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> companies are allowed to lie And this is just accepted. Ridiculous.

by markdown 7y ago

ajross 7y ago
Again, though, the practice is pervasive. Are the "best value!" items you see at the ends of grocery aisles really the best value? How often are things "on sale" from prices for which they were never offered? I mean, I guess it's OK to be outraged about this. But doing it specifically about Amazon seems maybe a little unobjective.
- rapind 7y ago
  I find marketing in general outrageous. I'm not surprised by or find Amazon particularly egregious in their marketing. This is apparently the system we want, at least until no one wants it anymore. I will almost subconsciously assign a negative mark to companies who aggressively market, and a positive mark to those I deem authentic (spoiler, very few). I'm at the point now that I'm saving a ton of money because I'm simply turned off by the hard sell. It's like when you immediately close a tab on an article you were about to read because 4 different "Join our newsletter" modals slid in. I'm guessing I'm not the only one (but maybe one of few?). Is it possible that marketing practices have gotten so out of hand that they are very gradually nudging consumers away from what they're selling? Anyone know if marketers talk about this sort of backlash at w/e conventions they have, or is it just push push push. The data must identify at least a hint of a negative trend right? How long until there are "authenticity consultants"?
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    You're not the only one. I too am the less likely to buy something from someone the more they seem to be pushing it.
- pilsetnieks 7y ago
  > How often are things "on sale" from prices for which they were never offered? At least in the EU that's blatantly illegal.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Doesn't seem to stop shops from trying. I think the general workaround is "briefly raise prices, then make the sale price equal to original price".

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> companies are allowed to lie And this is just accepted. Ridiculous.

by markdown 7y ago

> companies are allowed to lie And this is just accepted. Ridiculous.

ajross 7y ago
Again, though, the practice is pervasive. Are the "best value!" items you see at the ends of grocery aisles really the best value? How often are things "on sale" from prices for which they were never offered? I mean, I guess it's OK to be outraged about this. But doing it specifically about Amazon seems maybe a little unobjective.
- rapind 7y ago
  I find marketing in general outrageous. I'm not surprised by or find Amazon particularly egregious in their marketing. This is apparently the system we want, at least until no one wants it anymore. I will almost subconsciously assign a negative mark to companies who aggressively market, and a positive mark to those I deem authentic (spoiler, very few). I'm at the point now that I'm saving a ton of money because I'm simply turned off by the hard sell. It's like when you immediately close a tab on an article you were about to read because 4 different "Join our newsletter" modals slid in. I'm guessing I'm not the only one (but maybe one of few?). Is it possible that marketing practices have gotten so out of hand that they are very gradually nudging consumers away from what they're selling? Anyone know if marketers talk about this sort of backlash at w/e conventions they have, or is it just push push push. The data must identify at least a hint of a negative trend right? How long until there are "authenticity consultants"?
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    You're not the only one. I too am the less likely to buy something from someone the more they seem to be pushing it.
- pilsetnieks 7y ago
  > How often are things "on sale" from prices for which they were never offered? At least in the EU that's blatantly illegal.
  - TeMPOraL 7y ago
    Doesn't seem to stop shops from trying. I think the general workaround is "briefly raise prices, then make the sale price equal to original price".