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On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:50:56 -0600, "Jane_Galt" <>
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> HP Officejet Pro 8500A Premium Wireless e-All-in-One (CM758A#B1H)
>
> About a week ago, I priced this at amazon.com and it was $318.
>
> I put it on my Wish List.
>
> A few hours later it was around $348, where it stayed until tonight.
>
> Now it's $398?
>
> What the heck is going on?
>
> Does amazon.com raise prices on you because you put something on your wish
> list?
>
> What else could it be?


Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they announce
a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on sale for
20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60

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On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:

> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on
> sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60

That's illegal here in the UK.



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On 18/11/2010 13:50, Aardvark wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:
>
>> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
>> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on
>> sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60
>
> That's illegal here in the UK.

Is it ****. ASDA mark up **** wine for £8 per bottle for a month just so
they can roll it back to £3.99 (or 3 for a tenner) and make people think
they're getting a bargain.

It happens all the time in supermarkets, nothing illegal about it so
long as they sell it for a month before reducing it.

They'll have a single line of **** wine, ridiculously priced, which
nobody buys... then a month later they'll go crazy and make it a
featured item at less than half price.

Buy now while stocks last, etc.

On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:50:36 +0000 (UTC), Aardvark
<> wrote:

>On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:
>
>> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
>> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on
>> sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60
>
>That's illegal here in the UK.
I heard prostitution was too, but, butt and more.

On 18/11/10 14:50, Aardvark wrote:
> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:
>
>> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
>> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on
>> sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60
>
> That's illegal here in the UK.

Also illegal in France. Before a cut off can be announced, the "announced
old price" must have been seen for many weeks; at least 2 months, forgot
how many exactly; probably more than 8w.

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On Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:36:13 +0100, DEMAINE Benoit-Pierre wrote:

> On 18/11/10 14:50, Aardvark wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:
>>
>>> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
>>> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer
>>> on sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60
>>
>> That's illegal here in the UK.
>
> Also illegal in France. Before a cut off can be announced, the
> "announced old price" must have been seen for many weeks; at least 2
> months, forgot how many exactly; probably more than 8w.

Yup. I think our retail sales laws operate on the same principle, both
being EU members.



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"En un lugar de la Mancha, de cuyo nombre no quiero acordarme,
no hace mucho tiempo que vivÃ*a un hidalgo de los de lanza en
astillero, adarga antigua, rocÃ*n flaco y galgo corredor."
-Cervantes, 'Don Quixote'

On Nov 18, 7:16*am, nut <n...@noreply.invalid> wrote:
> On 18/11/2010 13:50, Aardvark wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 02:54:43 -0800, Keith wrote:
>
> >> Often times companies will raise the price of an item before they
> >> announce a sale. For example, next week they may announce the printer on
> >> sale for 20% off so the $398 drops to $318.60
>
> > That's illegal here in the UK.
>
> Is it ****. ASDA mark up **** wine for £8 per bottle for a month just so
> they can roll it back to £3.99 (or 3 for a tenner) and make people think
> they're getting a bargain.
>
> It happens all the time in supermarkets, nothing illegal about it so
> long as they sell it for a month before reducing it.

I wonder if supermarkets are excluded in the law against that
practice.
Hmmm that reminds me I was going to look up "loss leader".
Loss leaders being standard practice most everywhere.

Interesting reading...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loss_leader
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variable_pricing

JM