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  1. Art Vandalay says:

    Maybe the sign is meant to get musicians used to having a lot less money than they think they’ll have…

  2. nani nani? says:

    I think its stupid..not even funny…*sigh* now to wait for the next fail…
    maybe that one will make my day…

  3. John says:

    Awesome deal… Maybe I should get two. haha.

  4. malcolm says:

    I wonder if math like this would work at restaurants for tipping…

  5. Dan2025 says:

    Epic fail. With the negative symbol it makes me think they did that on purpose.

    • Curben says:

      I assume that when the sign is punched in the savings are calculated automatically on the printing.

      The real fail here is that a sale this good doesnt allow rain checks.

      • The REAL Meri says:

        You are right. I worked in retail, and one of these signs would pop up every now and then. I just can’t figure out why in THIS day and age, they can’t make some kind of warning or error message for negative numbers in the formula cells. Or at least something that blocks the print button. :P

  6. fepic ail says:

    wow, no “FIRST!?!!311″ yet.

  7. Bib1887 says:

    And this wonderful discount will be taken at the register. Does that mean that it will ring up as $99.99 with another line on the receipt for the discount of $29? Yeah, I think I see a potential entry for notalwaysright.com. Except in this case they may be.

  8. Forte says:

    Inflation WIN!

  9. math is my friend says:

    the math itself doesn’t make sense either.

    99.99 + 29 = 128.99, not 129.98

    • Nwabby says:

      Yes, but this sign _must_ be computer generated.
      No sane person would calculate -29, and continue.
      Perhaps the savings are rounded.

  10. Princess Princess says:

    It says guitar pack… maybe you get two guitars for the ’sale’ price? Otherwise, that’s messed up.

  11. Owen says:

    $100 guitar = guitar quality FAIL

    • Fahzbehn says:

      Yes, but it is a thrift win. I’d get my neice a $100 guitar… but then again, she’s 5. Truth be told, if I wanted a starter guitar, something to just practice on or give to a relative, it’s not a bad price, really. Without seeing it and/or playing it, you can’t really say it is or isn’t a good deal or a quality fail. For its price, it may be an exceptional deal. Hard to know without the facts. That being siad, I’m going to guess, based on the lettering, the store shelf type, and the sign, this was likely at a K-Mart.

    • Chopchops says:

      Guitar blabber lameness fail.

    • Jim says:

      I’ll have to challenge you on that one. I once bought a guitar for $75 and it sounds great….if you beat it with a stick.

  12. Michael says:

    Also Math Fail.. -30$ discount! (well 29.99)

  13. nobody says:

    How about math fail. The difference is $30.

  14. Mldjstd says:

    The sign says you SAVE a NEGATIVE $ 29. The math totally works out.

  15. aaaaanon says:

    If this isn’t a photoshop i am going to kill the idiot who thought this would be funny. Although, they’re probably already dead.

    • Homer says:

      So, if it is a legit fail, you will kill someone but if it’s faked, you won’t? How does that make sense? No wonder you want to be anonymous.

      • aaaaanon says:

        it’s very hard for the store management to correct a sign that has been photoshopped, since the actual sign is still correct. anyone can do that, but if they put a real sign saying that up…

      • aaaaanon says:

        the store management can’t very well correct a sign that was “edited”, seeing as the real sign is still correct and in their store. logic FAIL

      • aaaaanon says:

        and your name isn’t homer.

        • tycobb9999 says:

          Way to put three posts together that actually made less sense than one. You’re talented, fat kid. Must be because you get diabeetused up all the time.

        • Adoni says:

          “and your name isn’t homer”
          Maybe its an inside joke or something. but i dont even know how to respond, maybe with something about how your name isnt aaaaanon, or about how stupid of a rebuttle that was. all i can think of is “If it weren’t for my horse, i wouldnt have spent that year in college”

          • aaaaanon says:

            it’s a response to the part where he said ‘no wonder you want to be anonymous’

            not reading the argument you’re talking about FAIL

  16. Jordanwb says:

    Isn’t that also a math fail? 129.98 – 99.99 = 29.99

  17. Buster Heiney says:

    I wonder how much a Yamaha keyboard costs at this place? Sheesh!

