They will all have sales on their most popular goods
For a couple of weeks, then put the prices back. By that time you'll have forgotten what the initial price was.
Oldest trick in the book. Wait for a flurry of "10% off", "Xmas sales", "Festive Frugality" and similar slogans in due course.
Posted By: Steve in Holland on November 24th 2008 at 14:21:59
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- So lemme get this straight (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 24, 13:26:38
- that's using the assumption that retailers will pass the full saving on to their customers (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:34:44
- surely they have no choice? (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:07:01
- it's nowhere near that simple (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:11:54
- Well this is what I mean (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:18:41
- They will all have sales on their most popular goods (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:21:59
- Those things have been out for weeks already (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:23:26
- Well memorise a few prices in high streets just before the VAT decrease and then (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:26:40
- yeah, I'm sure you are right (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:30:54
- Not really. It's being packaged as a deal for the consumer, but what it will really (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:44:59
- yeah, I'm sure you are right (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:30:54
- Well memorise a few prices in high streets just before the VAT decrease and then (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:26:40
- Those things have been out for weeks already (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:23:26
- They will all have sales on their most popular goods (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:21:59
- Well this is what I mean (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:18:41
- yes (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Nov 24, 14:10:43
- it's nowhere near that simple (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:11:54
- They'd have to put their retail prices up to do so though (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 24, 13:59:24
- "all those hard-coded references to 17.5" (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:04:08
- We just did a study for changing VAT (Dutch wanted to increase it) and (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 14:11:18
- "all those hard-coded references to 17.5" (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 14:04:08
- Lovely old likely fucking chance (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:36:13
- you know what would be really useful? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:53:01
- Oh God no. It's coming, isn't it... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 24, 13:55:02
- lol, nice one (n/m) (General Chat) - Stoopish, Nov 24, 14:40:04
- When, will I, will I (General Chat) - pants, Nov 24, 13:54:32
- half 8... (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:56:41
- Easy. McDonalds just make more profit. You pay the same. Then the prices rise.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:53:52
- Oh God no. It's coming, isn't it... (General Chat) - Yellalee, Nov 24, 13:55:02
- you know what would be really useful? (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:53:01
- surely they have no choice? (General Chat) - Charles21, Nov 24, 14:07:01
- You underestimate the stupidity of the consumer (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Nov 24, 13:34:38
- Yup (General Chat) - Old Git, Nov 24, 13:34:25
- that's using the assumption that retailers will pass the full saving on to their customers (n/m) (General Chat) - blindasabat, Nov 24, 13:34:44
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