KylieDog said:
pokoko said:
KylieDog said:
pokoko said: It's common practice to raise prices back up to MSRP before beginning a new sale. All retailers do this, as promotional discounts are generally based on the MSRP listing. |
It's actually illegal in UK.
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Prices can never go back up? Is that even possible? Discounts have to be based on discounts?
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You are not allowed to advertise something as being on sale for a set price for an extended period of time, after a while it must just be advertised as the price, even if below MSRP. If you then want to advertise for example a 50% sale, you must discount the 50% from the price it has been, you cannot raise the price back to MSRP and discount 50% from that, as it is misleading the consumer into believing they getting a bigger discount than they really are.
I don't believe what Sony has done is illegal, as it is 'buy one get one free' which is not misleading. But it's certainly immoral and skirting the law.
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What? That's fucking crazy...There is always going to be a point where one sale ends and another begins. Let me give you an example.
At work last week we were selling Ipad Minis for $50 off. This week, they come with a $50 gift card. Someone who comes in today for an Ipad Mini isn't owed last weeks price with this weeks deal. If Ipad Minis are back to $50 off next week, then that's the price for next week.
Same thing with this BOGO deal. They were on sale, now it's a BOGO, they are under no legal or moral obligation to stake them.