Home Depot Online Clearance Prices Not Honored In-Store
Customers report that clearance prices displayed on the Home Depot website do not match in-store pricing, with employees insisting the website price is the standard price. This discrepancy constitutes potential false advertising and creates frustrating store visits for deal-seeking shoppers. The lack of price synchronization between digital and physical channels is a recurring retail friction point.
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