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  • infinitevalence@discuss.online
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    1 year 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.

    • thesmokingman@programming.dev
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      1 year 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.”

    • sim642@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

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

    • Suzune@ani.social
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      1 year ago

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

  • curiousPJ@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Don’t get that card. I used to have it but it would randomly output max volume static… Not a fun experience.

  • walden@sub.wetshaving.social
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    1 year ago

    What’s the price when you add it to your cart? Websites do this when they are selling something for “less than what ASUS allows us to advertise”. If it’s less than $43.25 when you add it to your cart, that’s why.

    Still dumb, but at least there’s a reason.