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    Quote Originally Posted by Makeitstop View Post
    Not at all.

    The prices don't actually drop however until competition forces it, or potential sales of lower priced items outweighs the profit made at the higher price.
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    That makes perfect sense. What was I thinking? Companies are in business to make money, like more profit, and will charge what they can for their products. Most likely AlphaKilts are cheaper because they are just starting out and need to jump start sales and get the word out about their kilts. When they cannot keep up with demand, their prices will go up as well.

    Supply and demand.....I learned about that long ago......

    Now you can see why I am a techie and not a business owner

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    Quote Originally Posted by pbpersson View Post
    That makes perfect sense. What was I thinking? Companies are in business to make money, like more profit, and will charge what they can for their products. Most likely AlphaKilts are cheaper because they are just starting out and need to jump start sales and get the word out about their kilts. When they cannot keep up with demand, their prices will go up as well.

    Supply and demand.....I learned about that long ago......

    Now you can see why I am a techie and not a business owner
    Well, supply and demand is often a bit of an oversimplification, but in general yes, that's the gist of it.

    I don't know enough about alphakilts to say if they only dropped prices to stir interest, as there may have been other factors. For example they may have been charging more earlier due to basic start up costs, and now can afford a lower price. But I can say it definitely has increased demand, as I am now seriously considering getting one very soon.

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