End cap. Misleading pricing
Jumping in here to share my experience. A few years ago, my husband and I went to Dick‘s to buy pickle ball paddles they do not individually price items. They’re just placed on an end cap. we selected $89 paddles when we went to the checkout. The clerk said that will be $312 and we were like what? We figured out what happened but the Pickleball stuff was on the second floor with escalator, etc., and we didn’t feel like going back so we sucked it up and just paid the price.
So last night, I wanted to go buy a Pickleball paddle for my daughter and I picked out the regular version of the brand of paddle and it was $89 then as I was walking down to check out I thought maybe I should just google this paddle and see if it’s good and the Google results mentioned there was a pro version of the paddle so I thought well maybe I’ll get her that and it was quoted at $120 online so I go back up and I find the pro version which is on the end cap on the hook with $89 price tag I looked around and there were several different versions or colors of the pro model all saying $89. There was one hook that said 120 and had some paddles on it so I thought what’s going on here?? I took a picture of the end cap went down to pay for the pro paddle and the clerk says $130 and I said oh no this paddle is 89 and I showed him the picture and I have to say he didn’t really engage with me at all. Just changed the price to 89 and I walked out. so the point of my post obviously is take a picture of what you’re buying and fight it. Their merchandising is either intentionally misleading or they have very poor management at this store.