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Old 07-05-2016, 01:22 PM   #4
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Originally Posted by jswinden View Post
At least in the USA, it is not uncommon for retailers to show a bogus list price, usually highly inflated, along with their actual so-called sale price. It is a lame attempt to convince the consumer that they are getting a big discount price. Marking the "list price" up 20% above what most retailers are selling an item for is not a true list price by any means, and only the truly gullible will buy into that (pun intended). We have also seen the list price called MSRP in years past, wherein that means "manufacturer's suggested retail price." It is just marketing bull scatterings.
There are laws governing that in the UK. In order to display an "X% Off" label, the item has to have been sold at the higher price for a period of at least 30 days.
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