Price Gouging
Price Gouging
August 6, 2005Posted By marriage
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A friend of mine was in a floral shop when a woman driving an expensive car pulled up. Immediately, she could hear the employees chatting in the back about how they were going to have to triple the prices to meet her need. Were they joking? Maybe on the triple, but you can bet the florist increased the price on the arrangements to more than what the average person would pay. Oddly enough, if you think about it, it may be the only way the florist may have gotten the deal, since so many people equate quality with price. So dress down, park around the corner if you have a really nice car, and even lie about what you or your fiancee does or that your parents can't afford much.
Another gouge...
would be where you go in to get a quote and you place a "hold the date" deposit and then when you decide to go with another florist, the original one says that they are keeping the deposit as a "consulting fee" for the time they put in. Seriously, it happens. Make sure you always get your quote before you place a deposit for anything. Place it on your credit card, if you have to do it at all, because then you can dispute the charges, which requires that the florist prove to the credit card company they had the right to charge you.
Price Gouging Commentary
October 13, 2005 03:11 PMFrank
This happens all the time. Depending on what you are even buying the flowers for, can reflext the price.
Makes me sick to see that happen. I always buy fromt he same shop where i know i'm getting treated fairly.
October 13, 2005 03:14 PMbeth
I was once in a shop and i overheard a the employes doing just that.... refering to a couple who pulled up in a brand new Cadilac.
When the couple came in, I told them what i heard, and all three of us walk out lol
