selling at a fake discount?

[mikeylacroix]

http://www.businessinsider.com/r-mic...s-2015-6?IR=T&

sounds like the watch industry to me

[Raza]

This practice seems more and more common now with all these "deal-a-day" websites. I remember looking at a messenger bag that was something like $699 MSRP on sale for $100. While my initial reaction was "Wow, what a great deal, I better snap it up"--which is, of course, the reaction these temporary deal sites want you to have, I did a little research on the bag. The company that made it had a very minimal presence online and a smaller one in stores. Made in China, likely some division of a much larger company. And the $699 MSRP was one I only found on other temp deal sites...the manufacturer didn't have the model on its website anymore, even though to this day (and this was over a year ago I was looking, almost two now, probably), you can likely still find that incredible deep discount for something that appears to be an amazing deal and out of production.

I don't mind paying for things, I hate feeling like I've been duped.

[geoffbot]

This pleases me no end! The watch industry is the only one I can think of involved in the deep discount scam. The only other really is DFS's perpetual half price sofa safe, which everyone knows is rubbish. I hope this sets a president for invicta et al.

[ro63rto]

This pleases me no end! The watch industry is the only one I can think of involved in the deep discount scam. The only other really is DFS's perpetual half price sofa safe, which everyone knows is rubbish. I hope this sets a president for invicta et al.

Don't forget Oral B electric toothbrushes.
Every other week they seem to be "discounted"

[Samanator]

This pleases me no end! The watch industry is the only one I can think of involved in the deep discount scam. The only other really is DFS's perpetual half price sofa safe, which everyone knows is rubbish. I hope this sets a president for invicta et al.

Look at the clothing industry if you want to see serious mark-up and discounting.

[geoffbot]

Look at the clothing industry if you want to see serious mark-up and discounting.

I don't see it that much.

[Der Amf]

Working in retail for years taught me that their is no such thing as a discount, there's just the price.

If you have something on the shelf for a whole year at £20, and sell 1 of them, and then put it down to £15 with a big "FIVE POUNDS OFF!!!" sign, you'll sell the other 11 within a fortnight... you've received £15.42 per bottle.

The discount effectively has become a way of manipulating which product the customers will buy. The guy who bought it at £20 has basically been charged £5 for exercising choice, rather being a happy little sheep.

[Nokie]

Mark it wayyyy up then put it on sale so you (appear) to get a deal..........

No thanks. Been there, done that.

Buying BNIB, LNIB, or used from a private owner almost always works better for me now.

[Donf]

I don't see it that much.

We've......ahhh....noticed that you don't seem to shop for clothes very often.

[Danny_T]

You mean my watch isnt worth $10,000 even though I paid $499 ??????