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Re: DVD madness?
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lugnet.off-topic.fun
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Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:33:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.fun, Dave Schuler writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.fun, David Goeb writes:
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> > > So you would see it go Ick and have zero resistance to buying something
> > > else. Marketing 101. If sucker sees a "bad" deal next to a good deal the
> > > sucker will buy the "good" deal and think they have pulled a fast one on
> > > the company. This works even when the sucker was not going to buy at all.
> > > So smart marketing is to have overpriced crud next to underpriced(haha)
> > > normal stuff(of which you actually make more of).
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> > Yikes! That's an interesting suggestion, but I wonder about its real-world
> > effectiveness, since it's along the lines of "I like you because you're
> > punching me in the stomach as opposed to this other guy who's punching me in
> > the nose."
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> > Dave!
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> It is also dependent on the "good" deal being the same company's product and
> chosen over some other company's "good" deal, so it isn't a realistic
> marketing ploy (but one marketing people most likely have considered). ;-)
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> Augh, my local DVD store is going from 30% off to a mere 25%. Booo.
That's still a good deal--you'll be able to get Teen Wolf 2 for $18.75.
Dave!
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| (...) The marketing ploy worked - I went for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves for $10.50. Why I don't know - if you ain't man enough to wear tights, you shouldn't be in a Robin Hood movie. :-) Bruce (26 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) It is also dependent on the "good" deal being the same company's product and chosen over some other company's "good" deal, so it isn't a realistic marketing ploy (but one marketing people most likely have considered). ;-) Augh, my local DVD (...) (26 years ago, 21-Feb-01, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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