"wff_ng_7" > wrote in message
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> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
>> "wff_ng_7" > wrote:
>>> 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?
>
> The problem is you cannot base a long term strategy on deceptive
> practices. The corporate graveyard is littered with the remains of
> businesses that lost the trust and respect of their customers.


What makes you think it's deceptive? It's clearly labeled as being a
different size.

Also, you're pretending not to believe that manufacturers know what price
the market will bear. Why are you doing that?

And finally, in order to better address your concerns, what business are you
in? If retired, what business WERE you involved with?