1 day ago by Leigh Caldwell

The snow in America seems to be pushing consumers out to the right-hand end of the demand curve. So how should retailers respond? First Marginal Revolution (Alex for once) points to this Bryan Caplan article: A blizzard is about to hit DC...people unsurprisingly rushed to grocery stores to stock up. ...

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14 days ago by Rion

便乗値上げという概念の掴みどころのなさについては前に紹介した（ 便乗値上げの規制）が、さらによく分からない法律ができようとしているという続報があったのでこれも紹介： A private right of action on price gouging « Knowledge Problem To that end, “the purpose of this bill is to grant citizens who are victims of illegal price gouging in times of emergency the right to directly sue the r ...

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15 days ago by Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson Reports from Haiti suggest that prices for many useful and necessary goods have jumped considerably since the earthquake. Candles, matches, ice, water, food items, bus trips from the capital, petrol, plastic sandals, charcoal, rice, sugar – the list of items now selling at dramatica ...

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15 days ago by Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson One bill, S4597, submitted to the New York State Assembly last year (but, so far as I can tell, not passed into law), proposes to grant consumers a private right of action when they become victims of price gouging in times of emergency. Currently only the state’s Attorney General ha ...

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22 days ago by Michael Giberson

Michael Giberson What does “price gouging” mean? Commonly it is taken to refer to merchants raising prices substantially on necessities during emergencies. Each of the three elements – substantial price increase, necessary items, emergency periods – is part of a proto-typical case of price gouging. ...

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26 days ago by Robert

Sarcasm. In today's world of text messaging, e-mail, and other forms of textual communication, one's apparent use of sarcasm may be misinterpreted as a statement of seriousness. Even in spoken language, sarcasm can be misinterpreted. In the "Weird Al" Yankovic song "Albuquerque," the teller of the s ...

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26 days ago by canonslr

Canon BP 819 Lithium Ion Battery Pack for HF10 and HF100 Camcorders The Canon BP-819 Replacement Lithium-Ion Battery has 1780mAh for long lasting power. The pack is compatible with the following camcorders: HF10, HF11, HF100, FS10, FS100, HG21, and HG20. User Ratings and Reviews 4 Stars Excellent Ba ...

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29 days ago by Tom Germain

Imagine going to a restaurant and being handed a different menu than other diners. The menu is identical in every way to the others, save for the prices, which are three times higher. This would never happen in New York, Toronto, or Sydney, but it happens routinely in Cozumel, Mexico, and a lot of o ...

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31 days ago

(Editor’s Note: this story was originally published with incorrect percentages. it has been updated.) I was tucking my 6-year-old daughter, Kalena, into bed when she said the words I’d been dreading to hear: “Mommy, I want Zhu Zhu Pets for Christmas.” if you don’t hang out with a lot of school-age g ...

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35 days ago by bankruptnooption

I recently needed a part for a furnace and on a slow Saturday morning, with no one else at the counter, I showed the man what I needed. He vanished, but quickly came back and showed me the new one. Without hesitation I said I’d take it. He rung up the bill and charged me $49.00 [...]

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