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Originally Posted by joehunt
I'm just curious - is there any other consumer product that has the same price no matter where you purchase because retailers are not allowed to discount?
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Yes. You quite often see the same price in "premium" electronics. For example: Ever wonder why the Sony TV seems to cost (within a very few dollars) the same everywhere? It's because Sony has set a minimum price for which its TV can be sold. When Sony TVs go on sale at one store, they inevitably go on the same sale at other stores.
About 10 years ago (give or take) the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a manufacturer can set resale pricing requirements and a lot of companies have taken advantage of that ruling. There is generally little difference in premium product pricing across retailers; most of the variation lies with lesser known and generic brands.