Non-transparency of Makro Strubens Valley

I recently purchased a 2400 w Ryobi lawnmower from Makro in Strubens valley for R3000. I saw other lawnmowers on promotion in the Ryobi range and asked if the 2400w was also on promotion to which the answer was no from the salesmen. I went ahead and purchased the mower based on the stores answer. I later that evening spotted the same lawn mower on the makro website for R2699 together with a bundled edgecutter. This is strange that makro would sell me a mower excluding edge trimmer for R3000 and sell a combo for R2699! I drove to the store again the next day and complained to the Salesmen Percy and Vusi and Supervisor Lerato and the Manager Mervyn. They were willing to refund the purchase but to my inconvenience of bringing the machine back to the store. To limit the inconvenience for both parties, I suggested that the store give me a store soiled edgecutter and the advertised price of R2699 but was told that is impossible. My qualm is that I was not made aware of the promotion when I explicitly asked if Makro has a promotion. I want transparency from stores and the reduction of incongruent advertising of products at vastly different prices during the same period. I should have been directed to a store that had the promotion running. I am disheartened by the sales etiquette of Makro Strubens valley.

Dr Govender