tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post1306617958769503314..comments2024-03-28T23:22:41.774-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): "50% off" may not be a bargainMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-66010981134658457492012-02-28T02:32:46.787-06:002012-02-28T02:32:46.787-06:00seen in a german supermarket in 2009:
a cheap &quo...seen in a german supermarket in 2009:<br />a cheap "kid's art set", a coffer filled with crayons, pencils, glitter-glue, fairy dust and other assorted multi-hued items <br /><br />(we believe that this contact-poison-color stuff is nothing but camouflaged tools of the trade for chinese undercover assassins, but that's another thread).<br /><br />they piled 'em high in the aisle, but alas - the picky customers refused to buy the caskets of rainbow-y fun, priced @ somewhat unreasonable 14.99€ ...<br /><br />three weeks later, with a sales figure of approximately zero, the frustrated management went for the !!!SALE!!! strategy, re-pricing the junk set to 29.99 while offering a staggering 50% discount...<br /><br />lo and behold, the stack of caskets o'dross dwindled in no time at all....<br />___<br />on a very related note: i think that, sometimes, for some people, the right to vote is an undeserved gift.Liesel Weppenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01471119014349650723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-2780767487637597632012-02-27T10:19:14.476-06:002012-02-27T10:19:14.476-06:00This article seems to imply that there is some obj...This article seems to imply that there is some objectively correct price for these items to which discounts must be applied. <br /><br />What objective criteria would one use to determine this "correct" price?nolanddahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708768497461983779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19581990730072579852012-02-25T23:00:47.549-06:002012-02-25T23:00:47.549-06:00They do that at the Shell stations here. It advert...They do that at the Shell stations here. It advertises 5 cents off per gallon every Thursday, but if you keep track of the cost/gallon, they raise it 3 cents on Thursdays, before giving you the 5 cents off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44471434805959786092012-02-24T19:57:13.582-06:002012-02-24T19:57:13.582-06:00ShopKo is especially bad about doing this.ShopKo is especially bad about doing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-50086993917856082232012-02-24T18:01:39.187-06:002012-02-24T18:01:39.187-06:00I always peel back the stickers if there is more t...I always peel back the stickers if there is more than one. It's often quite revealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-39287484448386859502012-02-24T17:31:11.822-06:002012-02-24T17:31:11.822-06:00If I remember correctly this isn't allowed in ...If I remember correctly this isn't allowed in the UK. For a start there are rules about reductions having to have been on sale for a certain time at the full price - though there are fairly simple ways round it. I've a feeling it's also not permitted to increase the price of goods already on the shelf - overstickering in effect.Skipweaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12454297424665652387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-88405255955993419162012-02-24T12:03:07.095-06:002012-02-24T12:03:07.095-06:00Having worked at a few retail jobs over the years,...Having worked at a few retail jobs over the years, I know this is the case. One reason I'm not much into shopping except in have-to cases.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.com