talking about "buttons"... I dated a girl once, who demanded that I "tease" her a little while making love... I was apprehensive, but into trying new things, so I took a deep breath and said, "Fatso! fatso! fat-so."
Nothing traditional about it. It's just business and they're there to make money. First come first serve is how they've always operated. At least some place buying limits on their goods.
If they get upset about The Little River Band I just don’t know what …
WIll Hunting needs to explain the evolution of the market economy...
I'd still be at work so that's doable. I think it's just more of a time zone gripe. Those on Pacific time are seeing these drops at 9 PM. Somebody's going to bitch regardless of what time it is.
Had me thinking of Thorstein Veblen and conspicuous consumption but this really isn't about wealthy people buying special tobacco for the appearance or prestige - so more like just good old American marketing and hitting their target market pretty well.
Actually, in the capitalist system, the idea is to get as much as you possibly can, and still move your product. They've just proved that a pound at the $60-70 range can sell out in 9 minutes... so, if they wanted to push profits up, while still maintaining a viable customer base, they could raise prices easily... becoming more exclusive, like Dunhill and other luxury goods. They could even start to move less product while raising profits.
Yes, in hindsight they could have pushed the price for sure - that's always the gamble trying to decide. And at some higher price level they reach a point where it would not have sold as fast but would be gone in "x" days so I'm guessing they also take into account whatever value they see in saying "all gone in hurry" after it's all over.
I think they that eat that feeding frenzy up. I would. In fact, I bet they read these threads with a big ass grin. I would expect them to.
I was surprised at $59. They could have easily gotten $80. A pound box of Mac Baren is $69 at SP. Those evil people at C&D and their marketing ploys.
I thought the same. I bought it with a pound of Burley Flake for $68, the limited edition brick was a deal.
It would still have sold out just as fast. Flippers were likely half of the sales and a price increase wouldn't have stopped them. B&Ms were also selling it several days prior to its official release as well.
Lol I’ve been waiting for a thread lock or some sort of reprimand
yeah I was expecting it to be $90 or so, and I was indifferent towards getting it at that point. But when I found out the price was straight I said “I’m in”. Then when I saw the qty. up for grabs I knew the notion of scoring any belongs in the realm of fairytales and ahem, folklore. It’s all good though
Right. Those proletariat bastards with their affluence, culture and financial capital are nothing but effete snobs, scheming to stick it to us bourgeoisie slobs at every turn, eh comrade...
I’m so American, that I am not even comfortable with the word…. Com… com… community, because it’s just too Communist sounding to me. Give me a healthy upper class, luxury goods, and internal combustion engines. Vroom vroom!
