order
the web sale item from the web site.

If my local Woodcraft was 20 miles away I would shop on line also regardless
of price. Fortunately my new local store is now about 3 miles away, it was
20 or more and has moved farther away.

Why would the parent company undersell the locals? Overstocks, close outs,
bigger volume of sales to name a few. Why shop locally? No shipping
charges, answers to questions, hands on touchy feely, you can take it home
today, support for the local economy, unadvertised specials, to name a few
more.

Maybe you should get on the "Local" mailing list. The sales flyer that I
get is often particular to the Houston stores.