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06-02-2005, 06:56 AM | #1 |
Stewie Rox the Sox Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chicago
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| News About Some Online Retailers I thought an article I read in the Chicago Sun-Times today was related to what we talked about on this thread: http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/sho...ghlight=bidbag (about bidbag) I never realized that this goes sometimes on and its perfectly legal: Online retailers charge shoppers different prices June 2, 2005 BY TED BRIDIS WASHINGTON -- Most American consumers don't realize Internet merchants sometimes charge different prices to different customers for the same products, according to a new survey. The study, "Open to Exploitation," found nearly two-thirds of adult Internet users incorrectly believe it's illegal to charge different people different prices, a practice retailers call "price customization." The study, released Wednesday by the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, is the latest to cast doubt on the notion of sophisticated consumers in the digital age. It said 87 percent of people strongly objected to the practice of online stores charging people different prices for the same products based on information collected about their shopping habits. "I don't think people understand this is being done," said Willi Stabenau, 23, a musician in New York who participated in the survey. Stores avoid 'bottom-feeders' The Internet empowers careful shoppers to compare prices and features across thousands of stores. But it also lets businesses quietly collect detailed records about a customer's behavior and preferences and set prices accordingly. Changing prices is generally legal unless it discriminates against a consumer's race or sex or violates antitrust or price-fixing laws. Stores aggressively try to keep loyal customers who generate the highest sales while discouraging bargain-hunters who are less profitable because they check many sites for the same product at the lowest price. They are known within the industry as "bottom feeders" who don't show any brand or merchant loyalty. First-time buyers at a retailer could see higher prices than a firm's repeat customers, and retailers may not offer discounts to consumers who buy the same brands regularly without even looking at alternative products on the same site. Researcher Joseph Turow found a retail Web site charging different prices for the same digital cameras depending on whether shoppers had visited popular price-comparison sites. AP http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-net02.html Its too bad they don't "out" some of these larger stores in the article...
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06-02-2005, 07:44 AM | #2 |
My Precious Pup Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: New York City
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| This is really interesting,, because you can end up pay up to $50 more than you have to for an item and if you factor in shipping, that is A LOT of money. |
06-11-2005, 09:34 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Asheville, NC
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| I had no idea this goes on!!! I am a huge internet shopper!
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06-11-2005, 11:26 PM | #4 | |
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I have even saved money by finding a cheap price on an item and asking a local shop if they would sell it for the same. Thus I saved the shipping costs... On the other hand, if I see the right bed for my dog, the right PDA or whatever and it has extra features I need and costs a little extra - I will buy it And to go even further - in my local grocery shop, I will never buy eggs from hens that have their beaks cut, meat from cows that are crammed into small places or any product that claims to be healthy and lowfat if it's not. I pay more for better products. IE - Kellogs "Special K" says it helps you keep slim, but it has the EXACT same amount of carbonhydrates and sugar that ordinary corn flakes has. That reminds me that the weightwatchers has just been all over the news in Denmark - they have made their own food line which claims to help people stay thinner - but most of their products are less healthy then cheaper products. And they taste yucky too! (I work with overweight people, so I tasted it) They are now being prosecuted for false marketing and I am very pleased with that because I hate money machines like that. Sorry I went off on a rant - I think consumers are being wagged by the tail and I would so like it to stop.
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