Originally Posted by
chevy42083
What I think is funny is they thought a LBS employee wouldn't know bikes well enough to catch the switch. I mean, if you were scamming walmart with the same deal, I could see it. But someone who's job/hobby/possibly life revolve around bikes?
Seriously!
A few years ago, my co-worker caught a guy at the bike rack at WM; he had carefully peeled the barcode sticker from a $50 bike, and was just as carefully applying it to the $200 bike he wanted. My friend walked right up on him, quietly suggested he not do that anymore, and to leave the store. Of course, my friend is of mixed heritage (good luck telling what -- I never have figured it all out!), and a bodybuilder in his spare time.
The lamebrains at the store I work in now just think they can pull an expensive bike from its spot on the rack, park it in a cheap(er) bike's spot, and get that price by hollering for a manager. Hasn't worked yet in two years, and they try it about 5x a week.