[Mad Dawgg]

"How many people actually believe that a corporation, once it has gotten people used to paying a certain price for an item, will actually lower their prices? The reality is that they will just pocket more money."

Yes exactly because corporations pay no attention to market forces whatsoever.

Geesh, do you have any clue at all how a price for a good is derived?

[expatpat]

Geesh, do you have any clue at all how a price for a good is derived?

The simplest and best description is "What the market will bear". This sounds closer to ShadowAce's clue than yours. His view is also consistent with what happened in Europe when the switch from local currency to the Euro occurred -- businesses used it as cover for large price increases in Germany, Italy, and Greece which did NOT go away.