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[Signum]

Originally Posted by Mixologist

Also adding money onto the RRPs to make them look even better value.. thats bad form i think too!!!!

So in some cases your getting half what you see at a lesser discount than you think your getting.

I take it you never worked in retail chap. They all do it, and it dont matter what there selling, bikes, cd's or fireworks. Before i got me trade i worked in a couple of shops (not firework) during last school years and college, they all price up to knock em down.

Its unfortunate mate but it does increase sales, most people don't know the real value of things im afraid and play right into the retailers hands.

[Mixologist]

Originally Posted by Signum

I take it you never worked in retail chap. They all do it, and it dont matter what there selling, bikes, cd's or fireworks. Before i got me trade i worked in a couple of shops (not firework) during last school years and college, they all price up to knock em down.

Its unfortunate mate but it does increase sales, most people don't know the real value of things im afraid and play right into the retailers hands.

I have worked in retail most of my life. (Including a degree in it)

And the law aside, i think its dishonest, and does nothing for the industry as a whole.

I have never bumped my prices up, and never shall.

( and adding that to doubling up on videos is frankly taking the pi$$)

[gunpowderplot]

[we have never increased the rrp of our fireworks.there are some honest firework retailers out there

[Signum]

Mixologist - sorry chap, you original comment had a sound that you were surprised to hear people put the RRP up to knock it down, in all area's of selling, hence my assumtion was wrong.

I take it back.

Its a sad world we live in where people use these tactics i agree, but as you will know then, a massive percentage of the population will always fall for it.

Personally i always look at the manufacture's website and see what there actual RRP is before i buy anything, be it a TV or Blow up doll lol

[Drew Peacock]

Originally Posted by Signum

I take it you never worked in retail chap. They all do it, and it dont matter what there selling, bikes, cd's or fireworks. Before i got me trade i worked in a couple of shops (not firework) during last school years and college, they all price up to knock em down.

Its unfortunate mate but it does increase sales, most people don't know the real value of things im afraid and play right into the retailers hands.

Now the internet is so widely used it is difficult to over inflate prices without people catching on. Apart from being bad practice it is also counter productive, even if the store only inflated the price on a handful of products you wouldn't go back again once you realise you've been duped. The larger multiples avoid this problem by having their goods on an exclusive; for example Tescos might sell a DVD player made by Panasonic model number x1234 but Sainsburys will have the same machine with a different model number.

As for the fireworks who would ever buy from Fireworks Arcade?

[Mixologist]

It will bite them in the butt one day!!

[»PureParty]

whats the issue with Fireworks Arcade?

[Mixologist]

dont know. Havent found anything dodgy there as yet.

[Masterchief]

Quite a comprehensive website if you ask me, too flashy for my liking but seems smoothish and well thought out, products arent too severely priced and are around the average mark IMO, don't see the problem either.

[Signum]

Second that chief, to get to anything it seems link upon link, but i wouldn't not buy anything. Drew, could you elaborate on what you meant by

''As for the fireworks who would ever buy from Fireworks Arcade?'' .......or were you asking peoples opinion?