I've Always Wondered...Why are the expensive products (e.g Clinique)  not price tagged?
595235
i think high-end products are usually not price tagged because for those who patronizes these products, money is not an issue since the quality is... so for your convenience, before going shopping, you could first check out the prices online through the catalogs found in the company's website to prepare yourself... ;p
940977
The first thing anybody would see before clicking on a product on E-Bay is the headline for a product.  If it doesn't appeal to them in the first microsecond, they probably won't click on it.  Just my 2 cents, as I don't know what you're selling.
298045
I always price a little higher and let them negotiate me down...that way they are getting a "deal" and so am I because that was figured that in to start with.  Don't charge a whole bunch for clothing items - they just don't sell very well unless they are new and still have tags on.  And, the bigger the sale, the more customers, so go in with a couple of other people and do it together.  Sell sodas, homemade cookies, coffee in the morning...let the kids make the profits from those things, etc.  It turns out really good that way.  Sometimes enough to take a vacation on =)
434265
Ask yourself this question:  If the product really worked like that, especially in the case of Tag, would they have a need to advertise?  Wouldn't guys be fighting over the stuff in the stores?  Are they?  No.
82219
Pricing is declining, although most of the people rely on insurance or Medicare to purchase this kind of stuff and buy them directly to the manufacturers (prices between 3,000 to 6,000 USD!). Also expensive matter are the accesories or the insulin itself you need afterwards.  Today about 300,000 insulin pump users in the world.\nTry in some webpages for more info.
709483
I can be expensive, depending on how much you want.  It usually runs about 2.3-2.4g/dollar.  The problem is most companies only sell it in bulk quantities.  You're looking at close to $200 for a bulk purchase of 450g.  It's not worth it.
212100
Why?  That is the nature of competition.  There are only so many consumer dollars out there (or yen, or pounds, or whatever), and you have to know what other people are offering in order to choose what you will offer for those dollars or whatever.  So, for example, you may want to offer something similar, but at a better price, or something of higher quality in the same category, or with greater variety in colors and styles, whatever.  You have to have information because you can bet those guys are going to have information about what you are doing, and try to cut into your customer base.  The law of supply and demand!
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Companies do not tend to give out this sort of information!\n\nWith costings, remember that the cost of the individual components does not make up the whole cost.   Think of making a cake - the flour, butter, eggs and sugar are not the only things you have to price into how much it costs to make.   There is petrol used to get the ingredients to your house, gas to cook the cake, electricity for the blender, electricity to light the kitchen, your labour costs, household insurance, water rates and council tax (pro rata for the time it takes you to make the cake!).   If you buy a cake from a shop, you also have to add in the packaging costs, transport costs, marketing costs, development costs, retailer's costs (including some mark-up for shoplifting!) - and profits (and I am sure I have left some things out!)   So where do you put in mark-ups?!!!\n\nAre you looking for any particular product?\n\nIf it's any help, the Mini was made at a loss - Ford took one apart and priced all the individual components and realised it could not be made for the price it was sold at!
713181
why not get in with http://atafolla.qhealthbeauty.com/Default.aspx click on opportunity you get stuff cheep and then you can resale it for a high price \nhope this helps
211274
it is so different state by state that it is hard to give any info. some states regulate more than others. for example in Oregon you are controlled by the state as to pricing. no real competition, high prices.
1173063
I'm a consultant, and I love it!!! Keep in mind though that the money doesn't just roll in, you have to work your business. Yes, the products do pretty much sell themselves, but the customers don't just flock to you. You have to let people know that you are a consultant and that you are available to help them with their skin care needs.\n\nTo itsmeagain: For your information Mary Kay does NOT test on animals! And if you don't like Mary Kay products then that's on you, but don't respond to a question that didn't even ask your opinion about it. Get your 2 points somewhere else please.\n\n\nYou're welcome. I'm always happy to answer any questions that you may have, as well as offer you tips on how to gather customers and promote different products. You can email me directly at anderson_daryn@yahoo.com
1106972
It is all about costs and effects,   and supply and demand. If there wasnt a high demand for it it wouldnt cost so much.
707147
Of course, all retail is the same as anything else in US - Greedy. They will work the same. First you inflate price 50 percent and then you advertise sale with 25 percent off. It works each and every single time with women especially as they think saving 1/2 of a 50 percent markup is a bargain. HAH !!
878763
Don't know if you were ripped off. I know that things are more expensive in hospitals than outside. In hospitals in other countries, a 30% markup in prices is quite legal. Don't know if this is the case also in the US. You talking of US $?Compare the features of your brace with the others available in the market-then you decide if you were ripped off.
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Alicia Keys and Kelly Clarkson with proactiv I believe, Lindsay Lohans makes me laugh and Jessica Simpson slipped up in an interview awhile back and thanked some other product for her skin...Some do, some simply do it for the extra money. People buy it because of these celebs so company's pay them a butt-load even if they have never even heard of the product.
1123737
With the economy where it is today I would recommend a different line of work. People go to Walgreen's and Wal-Mart to buy most of their products because they are more affordable. Why pay $30.00 a bottle when you can get something comparable for $9.00 a bottle. Most people are trying to pinch that penny and Herbalife doesn't fit in that life style.
1117933
A lot of the pharmaceutical companies are offering their medicines now at little to no cost directly to the patients exactly for this reason.  Find out who the manufacturer is for the drug and find out if you are a candidate for this program before you go across borders to get your meds.