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From: rjb@akgua.UUCP (R.J. Brown [Bob])
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Subject: Re: Coupons and Rebates-- Flame
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Date: Tue, 10-Sep-85 12:03:27 EDT
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Remember, modern day rebates were born in the "price
freeze" atmosphere of the early seventies.  It is good
from a seller's point of view to have a multi-tiered
pricing system that allows a very high retail price
which they can discount with various gimmicks.  Then
if some future Retched Nixon comes along and freezes
prices, the seller can whip out the catalog with the
top prices in it.

Bob Brown {...ihnp4!akgua!rjb}