Is it illegal...?

[.Dream.Time]

Do all you guys use candles too? to save money on electricity?

Just because you're cheap and not willing to fork out the money...doesn't necessarily make it overpriced.
Everyone has their own limits, who are you to tell someone how to shop? are you a woman?

Just because that guy has a benz and you drive a hyundai, must mean that the benz is overpriced and you decided to settle for less with the hyundai because it's the best bang for the buck...right?

[gabi]

Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul

Not sure if it's "illegal", but it's against the Competition Act.

http://www.bureaudelaconcurrence.gc....eng/01227.html

The Ordinary Price Claims Provisions of the Competition Act
Subsections 74.01(2) and 74.01 (3) of the Act are civil provisions. They prohibit the making, or the permitting of the making, of any materially false or misleading representation, to the public, as to the ordinary selling price of a product, in any form whatever. The ordinary selling price is determined by using one of the two following tests: (1) either a substantial volume of the product was sold at that price or a higher price within a reasonable period of time before or after the making of the representation (volume test); or (2) the product was offered for sale, in good faith, at that price or a higher price for a substantial period of time recently before or immediately after the making of the representation (time test). Subsection 74.01(6) directs that the general impression conveyed by a representation, as well as its literal meaning, be taken into account when determining whether or not it is false or misleading in a material respect. Pursuant to subsection 74.1(1), if a court determines that a person has engaged in conduct contrary to subsections 74.01(2) or 74.01(3), it may order the person not to engage in such conduct, to publish a corrective notice and/or to pay an administrative monetary penalty.

competition act is the answer...

it's worth a quick 30 second email saying what you noticed and your awareness of the competition act, and that you think it's unethical and unfair to you the consumer (that is if you plan on actually buying the item)... if they care at all they should get back to you and make things right... if not, then i wouldn't bother shopping with them

too many retailers give the consumer little credit, ppl notice little thing like price changes right before a promo

[johny]

most electronic stores do this... FS etc. boxing day sales are bad for this...