Comments on: When Will MSRPs Stop Being Ridiculous? http://creeva.com/2009/02/02/when-will-msrps-stop-being-ridiculous/ My life unfolding and being told online - 1 byte of information at a time. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:35:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: creeva http://creeva.com/2009/02/02/when-will-msrps-stop-being-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-16775 creeva Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:13:41 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=4014#comment-16775 I think that logic is why they keep going with the MSRP myth all around. It gives you the illusion that you are saving money and getting a higher more valuable item cheaper - even though it is worth and just as valuable as what you paid. <br><br>I'm in the belief it goes with the psychology of prices ending in .99 since that is soooo mcuh cheaper......... I think that logic is why they keep going with the MSRP myth all around. It gives you the illusion that you are saving money and getting a higher more valuable item cheaper – even though it is worth and just as valuable as what you paid.

I'm in the belief it goes with the psychology of prices ending in .99 since that is soooo mcuh cheaper………

]]> By: Groovymarlin http://creeva.com/2009/02/02/when-will-msrps-stop-being-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-16774 Groovymarlin Mon, 02 Feb 2009 21:10:40 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=4014#comment-16774 Have you ever shopped at Kohl's? I have a theory about that store: every item in there has an artificially inflated base ticket price, and nobody ever pays the full ticket price for any item they sell. That's because just about everything in the store is always on sale for some percentage off. It's intriguing to me that their suppliers are in on this deal and print their price tags with these agreed-upon inflated prices that Kohl's can then "mark down" and give shoppers a great "bargain." I know it sounds a tiny bit paranoid but if you actually look at some of the merchandise you'll be easily convinced. Example, I bought I sweater that had a ticket price of $49.99. The sweater was advertised 60% off, which made it like $19.99. There's no way I ever would have paid 50 bucks for this crappy cotton sweater, but I'd definitely pay 20 (and I did). Have you ever shopped at Kohl's? I have a theory about that store: every item in there has an artificially inflated base ticket price, and nobody ever pays the full ticket price for any item they sell. That's because just about everything in the store is always on sale for some percentage off. It's intriguing to me that their suppliers are in on this deal and print their price tags with these agreed-upon inflated prices that Kohl's can then “mark down” and give shoppers a great “bargain.” I know it sounds a tiny bit paranoid but if you actually look at some of the merchandise you'll be easily convinced. Example, I bought I sweater that had a ticket price of $49.99. The sweater was advertised 60% off, which made it like $19.99. There's no way I ever would have paid 50 bucks for this crappy cotton sweater, but I'd definitely pay 20 (and I did).

]]> By: creeva http://creeva.com/2009/02/02/when-will-msrps-stop-being-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-16191 creeva Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:13:41 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=4014#comment-16191 I think that logic is why they keep going with the MSRP myth all around. It gives you the illusion that you are saving money and getting a higher more valuable item cheaper - even though it is worth and just as valuable as what you paid. <br><br>I'm in the belief it goes with the psychology of prices ending in .99 since that is soooo mcuh cheaper......... I think that logic is why they keep going with the MSRP myth all around. It gives you the illusion that you are saving money and getting a higher more valuable item cheaper – even though it is worth and just as valuable as what you paid.

I'm in the belief it goes with the psychology of prices ending in .99 since that is soooo mcuh cheaper………

]]> By: Groovymarlin http://creeva.com/2009/02/02/when-will-msrps-stop-being-ridiculous/comment-page-1/#comment-16190 Groovymarlin Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:10:40 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=4014#comment-16190 Have you ever shopped at Kohl's? I have a theory about that store: every item in there has an artificially inflated base ticket price, and nobody ever pays the full ticket price for any item they sell. That's because just about everything in the store is always on sale for some percentage off. It's intriguing to me that their suppliers are in on this deal and print their price tags with these agreed-upon inflated prices that Kohl's can then "mark down" and give shoppers a great "bargain." I know it sounds a tiny bit paranoid but if you actually look at some of the merchandise you'll be easily convinced. Example, I bought I sweater that had a ticket price of $49.99. The sweater was advertised 60% off, which made it like $19.99. There's no way I ever would have paid 50 bucks for this crappy cotton sweater, but I'd definitely pay 20 (and I did). Have you ever shopped at Kohl's? I have a theory about that store: every item in there has an artificially inflated base ticket price, and nobody ever pays the full ticket price for any item they sell. That's because just about everything in the store is always on sale for some percentage off. It's intriguing to me that their suppliers are in on this deal and print their price tags with these agreed-upon inflated prices that Kohl's can then “mark down” and give shoppers a great “bargain.” I know it sounds a tiny bit paranoid but if you actually look at some of the merchandise you'll be easily convinced. Example, I bought I sweater that had a ticket price of $49.99. The sweater was advertised 60% off, which made it like $19.99. There's no way I ever would have paid 50 bucks for this crappy cotton sweater, but I'd definitely pay 20 (and I did).

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