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Big retailers price black, white Barbies differently
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| Dec. 9, 2014
| Katie Little
Posted on 12/09/2014 7:12:27 PM PST by PROCON
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BIG RETAIL RACISM!
I demand an immediate Congressional Hearing...</sarc>
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:12:27 PM PST
by
PROCON
To: PROCON
Meanwhile, over at privately held Toys 'R' Us, the same African-American Barbie skating doll was on sale for $10.99less than the $14.99 price of the white Barbie. Reperations?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:15:45 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
I’m leaving now to loot Macy’s in SOLIDARITY with White Barbie!
*FIST*
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:18:09 PM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: PROCON
“It’s a tough question...”
No, it’s a profoundly easy question. Answer: supply and demand. Next question.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:18:12 PM PST
by
Boogieman
To: PROCON
I didn’t know African-Americans could skate ?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:18:13 PM PST
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: PROCON
My youngest grand-daughter is ethnically half asian, so she's going to get whichever one is cheapest.
At 3, she won't really care.
All I care about is green.
/johnny
To: PROCON
Supply, demand, quantity discount, markups, quantity in stock ...
Price is a function of a lot of factors. PC is not one of them. Except, apparently, at Walmart.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:20:33 PM PST
by
InterceptPoint
(Remember Mississippi)
To: PROCON
I could see the black Ken doll being priced a bit ‘larger’.........
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:20:48 PM PST
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: molson209
I didnt know African-Americans could skate ?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:20:57 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: PROCON
Street Pimp Ken costs more because of the costly ho-slap mechanism in his arm. It is not because he’s black.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:21:33 PM PST
by
LostInBayport
(When there are more people riding in the cart than there are pulling it, the cart stops moving...)
To: bobby.223
Well, they would need some extra plastic...
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:21:50 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: PROCON
Don’t tell me, black ones cost 3/5ths the price of white ones.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:22:06 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: LostInBayport
ROTFLMAO, you owe me a new laptop...
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:23:59 PM PST
by
PROCON
(Always give 100%...unless you're donating blood.)
To: fhayek
Yep! Exactly what I was thinking of there!!!
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:24:11 PM PST
by
bobby.223
(Retired up in the snowy mountains of the American Redoubt and it's a great life!)
To: PROCON
Likely that fewer of the black dolls are produced and sold, thus the production cost would be higher. So, the producer might have priced the black dolls a little higher, and standard markups on all dolls resulted in a higher retail price. Until the race card was played.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:24:13 PM PST
by
Will88
To: PROCON
Think of the outcry if the black barbie was cheaper.
To: bobby.223
Yeah, and he comes complete with a ‘Vette that he jacked from some other white Barbie.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:24:55 PM PST
by
Bob
(Violence in islam? That's not a bug; it's a feature.)
To: PROCON
I honestly thought the pricing would be reversed. I would expect the demand for “black barbies” to be pretty low and thus the laws of supply and demand would dictate a higher price on the more desired barbie.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:25:44 PM PST
by
TexasFreeper2009
(Obama lied .. the economy died.)
To: Bob
This thread is going to degenerate into anarchy, isn’t it?
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:26:38 PM PST
by
fhayek
To: PROCON
You have to check their teeth before purchasing.
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posted on
12/09/2014 7:31:07 PM PST
by
Scrambler Bob
(/s /s /s /s /s, my replies are "liberally" sprinkled with them behind every word and letter.!)
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