"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
>>> Because subtly changing the package size is a deliberate attempt at
>>> deceiving the customer. They are hoping no one notices. If they are so
>>> innocent, why don't they just raise the price?
>>
>> Because they know EXACTLY what most people are willing to pay.
>
> Are you saying that people are so fixated on a specific price for an item
> that they won't buy it for any higher price? Hogwash.

Hogwash NOT. Manufacturers and stores know what RANGE will turn off
customers. Whether you believe it or not is completely unimportant. But,
what I'm telling you is a fact.



> There is absolutely no difference whether the size is reduced or the price
> is increased.

Correct. Either way, it's a price increase.


> The only possible motivation for reducing package size in most of these
> cases is intentional deception.

See below.



>> Five years ago, it cost my company (and others) between $1.20 and $1.75
>> per mile to ship product via common carrier truckers. Please tell me what
>> we are paying now.
>
> Are you suggesting that you would be justified engaging in deceptive
> practices because your costs go up? If you can't find an honest and
> straightforward method for covering your costs, you deserve to go out of
> business.


Scenario:

1) You need X amount of profit to stay in business.
2) There's a price increase in a raw material you cannot control. A big
increase.
3) You know your $2.79 product won't fly at $3.29.

You seem to have huge amounts of business acumen. What would you do?