Creating the Illusion of Lower Prices

It is amazing how many cockamamie schemes sellers have cooked up to create the illusion of lower prices but which actually increase the amount you pay:

• coupons
• air miles cards
• loyalty cards
• no payment for two years
• we pay the sales tax
• cash back
• mail in rebates
• lottery chances for purchases

As best I can, I boycott any product that uses any of these dishonest ploys.

~ Roedy (born:1948-02-04 age:68)