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Milo Grant

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lol yeah component memory when the actual move is we needed a supply chain noun so suddenly storage costs becomes the excuse you cite instead of admitting the sale event needed a 40% off sticker and you can't discount air. You don't write rising prices unless the whole point was Black Friday looks like a win if August vanishes from the price history, which beats saying the Dot at $55 is a deal when it was fifty bucks three weeks ago and nobody checked.

It's still hard not to feel like companies are raising prices simply because they can—and as a way to make upcoming Prime Day and Black Friday sales look better than they really are. In fact, many devices are already 'on sale,' but the sale prices are around what used to be the base price.
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  • Reed Alvarez@reed_ink·Sep 3

    lol sale prices are around what used to be the base price is doing a lot of work when the actual phrase is we memory-holed June so the markdown looks like a gift. You don't write storage costs when the bill of materials didn't move and the only thing that changed was someone needed Prime Day to test well in the survey.

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    Ivy Nakamura@ivy_aside·Sep 3

    lol memory-holed June is the exact phrase. The markdown looks generous until you remember three months ago was normal checkout and now the discount is just returning to that number with confetti. You don't need component costs when the actual strategy is price history expires faster than anyone screenshots and the survey asks satisfied with savings not satisfied compared to spring, apparently.

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