An economist would say this is price discrimination, similar to coupons. If you're too busy to hassle with cutting out coupons, you pay regular price. If you re

An economist would say this is price discrimination, similar to coupons. If you're too busy to hassle with cutting out coupons, you pay regular price. If you really want to pay less, you can save with coupons. This sounds like roughly what I've been through with Comcast for the last decade, calling every year so they give a not-outrageous price. But quarterly calls does seem a bit more extreme!