  18. Bob Sacamano says:

    This screams photoshop to me. That, or it’s a joke by the store owners. Neither of which qualifies as a FAIL.

    • Dexaan says:

      Or it could be a $129.99 guitar that’s supposed to be on sale for $99.99, and someone just put the numbers in the computer in the wrong order.

  19. NoseMoking says:

    wow. just… wow O_o.

  20. Dropt says:

    Buy a great elec guitar at 129 $………FAIL

    toy guitar WIN

  21. Clara says:

    Why is FailBlog putting up so many repeats lately? Lame.

  22. missy miss says:

    WAT A FREAKIN DEAL!!

  23. faetal says:

    I’m surprised that this isn’t walmart signage.
    I had to look close too. just in case…
    I think you have to had worked there in order to truly appreciate their lunacy.

  24. Kim says:

    It’s real, not photoshoped. Info downloaded wrong and then idot employee can’t see the problem, duh.

  25. billy0246810 says:

    Dude the math isn’t even right.

    • raelalt says:

      What, you expect mathematical abilities from WalMart personnel?

      • kelti says:

        For what they pay at Wal-mart, i don’t blame the hapless employee who just didn’t care. Hell, for a minimum-wage part time job with no benefits i’d laugh my ass off and keep the joke to myself!

  26. Dude says:

    Did anyone notice that a more interesting fail occurred in the actual math of the sign? 129.98 is not equal to 99.99 + 29, the correct answer is 128.99. Although, I sincerely believe this to be photoshopped and therefore not a true bargain fail, I have enjoyed the photoshopping math fail. Thanx.

  27. ISnoodBear says:

    If this is real, I love the software that did this. You’d think most wouldn’t even allow a negative value in the “Save” field. Kudos on the programming fail that made this possible!

  28. ENG says:

    This is now my desktop background! Thanks, Failblog!

  29. dolt says:

    it does say save MINUS 29 dollars (that’s what this symbol means – ) which means you have to add 29 dollars which is about right

  30. COBHC666 says:

    Never buy the ’starter pack’, ‘gig pack’, or ‘music pack’ guitar kits. They’re terrible. That’s why this is worthy of an epic fail.

  31. doron says:

    double fail:
    A-you pay more
    B-its actually 99.99-129.98=-29.99 which is really closer to -30.
    C-fuck grammar checkers-I’m Israeli.

  32. Anon says:

    Fake, Notice the perspective of all the different parts of the sign. The top and middle have a different perspective from the price. Also the white of the number 29 is brighter than the surrounding white.

    • mci says:

      *** Fake, Notice the perspective of all the different parts of the sign. The top and middle have a different perspective blah blah blah ****

      My god you’re an idiot.

  33. DoktorJ says:

    That little yellow smiley bastard had a dyslexic episode.

  34. Anonymous says:

    This looks shooped. I can tell from the pixels and from having seen a lot of shoops in my time.

  35. ANON says:

    I’ve actually seen this in a Sears once, a long time ago. Not the same product, but a situation where they raised the price and actually wrote the negative “savings” in, like it was a formula in an Excel document or something.

  36. midniteoyel says:

    and the math is—- almost right , they just could not figure this one out, ladies and gentlemen, the offices of America are now being washed over with an influx of idiocy, the likes of which used to
    be restricted to bringing in Wal-Mart shopping carts!!!
    angree..
    >:(

  37. Aimee says:

    Actually, that’s a win. It says you save $-29, right? $99 minus($-29) equals $129. I bet a couple hundred suckers actually paid it too, not noticing the negative and thinking they saved money.

  38. tuba says:

    ITS NOT FAIL! if you save -29 (negative 29) 29 is added to original.



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