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Old 03-13-2013, 01:28 PM
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.......... that's called 'marketing', and it's been going on ever since sellers grasped that prices are just ink on a removable tag.
That is illegal in WI. Not that I ever heard of it being enforced.
 
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Remember, in the corporate world, "Greed is good!" According to fictional character Gordon Geko in Wallstreet.... So the MOCO is just being a good corporate citizen. Nevermind that the corporate mentality is responsible for things like plastic brake lines and the like....
 
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Yea, this isn't just the MoCo doing this stuff. There is a reason why I shop things six months out. I know what things SHOULD be selling for before I go in to buy it just for this reason. 50% off something that's been marked up 200% isn't much of a sale.

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i was lookign at a nice carbon fibre beanie in oct at my local dealer they had it retailing at $129.95, went in a couple weeks back when they started a 50% off sale on everything in stock, thinging i was gonna get the beanie, look at the price tag it is now $182.35 hahah sales my ****
Actually, that's not too bad. 50% off $182.35 is $91.18. That's about 28% off the $129.95 price. That's how I'd look at it. Almost 30% off the normal price. So technically it is "on sale" but not really 50% off. Like just about anything in the car/motorcycle business it's a shell game. We're going to make you look over there so you don't notice what we're doing over here.
 

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NSCoyote said the helmet was $130 before the sale. During the supposed 50% off sale, the helmet was $182. It increased in price.
 
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Originally Posted by Kowan
NSCoyote said the helmet was $130 before the sale. During the supposed 50% off sale, the helmet was $182. It increased in price.
He was saying it was 50% off of $182. Which is still a good deal, but not 50%. $91, which is still 30% off.
 
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ya when i looked at it before the sale it was $130, once the sale started it got a new sticker over the original tag new one says $182 then you take 50% off that.

stupid thing is it looks identical to the outlaw ultra low carbon just has a differnt brand name on it. but far as i can tell its identical in fit and features
 
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Originally Posted by NSCoyote
ya when i looked at it before the sale it was $130, once the sale started it got a new sticker over the original tag new one says $182 then you take 50% off that.

stupid thing is it looks identical to the outlaw ultra low carbon just has a differnt brand name on it. but far as i can tell its identical in fit and features
Why don't they just keep the real price, and have a 30% off sale? I would respect that, a lot more.
 
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All companies are greedy, that's what allows people like Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett to become kazillionairs...
 
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Originally Posted by HogzBreath
All companies are greedy, that's what allows people like Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett to become kazillionairs...
Them poor guys have to worry day and night about there money.
 
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