General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

Do traders quote totally artificial and fictitious recommended retail prices, so they can hook customers with banners declaring 20% off, and suchlike?

I think that when shops declare sale prices, the item must have been offered for sale at the comparative higher price.
(It seems usually offered at the high price in Aberdeen!)

Bit meaningless though in respect of on-line trading, where it will cost the vendor nowt to have also quoted a price above what is normally being charged.

I have a list of stuff (costing between £50 and £300) which I need to purchase. I have been price watching in respect of these for a while.

This weekend, of course, what with Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, has seen a flurry of hype, and deluge of promotional emails, but they are not real discounts, being reduction from a price which was totally fictitious to begin with.

Amazon appear to be the worst offender, and are not offering best deal for ANY items on my list.

I have saved 100% at Amazon: I have not bought their crap!

ps I know there is a Black Friday thread running, but it is the inflated RRP, that has me moved to post and see if others are finding the same.