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16. No. n/t

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Aren't the consumers ripped off 364 days a week, if there is a cheap price on Black Friday? [View all] graham4anything Nov 2012 OP

lower prices cut into stockholder payouts and management bonuses don't you know nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

Things are worth what you can convince someone to pay for them Fumesucker Nov 2012 #2

If you owned a store, you might feel differently. Honeycombe8 Nov 2012 #3

'loss leaders' are not sustainable. n/t PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #4

That reminds me of Walmart's TV advertising about "Rolling Back Prices to Save You Money!" Indpndnt Nov 2012 #5

wrong analogy.wrong store. One should not roll back prices, prices should be perfect to start. graham4anything Nov 2012 #8

Wrong on all counts... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #10

Where is Mayor Mike mentioned in this thread? But since you did graham4anything Nov 2012 #15

Whoops, there it is... ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #25

stereotyping people with money is as bad as anti-semitism and ageism and sexism graham4anything Nov 2012 #31

You are the one stereotyping people ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #33

You are the one who backs the big #1 lobby group, Mr. NRA fan, not me. graham4anything Nov 2012 #34

More defense of a leading 1%er ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #35

He backed President Obama. And he is taking on the NRA, BOFFO!!! Mayor Mike graham4anything Nov 2012 #36

More strawmen and lies ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #37

You support the NRA and Zimmerman, nuff said. I support the lone protester in T-Square in China graham4anything Nov 2012 #38

You support Walmart because they are the #1 gun seller in the nation graham4anything Nov 2012 #40

the OWS should turn their attention to getting rid of guns from the streets(all guns). graham4anything Nov 2012 #41

For heaven's sake,retail stores have been having sales forever. Where virgogal Nov 2012 #9

Who is talking about sales? Not me. Indpndnt Nov 2012 #14

Not necessarily. HooptieWagon Nov 2012 #6

But who said anything about loss leaders? A perfect price does not have to be low or high. graham4anything Nov 2012 #7

Bookmarked ProgressiveProfessor Nov 2012 #11

btw, wasn't it you or one of your buddies on the pro-NRA thread that raved against John Lennon? graham4anything Nov 2012 #39

You are on a real streak of being incorrect. Congress does not get free healthcare. Bluenorthwest Nov 2012 #26

Using that logic AlexSatan Nov 2012 #28

It's not a ripoff if -I- want it... brooklynite Nov 2012 #12

Merchants use ALL sorts of tricks to get your money. ohnoyoudidnt Nov 2012 #13

No. n/t MadrasT Nov 2012 #16

Perhaps a few business courses would help you to understand why this is CBGLuthier Nov 2012 #17

another ad hominem. Wonderful. Worthy of Mitt Romney himself. graham4anything Nov 2012 #18

That's not an ad hominem mythology Nov 2012 #21

add federal subsidies to the mix and that takes out some of the above problems. graham4anything Nov 2012 #22

Welcome to Capitalism. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #19

the word is traffic dembotoz Nov 2012 #20

not when they have been conditioned to jump at sales kydo Nov 2012 #23

Well, Marinedem Nov 2012 #24

Look what happened to JC Penney. randome Nov 2012 #27

I don't see it that way at all. Consumers always have choices, every day of the year. slackmaster Nov 2012 #29

No dipsydoodle Nov 2012 #30

Customer service is more important than being "cheapest". graham4anything Nov 2012 #32