Archived As Advertised

[PogDog]

These "As Advertised" sale signs are the most useless signs. Seriously, what good are they?

 

[SFSFun]

It's a mind game to trick people into thinking it's a special deal.

A lot of people see the red sale sign and subconsciously decide that means it must be a good deal.

 

[NKG]

I think the "Im new" tag confuses people into thinking the item is on sale because it looks like the rest of the other signs

 

[HRZone]

It's a mind game to trick people into thinking it's a special deal.

A lot of people see the red sale sign and subconsciously decide that means it must be a good deal.

Yeah they do psychological studies into sales tricks like these. Blows the mind how often it actually works.

 

[redeye58]

I think the "Im new" tag confuses people into thinking the item is on sale because it looks like the rest of the other signs

One of our TLs stuck those tags on our trainees' name badges.

 

[Hardlinesmaster]

As advertised signing are used, because that vendor paid spot for that product to be "new" or "feature item" for that week.

 

[squirrely]

Our district has been told to toss those signs. It's a waste of everyone's time.

 

[DevinDeLaSpot]

Our district has been told to toss those signs. It's a waste of everyone's time.

I wonder if perhaps we are district-mates! I'd not, same here in mine as well!

 

[Shadowski]

The 3x3 as advertised are nice replacements if you run out of sale 3x3

Beyond that idk. XD

 

[SrTLall]

There was a pilot run several years ago to see if it was worth it to discard the 'as advertised' signs. Apparently it wasn't worth it as the signs do actually entice shoppers to buy the merchandise that isn't on sale.

IMO if you're complaining about these signs, you have not been with Target very long. Spot has come a VERY long way in terms of ease in putting up the ad. Nowadays, it's quite simple to get up the ad in a minimal amount of time. Are there still issues? Sure, but it's certainly not as bad as it used to be.

 

[Yetive]

There was a pilot run several years ago to see if it was worth it to discard the 'as advertised' signs. Apparently it wasn't worth it as the signs do actually entice shoppers to buy the merchandise that isn't on sale.

IMO if you're complaining about these signs, you have not been with Target very long. Spot has come a VERY long way in terms of ease in putting up the ad. Nowadays, it's quite simple to get up the ad in a minimal amount of time. Are there still issues? Sure, but it's certainly not as bad as it used to be.

You don't miss all the boxes of 3x5 sign holders? Some things have definitely changed for the better.

 

[BigEyedPhish]

You don't miss all the boxes of 3x5 sign holders? Some things have definitely changed for the better.

I remember having to manually scan in every sign, literally made putting up the Ad twice as long.

 

[Yetive]

Taking it down too.

 

[Ajax11]

You don't miss all the boxes of 3x5 sign holders? Some things have definitely changed for the better.

Don't forget the joy of tearing the sheets of 4 signs per page before you got to stuff signholders.

 

[Brine]

These "As Advertised" sale signs are the most useless signs. Seriously, what good are they?

When I would do ad set, I threw stacks and stacks of the as advertised signs away. I'd weed through and pull out legit sale and TPC signs and hang those. What a waste of everything, time, money, and resources.