MSRP are all bullshit on just about everything everywhere . All MSRP are false , untrue, incorrect, lying, wrong, deceitful, artificial, totally full of crap falsehoods. It has to be like that, so you think your getting an extraordinary deal, when they sell it to you for 50 percent off. It's all total bullshit.
I hate when companies force retailers to charge msrp for things (ahem, apple products) so that they are forced to offer incentives ($50 gift card with purchase) or make the buyer run through hoops to see the actual price (actual price appears right at the end of the sale, before you hit BUY). Lame.
@jsh139 That is called MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) pricing and having a retail business, I had to sell things at MAP too. You cannot advertise it for less but you are still able to sell it for less. This is why some companies make you put the item in your cart to see their price and you can remove it if you still don't want it.
After spending my entire working day repairing electronic and network issues in vehicles, the last thing I want to see on my time off is anything electronic and complex. Although I have a 5 year old HP laptop, the newest things in my house are an old CRT TV that rarely gets turned on, and a coffee pot with a timer. Life without cell phones or bluetooth anything is relaxing and peaceful.
Pretty close to never. On rare occasion, I simply must have a certain game first. I also have taken part in a few Kickstarters. I did order the Raspberry Pi 2B as soon as it was out, but MSRP on that was quite cheap. Hobby electronics only, then. I never really purchase consumer electronics at MSRP.
Most of the computers I've bought recently have been at the MSRP. Naturally, that is by quantity, not by dollar value. The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, 1 Gbyte of RAM, quad core, HDMI 1080p display, 4 USB ports, ethernet, camera port for 1080p video (camera sold separately). Runs a complete Linux distribution. $35.00.
MSRP is for suckers...
@thismyusername And impatient people.
MSRP is 50 cents,
and it comes with a free photo of Uncle Ray.
Do it for Uncle Ray.
@caffeine_dude Potato chips don't look electronic to me ...
@narfcake I looked up "electronic potato chips" and now I must own one of whatever makes these:
@narfcake I once kept these:
inside one of these:
@JonT http://www.amazon.com/Best-Choice-Products%C2%AE-Stainless-Vegetable/dp/B0091KO55G
@narfcake Aww man, I dozed off and got woke up to go to bed, but first I had to check Meh, did not read the question fully. But I did press the button not like this poor guy. https://meh.com/forum/topics/noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
@JonT I did the same (trying for redemption).
@trisk No need to relabel the bag.
I use more electronics than almost anyone else I know, but have never in my life been able to justify paying list price for any of them.
MSRP are all bullshit on just about everything everywhere . All MSRP are false , untrue, incorrect, lying, wrong, deceitful, artificial, totally full of crap falsehoods. It has to be like that, so you think your getting an extraordinary deal, when they sell it to you for 50 percent off. It's all total bullshit.
I'm guessing the most common paying MSRP is cell phone. The people who need the latest and greatest that is. Just not paid directly in one chunk.
I have no clue
I hate when companies force retailers to charge msrp for things (ahem, apple products) so that they are forced to offer incentives ($50 gift card with purchase) or make the buyer run through hoops to see the actual price (actual price appears right at the end of the sale, before you hit BUY). Lame.
@jsh139 That is called MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) pricing and having a retail business, I had to sell things at MAP too. You cannot advertise it for less but you are still able to sell it for less. This is why some companies make you put the item in your cart to see their price and you can remove it if you still don't want it.
@cengland0 Ah.. thanks for the explanation.
After spending my entire working day repairing electronic and network issues in vehicles, the last thing I want to see on my time off is anything electronic and complex. Although I have a 5 year old HP laptop, the newest things in my house are an old CRT TV that rarely gets turned on, and a coffee pot with a timer. Life without cell phones or bluetooth anything is relaxing and peaceful.
Pretty close to never. On rare occasion, I simply must have a certain game first. I also have taken part in a few Kickstarters. I did order the Raspberry Pi 2B as soon as it was out, but MSRP on that was quite cheap. Hobby electronics only, then. I never really purchase consumer electronics at MSRP.
Most of the computers I've bought recently have been at the MSRP. Naturally, that is by quantity, not by dollar value. The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B, 1 Gbyte of RAM, quad core, HDMI 1080p display, 4 USB ports, ethernet, camera port for 1080p video (camera sold separately).
Runs a complete Linux distribution. $35.00.
It's smaller brother, the Model A is $20.00.