TPIR game proposal- "The Price May Vary."

[DoorNumberFour]

 

So when Bob would announce that the actual retail price of the frenulator was however much, was he making up host language?

The actual manufacturer\'s suggested retail price, as opposed to the contestant\'s guess of the manufacturer\'s suggested retail price.

 

 

I KNEW I overpaid for my frenulator.

[clemon79]

I KNEW I overpaid for my frenulator.

 

Not me. When I walked in the door I remembered the ads on TV, stamped my foot down, and cried out \"I\'m not gonna pay a lot for a frenulator!\" As such the salespeople knew I was a man to be reckoned with, and provided me with a top-quality frenulator at a competitive price.

[TLEberle]

It\'s true; the first thing I did when I went to visit The All-New Chez Fred was to check out the frenulator. It is as impressive to see in person as it is to hear about online.

What would go into the difference between MSRP and ARP besides profit and cost of shipping/doing business?

[pacdude]

What would go into the difference between MSRP and ARP besides profit and cost of shipping/doing business?

GREED, CAPITALISM AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ECONOMY.

Or, I suppose just trying to account for loss leaders, cost of living in an area, etc?

[clemon79]

cost of living in an area, etc?

 

Largely this, I suspect. My mom marvels when I tell her I get a gallon of milk for under three bucks here, which mostly points out how insanely friggin\' expensive it is to live in Monterey, since Pugetopia isn\'t exactly the cheapest place to live either.

 

Like anything, a business is going to charge what they can get for an item.

[PYLdude]

cost of living in an area, etc?

 

Largely this, I suspect. My mom marvels when I tell her I get a gallon of milk for under three bucks here, which mostly points out how insanely friggin\' expensive it is to live in Monterey, since Pugetopia isn\'t exactly the cheapest place to live either.

 

Like anything, a business is going to charge what they can get for an item.

Keep also in mind it pays to know where to go.


F\'rinstance: I live within walking distance of three grocery stores: two local chains and an Aldi. I go to the one chain I pay 3.29, the other 3.39. The Aldi, two-something.

[clemon79]

Keep also in mind it pays to know where to go.

Of course it does. (Hence my comment above about QFC.) My point is that Mom can\'t get a gallon of milk in Monterey under four bones no matter *where* she goes to get it.

[Neumms]

This brings up what strikes me as a small problem--when the producers buy small merchandise items at, say, target.com, which they have said they do. The price at target.com would be much less than MSRP. Does anyone know, do they dig up the MSRP of, say, the Hello Kitty cotton candy maker, or do they use the target.com price?