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Assume that the price of an item is $100 today ($200 original price - so a 50% discount). A week from now is Black Friday. The retailer has said 70% off on all
by vmurthy 7y ago
Assume that the price of an item is $100 today ($200 original price - so a 50% discount). A week from now is Black Friday. The retailer has said 70% off on all goods. Now if the retailer increases the price to $333.33 (100/(1-0.7)) and then discounts it by 70% to give a final selling price of $100, wouldn't you feel cheated? I know I would.
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- lotsofpulp 7y agoThe words original price mean nothing to me, as it should to everyone. I ignore discounts too, I only care about how much money is coming out of my pocket for what I'm paying for, and what my alternatives are. I lie about discounts all the time, all salespeople have to. Buying a house, car, land, businesses, etc. People in poorer countries where bartering is common do it for everyday items too like fruits and vegetables. They'll say "I'll make a deal for you I don't make for anyone else."...obviously they make it for others too, but is the buyer supposed to take it to heart? No, it's all in the game. If the retailer says 70% off the rolling average sale price during the past 365 days, and then lies about THAT, I would feel cheated.
- reroute1 7y agoBut this is placing a giant burden on the consumer to do legal level language analysis of a sales pitch. That's not going to happen, so that kind of language is taking advantage of the average person since they aren't going to do that. Just because it's legal doesn't mean it's not shady and dirty. Your bartering example is a bit out of context, that's not as obvious as a dark pattern or blatantly misleading via pricing and sales.