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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly  Thanks. I never noticed they were all that competitive pricewise anyway but do just enjoy going there as they seem to carry some different things from the majority of the discount stores. I especially like their Christmas and other seasonal pre-packaged gift baskets and sets and the interesting things like that at holiday time. I like Macy's gift packages very much, too. |
Yes, they will still have those types of items, it's what stores call "loss leaders", items that are sold for less than what it costs the store to buy them. Loss leaders bring people into the store, but only a handful of people get the item and the store is overly crowded when this happens.