Originally Posted by
Paul Barnard
His message was clear and not contradictory to me. But I sought to understand his message rather than find fault with it. If you'll ponder it a bit more, I think you'll get his meaning, even if it weren't expressed as clearly as it could have been. I know it's not cool to try to understand on internet forums. It's a quirk I have.
How is it not contradictory to say that shops "took it [price reductions] 100% on the chin" and then to say that shops were offered deep discounts on upcoming closeouts?