Amethyst
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Well, "many" of them, anyway. There must be some real ones around, even now.
Folks on this forum probably were well aware already. I hope the WSJ link, below, works for non-subscribers. Synopsis: Once upon a time, you could get real "discounts" and "markdowns," but as shoppers became trained to wait for markdowns, retailers learned to "stage" fake markdowns by marking up the base price, advertising it at that price for a few days to make it legal, and then offering "50% Off!" sales. As a result, few of the "discounts" and "markdowns" for which people are trampling each other this holiday season, are anything other than the prices the retailers wanted you to pay in the first place.
The Dirty Secret of 'Discounts'
Amethyst
Folks on this forum probably were well aware already. I hope the WSJ link, below, works for non-subscribers. Synopsis: Once upon a time, you could get real "discounts" and "markdowns," but as shoppers became trained to wait for markdowns, retailers learned to "stage" fake markdowns by marking up the base price, advertising it at that price for a few days to make it legal, and then offering "50% Off!" sales. As a result, few of the "discounts" and "markdowns" for which people are trampling each other this holiday season, are anything other than the prices the retailers wanted you to pay in the first place.
The Dirty Secret of 'Discounts'
Amethyst
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