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> [...] there is a stepwise increase in difficulty if prices increase by $1, as long as the price was already at whatever the company’s magic number is for maxi
by callahad 16y ago
> [...] there is a stepwise increase in difficulty if prices increase by $1, as long as the price was already at whatever the company’s magic number is for maximum to be put on a corporate credit card or signed for on a non-manager’s authority.
The idea of pricing in such a way as to require the least authority possible for a purchase is fascinating. I had never considered that monthly billing completely avoids administrative hurdles for otherwise equivalent costs billed up front. The real trick is figuring out what that threshold is...
- patio11 16y agoOh, that's easy: in the US, it is overwhelmingly either $500 or $1,000.
- dugmartin 16y agoYou can also split your product into different skus to get around the problem. My major professor in grad school built a lab that had long stainless steel benchtops split in two sections to avoid going over the $500 per item purchasing limit that triggered an automatic and prolonged bidding process at the school.