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DaZur, on 24 October 2013 - 10:44 AM, said:
That's a little disingenuous characterization of people who are "okay" with current prices... 
I don't think anyone participating in this discussion have said emphatically that they would not appreciate lower prices, sales etc... They have, myself included, attempted to deflect the notion that we are ignorant enablers for electing to accept the prices by continuing to make purchases, thus contributing to the stagnant price-point.
I recall a study I read somewhere (I'll return and post the link when I re-discover it) that attempted to ascertain if there was a direct correlation between increased sales and price reduction secondary to consumer complaints...
They concluded that while discounts did infact spur increased net sales... the percentage of the sales did not in fact sway a large percentage of those who complained about the prices in the first place!
In short... Even with reduced pricing, people who objected to the prices still were unable to rationalize the value and still did not contribute in any meaningful way to the percentage of increased net sales.
Reality is regardless of what PGI elects to do with their pricing... There will always be a segment that doesn't think it's enough.
I don't think anyone participating in this discussion have said emphatically that they would not appreciate lower prices, sales etc... They have, myself included, attempted to deflect the notion that we are ignorant enablers for electing to accept the prices by continuing to make purchases, thus contributing to the stagnant price-point.
I recall a study I read somewhere (I'll return and post the link when I re-discover it) that attempted to ascertain if there was a direct correlation between increased sales and price reduction secondary to consumer complaints...
They concluded that while discounts did infact spur increased net sales... the percentage of the sales did not in fact sway a large percentage of those who complained about the prices in the first place!
In short... Even with reduced pricing, people who objected to the prices still were unable to rationalize the value and still did not contribute in any meaningful way to the percentage of increased net sales.
Reality is regardless of what PGI elects to do with their pricing... There will always be a segment that doesn't think it's enough.
I wasn't pointing the troll designation at those saying pricing is ok, I was just talking general feeling of the forums overall most times. I agree with you though, PGI isn't going to adjust the pricing if they're making what they consider an acceptable profit margin regardless of what individual opinions are.
