Is JC Penney faking its prices?

have you ever noticed jewelry on sale during the holidays? "Regularly $2999.99, now$150"? who pays more than a hundo at kmart for an alleged diamond? or wal mart? for any jewelry?

I used to shop at Penney's all the time but in the last year or so I've noticed the quality of their clothing has diminished greatly.  Practically all of their women's and junior's clothing (tops) are made of super thin material and they don't wash well.  I have purchased tops from other stores that are of much better quality and wash well.  Therefore, I have decided I am done shopping at JCP.

I was mostly done with JCP years ago. Got a flyer in the mail with 50% off anything in the store. Went to buy a shaver that Target sold for 36 bucks. JCP had the exact same shaver with a price tag of $100, with discount = $50.00. Some lawyer may say this isn't criminal, but it is in my eyes. Recently I bought an induction cooktop advertised at one price,  the in store web site they accessed listed it as more expensive. I personally "searched" the website and the correct price came up. Some lawyer may say this isn't criminal but it is in my eyes. I would be a fool quite frankly to keep patronizing them. They treat their customers like they're stupid.

I used to shop at Penny's all the time because they had good stuff and pretty good prices,too! But all that has changed to cheaply made products and higher prices ! Yeah, I've known for sometime about their pricing gimmicks, it shouldn't be a surprise. Another reason a person might as well shop at Walmart, becasue the quality of their stuff is the same, just with a different name tag. I'm doing more of it now myself ! 

I worked at J C Penney for two years in the window department. With 20 years experience in making and installing custom drapes I was appalled at the prices and quality of their ready made curtains and valances. They are all made of cheap fabrics and terrible linings (that is if they are lined at all) I felt embarrassed to offer products I knew were of terrible quality. One sheer panel that might have cost $5.00 dollars to produce was retailed for $50-$60.00. The side hems were puckered due to being sewn with to much tension causing them to stretch and be uneven at the bottom.

 

Lower pricing is not going to save Penney's unless they offer quality to go with it.

I love the new Penneys and have gotten a lot of great things in-store and online this last year at better prices than before. More selection too in my opinion. Don't understand all the complaining. I think people don't want to compare and see that the prices are really low. Give em a coupon to mess with and they feel better, go figure...

I work at Walmart, and what so many of you complainers don't know is that the price changes come from the manufacturers. Yes, the store can set the prices, but manufacturers can also have a say in what happens to their products, such as placement. I've gotten to the point that the only store I trust is Walmart because I do know how they operate. Penney's and Sears have both raised prices and gotten more expensive than I'm willing to pay for the stuff I remember buying a few years ago and paying a LOT less for. And now we're hearing that they're in so much trouble? And KMart might be on it's way out? I live in a very small town where we have a tiny mall with some small stores, Sears and Penney's, and our Walmart. There are people who come from 40 miles away to shop at this Walmart rather than ones closer to them. I think we just got lucky in that regard, because we have good people and most of the regular customers are nice. I think one of the pluses about Walmart is the consistency. It might be boring, but you know what you're getting. I get tired of all the griping and complaining, but as I stated before, maybe we just have a better store. Our management is even pretty good. I mainly blame the media, anyway, because as soon as there's anything negative in the news they jump on it, and Walmart has been a favorite target, which then seems to get the public jumping on the bandwagon, whether they have reason to or not. I feel like I'm one of very few people nowadays who shows any loyalty to their employer.

I think 30.00 is a great price for a "Table and Sweaters"!

This is off the subject but has anyone heard that merchants are starting to charge for making your purchase with a credit card. The transaction fee appears on your receipt. This is bad business!