IF Bud's was just trying to 'reward their loyal customers that previously purchased from Bud's', then Bud's should have offered those 'terrific deals' ONLY to those customers.
Bud's most assuredly knows who those loyal customers are. Bud's has the 'loyal' customers online account info, their home address, perhaps phone number, etc. Bud's could have just as easily directed these 'deals' specifically to their 'loyal customers', as they claimed to do. In fact, it may well have been easier than what they actually did, and the ensuing morass that ensued.
Having ordered from Bud's multiple times in the pass, I certainly received no 'advanced' or 'invitation only' notice, nor any other form of 'customer loyalty' deal, nor any notice from Bud's that I would receive any such discount over their normal pricing.
The alleged 'explanation' from Bud's, posted above, appears to be nothing more than a very poor attempt to cover their own butts against allegations being circulated.
I've had zero issues dealing with Bud's in the past, though I didn't bother trying for any of the 'Black Friday' deals, as it would be anticipated and expected that such offerings would elicit sufficient response to crash their system. Are they stupid enough to think otherwise?
That said, their 'explanation' tremendously lowers their credibility, IMO. I will certainly now be hesitant and extremely cautious IF I deal with them in the future, even at their regularly-offered prices.
As always, caveat emptor.
Bud's most assuredly knows who those loyal customers are. Bud's has the 'loyal' customers online account info, their home address, perhaps phone number, etc. Bud's could have just as easily directed these 'deals' specifically to their 'loyal customers', as they claimed to do. In fact, it may well have been easier than what they actually did, and the ensuing morass that ensued.
Having ordered from Bud's multiple times in the pass, I certainly received no 'advanced' or 'invitation only' notice, nor any other form of 'customer loyalty' deal, nor any notice from Bud's that I would receive any such discount over their normal pricing.
The alleged 'explanation' from Bud's, posted above, appears to be nothing more than a very poor attempt to cover their own butts against allegations being circulated.
I've had zero issues dealing with Bud's in the past, though I didn't bother trying for any of the 'Black Friday' deals, as it would be anticipated and expected that such offerings would elicit sufficient response to crash their system. Are they stupid enough to think otherwise?
That said, their 'explanation' tremendously lowers their credibility, IMO. I will certainly now be hesitant and extremely cautious IF I deal with them in the future, even at their regularly-offered prices.
As always, caveat emptor.
