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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:21:01 PM EDT
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MAP
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:21:44 PM EDT
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Yup minimum advertised price
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:22:05 PM EDT
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Manufacturer has restrictions on "advertising" lower prices. Requiring putting it in the cart first is a work-around to that requirement.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:22:31 PM EDT
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Usually it's because they have a contract with the manufacturer/ distributor that they cannot advertise below a certain minimum price, so if they are selling for less than that, they have to do it this way.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:22:34 PM EDT
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Yes, the price won't come up in a web search.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:22:57 PM EDT
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Getting around contractual obligations.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:24:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:24:05 PM EDT
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It's a welcome sight for me!
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:28:00 PM EDT
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Again?! We just did this not 2 weeks ago I think......
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:29:01 PM EDT
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It's a welcome sight for me! |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:42:36 PM EDT
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Getting around contractual obligations. Things like this are not a "loophole" they are examples of the vendor or end user doing what they agreed to do. |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:47:06 PM EDT
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You mean fulfilling contractual obligations? Things like this are not a "loophole" they are examples of the vendor or end user doing what they agreed to do. 
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Posted: 4/17/2017 12:58:08 PM EDT
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Usually it's like $5 off map anyway, I can't remember the last time I actually fell for that gimmick and bought something.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:09:45 PM EDT
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Minimum advertised sale price...........
Worked in a bike and ski shop in the early 1990s. Oakley rep came in and saw the marked prices (barely over cost) on the Oakley rack. The rep took the store owner to lunch and chewed ass about "We don't discount our product, get the prices back up where they are supposed to be or we'll yank your dealership." Prices got marked back up, discount happened at checkout from then on. |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:28:35 PM EDT
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I'd say most of the time it's a gimmick to make you think you're getting a great deal.
Same as when catalogs would show "Call for Price". |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:32:08 PM EDT
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Who cares? And sometimes the price actually is worth the time it takes to make the click to see it.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:33:47 PM EDT
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I'd say most of the time it's a gimmick to make you think you're getting a great deal. Same as when catalogs would show "Call for Price".  Especially when I've previously been checking around on different website's prices for the same item.
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:42:16 PM EDT
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Who cares? And sometimes the price actually is worth the time it takes to make the click to see it. Midway says 378. Add it to the cart and you can back-order it for 340. TNVC says 378. No ifs, ands, or buts. I'll add to cart any day of the week just to see. There's not a chance in hell I'd call for price. |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 1:51:03 PM EDT
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Same as when catalogs would show "Call for Price". |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 2:01:00 PM EDT
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Why do online companies do that? To get me to buy from their competitor |
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Posted: 4/17/2017 2:04:51 PM EDT
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To get me to buy from their competitor Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Why do online companies do that? To get me to buy from their competitor We've been over this. A.W.D. |
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