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Re:I bought something from a Best Buy vending machine, and i... by MartinCron on Thursday April 19, 2012 @04:13PM (#3864887)
I have heard that some companies make different products with the same name so they can sell the cheaper one through extremely price-sensitive retailers like Wal-Mart.
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Re:I bought something from a Best Buy vending machine, and i... by adolph on Thursday April 19, 2012 @04:54PM (#3865088)
Some retailers require different SKU/model numbers from other retailers to prevent return shifting.
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Re:I bought something from a Best Buy vending machine, and i... by MartinCron on Thursday April 19, 2012 @05:10PM (#3865164)
Not to mention the pressure to have different SKU/barcodes to prevent "showrooming".
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