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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by IAmGraydon on Friday June 07, 2019 @06:43PM (#20129300)
I can’t fathom the decision-making that led to spending the time to go down to the store for some instant gratification and then leaving over a $2 difference.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by Glyptodon on Friday June 07, 2019 @07:06PM (#20129428)
Because you don't want to reward bald-faced manipulation. It's not about saving two dollars.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by IAmGraydon on Saturday June 08, 2019 @11:22AM (#20132847)
It’s not manipulation. They mention the price difference on their website:

https://help.barnesandnoble.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3265...

Beyond that, the in-store price is considered to be the “normal” pricing. You are getting a discount on the website.

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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by munmaek on Saturday June 08, 2019 @01:26AM (#20130793)
So instead you reward amazon treating its employees terribly.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by kortilla on Saturday June 08, 2019 @05:49AM (#20131565)
No, the reward is for the convenience.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by mrits on Saturday June 08, 2019 @09:19AM (#20132236)
They are both really convenient though.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by megaremote on Friday June 07, 2019 @10:13PM (#20130212)
What do you call the manipulation that amazon does then?
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by prepend on Saturday June 08, 2019 @03:33AM (#20131140)
Reliability and sound logic are big for me. Amazon is more consistent in that that are always squeezing.

I don’t like a company that sometimes squeezes and sometimes caresses.

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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by darkpuma on Friday June 07, 2019 @06:57PM (#20129386)
Presumably it was the principle of the matter. Bait and switch generally being seen in a negative light...
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by OrgNet on Friday June 07, 2019 @09:52PM (#20130123)
probably spent $2 in gas too... but sometimes it's just principles.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by JCharante on Saturday June 08, 2019 @08:23AM (#20132001)
Sunk cost fallacy? At the very least he learned to not bother going to that bookstore for future purchases.
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Re:Barnes & Noble Set To Be Sold To Elliott Management For A... by eigenvector on Saturday June 08, 2019 @10:20AM (#20132523)
Unless he doesn't want to wait for the book... which is the reason he said he went there to begin with. Doesn't Amazon also charge extra to get your stuff faster (Prime subscription)?
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