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  • infinitevalence@discuss.online
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    8 months ago

    Sometimes there are vendors or distribution rules that require that they don’t post discounts publicly so people can’t price match or other retailers can’t demand a discount to match.

    • Suzune@ani.social
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      8 months ago

      That’s a weird logic. If I cannot find it on price comparison sites, the offer doesn’t exist.

      • ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de
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        8 months ago

        It’s not too uncommon for PC equipment. Back when Newegg was a good company, before they were bought out over a decade ago, there would be quite a few items on there that were like this.

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      8 months ago

      That’s an odd definition of non-public if the information is available to everyone. More like annoyingly public.

    • thesmokingman@programming.dev
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      8 months ago

      This is super common with niche hobby products I buy. Doesn’t make any fucking sense. Vendors will send out an email saying “hey we have a sale but we can’t tell you the dollar amount just the percentage until you put it into your cart.” I think it’s also common with some lines of luxury goods. You’ll find a few different reasons online if you Google “luxury brands hide price.”